
Biotechnology
Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Selami Demirci is a Stem Cell Researcher at the National Institutes of Health. Selami Demirci started his career focusing on stem cell research for his doctoral research, as they had become infatuated with the topic over the years. They studied various types of stem cells, including adipose-, bone marrow-, and dental tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells, along with hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and their function, maintenance, differentiation, and roles in tissue regeneration using ex vivo manipulations and murine models.
For his postdoctoral research, They have been working as a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which has allowed him to immerse himself in translational sciences and has given him the opportunity to meet with patients and see the primary effects of his research firsthand.