Another Romanian ground breaker involved with stem cells -...

Another Romanian ground breaker involved with stem cells - remarkable coincidence,  

Silviu and Sergiu

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & Sleep Center

Other affiliations & positions

• Member, Stanford Neurosciences Institute
• Affiliate member, Stanford Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Institute
• Faculty Fellow of the Stanford ChEM-H Institute
• Member, Stanford Bio-X
• Investigator, Mental Illness Research and Treatment Center (MIRECC), VA Hospital
• Member, Child Health Research Institute
• Scientific Director of the Stanford Neuroscience iPSC Core

Honors & Awards

• Jordi Folch-Pi Award for Neurochemistry (2017)
• NARSAD Independent Investigator Award (2017-2018)
• NIMH Director's BRAINS Award, NIMH (2015-2020)
• Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Faculty Scholar Award, Baxter Foundation (2015-2016)
• Rising Star, SFARI (2015)
• MQ Fellow Award for Transforming Mental Health, MQ Foundation, London (2014-2017)
• NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (2013-2015)
• Grand Prize Best Romanian Student Abroad, LRSA (2013)
• Sammy Kuo Award, Best Postdoctoral publication in Neuroscience at Stanford University (2012)
• Best Postdoctoral Research Award, Stanford University (2012)
• Tashia & John Morgridge Endowed Fellow, Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) (2010-2012)
• IBRO Outstanding Research Fellow, International Research Organization (IBRO) (2009-2010)

Professional Education

• Postdoctoral, Stanford University School of Medicine, Neuroscience (2013)
• Medical Doctor, Hatieganu School of Medicine, Romania, Medicine (2007)