Lab Contact Info
Lab Contact Info
LAB: 909 S Wolcott
4140 COMRB
PH #: (312) 996-7372
FAX: (312) 996-1225
Pajcini Lab
Current Lab Members
Lijian Shao, MD, PhD
Visiting Instructor
lshao@uic.edu
Role of Notch signaling in fetal hematopoietic development.
Jacob Neethling
MD/PhD Research Assistant
neethli2@uic.edu
Role the Transcriptional Activation Domain (TAD) of Notch-1 receptor has in leukemogenesis.
Tyler Sullivan, B.A
Medical Student Research Assistant
tsulli22@uic.edu
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
Paulina Rodriguez M.S
Lab Manager
prodri31@uic.edu
Study of the Role of Notch Signaling in
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Research Interests
Vascular Biology
Notch Signaling in T-Cell Leukemia
Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Past Trainees
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
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.