Sidonia Fagarasan
RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Japan
Team Leader of Laboratory for Mucosal Immunity, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences RIKEN. Graduated from “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania and worked as residency and specialty in Clinical Laboratory, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Hematology. After Mombusho Visiting Researcher, Kyoto University, received Ph.D., and Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj, she was appointed to the Team leader, Laboratory for Mucosal Immunity, RIKEN. Her research activity includes impact of immune system on diversity, structure and resilience of gut microbiota, and an extended loop of activation; gut microbiota and systemic responses. Received 2005 Young Scientist Award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, 2013 NISTEP Award from MEXT, Japan.