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Personal profile
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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Projects
GILENYA
Ibrahim, H. N., Gaber, A. O., Ghobrial, R. M., Graviss, E. A., Kloc, M. & Moore, L. W.
1/13/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
Magnetic field-induced alteration of cytoskeleton to prevent rejection of transplanted organs
1/1/17 → 12/31/17
Project: Non Profit
Research Output
Development of child immunity in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Kloc, M., Ghobrial, R. M., Kuchar, E., Lewicki, S. & Kubiak, J. Z., Aug 1 2020, In : Clinical Immunology. 217, 108510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
2
Scopus
citations
How nicotine can inhibit cytokine storm in the lungs and prevent or lessen the severity of COVID-19 infection?
Kloc, M., Ghobrial, R. M. & Kubiak, J. Z., Aug 1 2020, In : Immunology Letters. 224, p. 28-29 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
2
Scopus
citations
Neovascularized implantable cell homing encapsulation platform with tunable local immunosuppressant delivery for allogeneic cell transplantation
Paez-Mayorga, J., Capuani, S., Hernandez, N., Farina, M., Chua, Y. X., Blanchard, R., Sizovs, A., Liu, H. C., Fraga, D. W., Niles, J. A., Salazar, H. F., Corradetti, B., Sikora, A. G., Kloc, M., Li, X. C., Gaber, A. O., Nichols, J. & Grattoni, A., Oct 1 2020, In : Biomaterials. 257, 120232.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Podwójna twarz komórek macierzystych w pediatrii: Zastosowania terapeutyczne mezenchymalnych komórek macierzystych i zagrożenia rakowymi komórkami macierzystymi
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Siponimod (Mayzent) Downregulates RhoA and Cell Surface Expression of the S1P1 and CX3CR1 Receptors in Mouse RAW 264.7 Macrophages
Uosef, A., Vaughn, N., Chu, X., Elshawwaf, M., Abdelshafy, A. A. A., Elsaid, K. M. K., Ghobrial, R. M. & Kloc, M., Jun 1 2020, In : Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. 68, 3, 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Scopus
citations
Prizes
Distinguished Fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation
Kloc, Malgorzata (Recipient), Jan 1 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Foreign Member of Polish Academy of Sciences
Kloc, Malgorzata (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Other distinction
Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant Award
Kloc, Malgorzata (Recipient), Jan 1 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)