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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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GILENYA
Ibrahim, H. N., 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
Research Output
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Development of child immunity in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Kloc, M., Ghobrial, R. M., Kuchar, E., Lewicki, S. & Kubiak, J. Z., Aug 2020, In : Clinical Immunology. 217, p. 108510 108510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Fingolimod (FTY720) prevents chronic rejection of rodent cardiac allografts through inhibition of the RhoA pathway
Chen, W., Chen, W., Chen, S., Uosef, A., Ghobrial, R. M. & Kloc, M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Transplant Immunology. 101347.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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 2020, In : Immunology Letters. 224, p. 28-29 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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Macrophage proinflammatory responses to microorganisms and transplanted organs
Kloc, M., Uosef, A., Kubiak, J. Z. & Ghobrial, R. M., Dec 2 2020, In : International journal of molecular sciences. 21, 24, p. 1-14 14 p., 9669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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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 2020, In : Biomaterials. 257, 120232.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Scopus citations
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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