Lab Contact Info

LAB:  909 S Wolcott

        4140 COMRB

PH #:  (312) 996-7372

FAX:  (312) 996-1225

Pajcini Lab

Current Lab Members

Hagar Ismail

Graduate Research Assistant

hhassa27@uic.edu

Investigating the connection between Notch1 and Notch2 expression and CLP differentiation in bone marrow

Jacob Neethling

MD/PhD Research Assistant

neethli2@uic.edu

Role the Transcriptional Activation Domain (TAD) of Notch-1 receptor has in leukemogenesis.

Zekun Shen

Postdoctoral Fellow

zekun@uic.edu

Exploring the role of Notch signaling pathway in ischemic diseases

 

 

Thilinie Bandara

Graduate Research Assistant

tbanda2@uic.edu

Inducing Extramedullary Hematopoiesis within Adult Liver

and Analyzing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Factors as they

relate to Fetal Liver Hematopoiesis

Shilpa Chawla

Postdoctoral Fellow

schawla9@uic.edu

investigates the role of Notch signaling and aims to identify factors that promote hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) expansion in the fetal liver niche of mice

Research Interests

Vascular Biology

Notch Signaling in T-Cell Leukemia

Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine

Past Trainees

Paulina Rodriguez M.S

Lab Manager 

 

Lijian Shao, MD, PhD

Visiting Instructor

 

Tyler Sullivan, B.A 

Medical Student Research Assistant

 

Derrick McCoy

Lab Manager

 

Na Yoon Paik, PhD

2017-2023

 

Kilian Sottoriva, PhD

Graduate Research Associate

2017-2023

 

James Hyun, PhD

Graduate Research Associate

2014-2020
Current Position:   Postdoctoral Research Associate, UCLA

 

Karol Palasiewicz

Laboratory Manager

2016-2017
Current Position:   Research Specialist, Rheumatology

Pajcini Lab 

Our Website: https://thepajcinilab.com/ 

We study the role of cellular signaling pathways in the determination, expansion and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells.


We use genetic mouse models and single cells purification techniques to understand the pathways and genes involved in determining the identity of blood stem cells.