Nima Derakhsham
I am a third-year undergraduate student at UBC majoring in Biochemistry and have received the CBR fellowship award for Summer 2018.
In the Rossi lab, I work along with Dr. Elena Groppa on a project related to stem cells and muscle tissue regeneration. My aim is to investigate the following three questions: 1) Is there a lineage relationship between pericytes and tissue resident FAPs? 2) Can any of these cell types generate the other, or do they come from a common origin? 3) What are the respective roles of pericytes and FAPs in tissue regeneration? The main focus on these research questions is heart muscles along with skeletal muscles. Specifically, I investigate the role VEGF pathway in FAP differentiation in skeletal muscle tissue.
I love winter sports specially skiing. I like to push myself to my boundaries and find growth in the steep slopes of the white mountains. Otherwise, I play classical music and teach swimming lessons to children.
In the Rossi lab, I work along with Dr. Elena Groppa on a project related to stem cells and muscle tissue regeneration. My aim is to investigate the following three questions: 1) Is there a lineage relationship between pericytes and tissue resident FAPs? 2) Can any of these cell types generate the other, or do they come from a common origin? 3) What are the respective roles of pericytes and FAPs in tissue regeneration? The main focus on these research questions is heart muscles along with skeletal muscles. Specifically, I investigate the role VEGF pathway in FAP differentiation in skeletal muscle tissue.
I love winter sports specially skiing. I like to push myself to my boundaries and find growth in the steep slopes of the white mountains. Otherwise, I play classical music and teach swimming lessons to children.
