Dr. Sergiu Pasca studies the biochemistry of mental illnesses
Hi, Bob, Steve
You might like to know about this young immigrant's
ground-breaking research into mental illness causes.
He is profiled as a "rising star" at Stanford's Medical
School, got a prestigious 3-year funding award and
now has an assistant professorship and his own lab
with a staff of ten researchers.
While in school in Romania, he and his teacher did
a study of autism patients' blood-samples, finding a
chemical constituent that's not present normally in
human blood.
He also developed a technique for turning human
skin cells into brain cells, for doing laboratory studies on
brain abnormalities.
Stanford reportedly was skeptical about hiring him to do basic
research, since he had been trained as a physician,
not as a researcher. But then a Stanford professor who met
him during a visit in Romania gave assurances that
he is the "real deal" -- and is a fast learner.
Stanford's Pasca Lab is now focused on studying the
biochemistry of schizophrenia:
see profile:
"Rising Star at Stanford" - Research into autism and schizophrenia
.
Just FYI.
ALLAN CRUSE
28 MAR 2015