LIUBOMIR ANDREI PISAROV
http://www.pitt.edu/~pisarov
3259 Niaga
Pittsburgh PA 15
Email: pisarov@pitt.edu
Phone: 412.412
EDUCATION
BS in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
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Senior Research Specialist, Department of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
2000
 Assisted in a longitudinal study of prefrontal cortical functioning in heroin-dependent
patients during the course of opiate maintenance using a newly developed variant of
the GO/NO GO task, Delay Discount task and functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI).
 Performed femoral artery cannulations in rats undergoing chronic pharmacologic
treatments.
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Research Specialist IV, Department of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
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 Performed immunohistochemical and laser confocal microscopic analysis of bloodbrain barrier tight junction proteins that are disrupted in HIV-1 encephalitis and
immunohistochemical analysis of cell trafficking adhesion molecules.
 Grafted second trimester human fetal neuroglia into the ventricles of scid mice
via stereotactic surgery and performed immunohistochemical analysis of the
xenografts.
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Research Specialist III, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
 Used perfusion techniques to isolate human hepatocytes for cryopreservation,
pharmaceutical studies, and cell transplantation in liver failure patients.
 Isolated human prostate epithelial cells and human liver, lung and intestinal
microsomes.
 Extracted RNA from human organ tissues.
 Maintained inventory of all laboratory chemicals and reagents.
 Isolated, cultured and infected human hepatocytes with Hepatitis C.
PUBLICATIONS
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Dallasta, L.M., Pisarov L. A., et al. “Blood-brain barrier tight junction disruption in
human immunodeficiency virus-1 encephalitis.” American Journal of Pathology.
155(6):1915-27, 1999 Dec.
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O’Connell, J.F., S. Cox, et al. “Primary Human Hepatocyte Cultures for the Study
of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)”. Methods in Molecular Medicine, Totowa, NJ:
Humanna Press. Chapter 55, 1998.
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Runge, D.M. et al. "Epidermal Growth Factor - and Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor Activity in Serum-Free Cultures of Human Hepatocytes". Journal of
Hepatology. 30:2, p. 265-74, 1999.
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Strom, S.C., L. A. Pisarov, et al. “The use of human hepatocytes to study P450
gene induction”. Methods of Enzymology 272, p. 388-401,1997.
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Strom, S.C., R. A. Fisher, et al. “Transplantation of Human Hepatocytes”.
Transplant Proc., 29:4, p. 2103-6,1997.
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Summer Premedical Academic Enrichment Program (S.P.A.E.P.) 1990-1992, 8 weeks/sess
Pittsburgh, PA
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Montefiore, Presbyterian, and Children’s Hospitals, 1992: assisted in surgery and post ope
patient care for patients with total hip arthroplasty.
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Western Psychiatric Institute, 1991: assisted in patient interview, test administration, and p
examination for clinical research concerning Alzheimer’s disease.
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Magee Women’s Hospital, 1990: assisted in fetal autopsy and placental processing, monit
entered in Reflex Data Base System records of fetal and placental diseases for clinical stud
AWARDS &
HONORS
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University of Pittsburgh, Dean’s List, fall of 1992 and fall - summer of 1993
National Honor Society
Westinghouse Science Honors Institute, 1989
LANGUAGES &
SKILLS
Oral and written fluency in Romanian and English
PUBLICATIONS
INTERNSHIPS