Romanian Academy
Simona Ghenea, Dr.
Groups: Molecular Cell Biology, Systems Biology of Aging
Departments: Molecular Cell Biology, Bioinformatics & Structural BiochemistryResearcher
Biography
Papers
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. "Targeting EDEM protects against ER stress and improves development and survival in C. elegans", PLoS genetics 18(2): e1010069, (2022)
IF: 5.90AI: 2.47 -
. "Linie celulara reporter pentru testarea activitatii unor modulatori ai sintezei si secretiei proteinei IL-1B", OSIM, (2022)
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. "Affinity proteomics and deglycoproteomics uncover novel EDEM2 endogenous substrates and an integrative ERAD network", Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP: 100125, (2021)
IF: 5.91AI: 2.26 -
. "Knock-down of odr-3 and ife-2 additively extends lifespan and healthspan in C. elegans", Aging 13(17): 21040-21065, (2021)
IF: 5.60AI: 1.16 -
. "Anchoring plant metallothioneins to the inner face of the plasma membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells leads to heavy metal accumulation", PloS one 12(5): e0178393, (2017)
IF: 2.77
Grants
Starting 02.09.2016, the Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy is implementing the project “Multi-omics prediction system for prioritization of gerontological interventions”, co-funded through European Fund for Regional Development, in accordance with the funding contract signed by the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research. The total funding for the project is 8.524.757,50 lei, of which 8.502.557,50 lei represent non-reimbursable funding. The project’s duration is 48 months.
This project aims to develop a sensitive high-throughput screening platform by generating an endogenously tagged interleukin-1β reporter cell line by CRISPR-Cas9 technology, able to monitor stimulated IL-1β secretion with the purpose to identify new chemical compounds with anti-inflammatory activity that will be validated in primary macrophages and a mouse model for sepsis.
The project aims to experimentally develop an integrated and automated solution for screening drugs and genetic interventions for neurodegenerative diseases, using the nematode C. elegans and ageing-related data.
This project aims to understand the molecular events associated with protein aggregation and how a Golgi located protein along with the UPR pathway modulate this process. Model proteins such as IL-1β and α-synuclein, previously shown to aggregate will be employed for these studies. Achieving the objectives of this project should facilitate the understanding of the signaling pathways and the sequence of events correlating the stress sensing machinery with cytoplasmic proteome instability.