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Prior to completing her postdoctoral training in Canada, Dr. Kloc-Stepkowska was a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Warsaw, Poland. She also served as a Research Associate in the Department of Biology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. While completing her postdoctoral training, Dr. Kloc-Stepkowska earned the AHFMR Research Award from the University of Calgary and the MRC Biotechnology Training Award from Dalhousie University. She joined the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center as a Research Scientist in the Department of Molecular Genetics in 1987, and became an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology there in 2006. Dr. Kloc-Stepkowska joined the Houston Methodist Research Institute in 2008.
Research interests
Dr. Kloc-Stepkowska’s research focuses on investigations into the role of structural RNA in the organization of cellular cytoskeleton. She has numerous publications in the medical literature and her current studies are funded by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Kloc-Stepkowska also works closely with Dr. R. Mark Ghobrial on transplant immunomodulation studies using allochimeric molecules to improve transplant acceptance.
Education/Academic qualification
Biochemistry, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Biochemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Biological Sciences, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Chemistry, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Zoology, PhD, University of Warsaw
Biological Sciences, MS, University of Warsaw
Research Area Keywords
- Immunobiology & Inflammation
- Transplantation
Free-text keywords
- Immunology
- Transplant biology
- Structural RNA
- Cytoskeleton
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Gaber, A. O., Ghobrial, R. M., Graviss, E. A., Kloc, M. & Moore, L. W.
1/13/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Magnetic field-induced alteration of cytoskeleton to prevent rejection of transplanted organs
1/1/17 → 12/31/17
Project: Non Profit
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A 10-Year-old Girl with Late Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Recurrence Diagnosed with COVID-19 and Treated with Remdesivir
Gadzińska, J., Kuchar, E., Matysiak, M., Wanke-Rytt, M., Kloc, M. & Kubiak, J. Z., Mar 1 2022, In: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology. 44, 2, p. E537-E538Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Desmoplakin (Dsp) conditional knockout in NR5A1+ somatic cells affects germ cell survival in developing mouse gonads
Piprek, R. P., Rams-Pociecha, I., Zdanowski, R., Kloc, M. & Kubiak, J. Z., Feb 24 2022, In: Reproduction. 163, 4, p. 199-207 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early humoral immune response to two doses of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine in a diverse group of solid organ transplant candidates and recipients
Huang, H. J., Yi, S. G., Mobley, C. M., Saharia, A., Bhimaraj, A., Moore, L. W., Kloc, M., Adrogue, H. E., Graviss, E. A., Nguyen, D. T., Eagar, T. N., Jones, S. L., Ankoma-Sey, V., MacGillivray, T. E., Knight, R. J., Gaber, A. O. & Ghobrial, R. M., Jan 26 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Clinical Transplantation. p. e14600Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early humoral immune response to two doses of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine in a diverse group of solid organ transplant candidates and recipients
Huang, H. J., Yi, S. G., Mobley, C. M., Saharia, A., Bhimaraj, A., Moore, L. W., Kloc, M., Adrogue, H. E., Graviss, E. A., Nguyen, D. T., Eagar, T. N., Jones, S. L., Ankoma-Sey, V., MacGillivray, T. E., Knight, R. J., Gaber, A. O. & Ghobrial, R. M., May 2022, In: Clinical Transplantation. 36, 5, e14600.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Natural genetic engineering: A programmed chromosome/DNA elimination
Kloc, M., Kubiak, J. Z. & Ghobrial, R. M., Jun 2022, In: Developmental Biology. 486, p. 15-25 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Prizes
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Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation
Kloc, Malgorzata (Recipient), Jan 1 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences
Kloc, Malgorzata (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Other distinction
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Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant Award
Kloc, Malgorzata (Recipient), Jan 1 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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