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Romania
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Mr.
Radu George
Ciorap
Professor
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UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GRIGORE T. POPA" DIN IAŞI
Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer
CIORAP Radu George is currently a full professor at the "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, and coordinator for Biomedical Instrumentation and Hospital Medical Equipment courses. His main research interests include designing and testing medical devices for measuring physiological parameters and for medical recovery. He has published eight books and book chapters in publishing houses in Romania or abroad and is the author or co-author of over 150 scientific articles. In addition, he has been a project manager or member of the implementation team for 25 research or educational projects. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE-EMBS) and a founder member of the IEEE-EMBS Romania Chapter.
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Physiological measurements
Medical devices
Telemedicine
E-Health
rehabilitation engineering
wearable technology
Medical Electronic Devices
Measurement and Testing
Smart technologies
Medical informatics
Fuzzy systems
Projects
Publications & Patents
Entrepreneurship
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Solutions and systems for monitoring and aerial work activities for the support of the public health system in the COVID-19 pandemic case using UAS systems ”
Call name:
P 2 - SP 2.1 - Soluţii - 2020 - 2
PN-III-P2-2.1-SOL-2020-2-0329
2020
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2020
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE AEROSPATIALA "ELIE CARAFOLI" - I.N.C.A.S. BUCURESTI
Project partners:
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE AEROSPATIALA "ELIE CARAFOLI" - I.N.C.A.S. BUCURESTI (RO); Academia Tehnica Militara (RO); UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GRIGORE T. POPA" DIN IAŞI (RO); SPITALUL CLINIC DE PNEUMOFTIZIOLOGIE (RO); MIRA TECHNOLOGIES GROUP SRL (RO)
Affiliation:
Project website:
https://www.incas.ro/images/stories/PN-III/19SOL/index.html
Abstract:
The approach chosen by the consortium members is based on the concept of modernization / reconfiguration of a UAS system already developed and tested by the CO partner in order to ensure new functionalities, in support of the public health system.
The specific elements that will customize the existing UAS system are:
- the addition of a dispatcher-type component (at a fixed location) from where all actions specific to this type of support system will be coordinated;
- adding the functionality (at technical level) of operation in the non-segregated airspace (and preparing the action plan necessary to operate in this regime in accordance with the provisions of the national and European legislation);
- reconfiguration of air carriers to carry out telemedicine missions (including support activities for the transport of emergency medical supplies;
- operation of air vectors in a collaborative regime, with specific functionalities ex. RF relay for BLOS, to be able to operate in urban areas;
- extension of the operating tire of air vectors through the dynamic provision of resources (autonomous ground transport vectors of recharging points)
- adding a level of analysis based on Artificial Intelligence to the existing system (which currently has an AI-based component dedicated to security-specific missions) to provide the necessary support in the area of verification of compliance with social distancing rules specific to situations of public health emergency.
The dispatcher will be structured on levels of information management (and intervention). On the first level, the requests for intervention of the UAS system will be sorted according to the degree of trust of the source, the type of intervention requested and on the higher levels specific telemedicine actions will be provided (with information received in real time from air carriers) with qualified staff and operational management actions.
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Systemic and renal hemodynamic mechanisms in obesity-related kidney injury
Call name:
P 4 - Proiecte de Cercetare Exploratorie
PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0126
2017
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2019
Role in this project:
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GRIGORE T. POPA" DIN IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GRIGORE T. POPA" DIN IAŞI (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GRIGORE T. POPA" DIN IAŞI (RO)
Project website:
https://dynakin.grant.umfiasi.ro/
Abstract:
Obesity is a major independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the mechanisms leading to obesity-related CKD in the absence of overt hypertension are unclear. Obesity may increase the transmission of systemic blood pressure (BP) to the glomerular capillaries. The obese Zucker rats (OZR) develop glomerular injury despite similar BP to lean controls (LZR). We have found that OZR have impaired renal autoregulation (AR) and blunted renal myogenic response (MYO). Furthermore, OZR have higher BP variability and exhibit more frequent hypertensive transients than do LZR, which correlate positively with the degree of renal injury. The baroreflex is also blunted in OZR. Obesity is a condition of chronic inflammation, and we found increased levels of TNF-alpha and IL-6 in OZR, while infusion of IL-6 in normal animals blunts the renal myogenic response and the baroreflex. Based on our preliminary data, we hypothesize that glomerular injury in obesity is due, in part, to impaired renal AR and increased BP variability which result in enhanced transmission of systemic BP load to the glomerulus. We further propose that chronic increases in inflammatory cytokines, TNF- and/or IL-6, contribute to the attenuation of baroreflex sensitivity and to blunting of the renal MYO response, leading to renal injury in obesity. We will test these hypotheses using an integrative physiological approach including novel analytical techniques to assess renal AR and baroreflex, as well as molecular, morphological and biochemical techniques, in the following specific aims:1) Test the hypothesis that impaired renal AR, due to attenuated renal MYO response, and higher BP variability, due to reduced baroreflex sensitivity, cause renal injury in OZR; 2) Test the hypothesis that increased inflammatory cytokines (specifically, TNF-α and IL-6) cause attenuation of renal MYO response and reduction in baroreflex sensitivity, leading to renal injury in OZR.
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Implantable magnetic microsenzors for medical applications
Call name:
PNCDI-II-12-110/2008
2008
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2011
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA"
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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Integrated e-health solution for monitoring vital signs in patients with chronic diseases
Call name:
PNCDI-II-11-070/2007
2007
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2010
Role in this project:
Project coordinator
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA"
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA OVIDIUS (RO); FUNDATIA "CRED - CENTRUL ROMANO - ELVETIAN PENTRU DEZVOLTAREA SISTEMULUI DE SANATATE" (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
The SIMPA project wants to develop a medical device for monitoring some vital parameters on pacients with chronical diseases that alongside a software application, it provides an integrated solution of monitoring the evolution of the disease in order to optimize the treatment. The system wishes to be an efficient and safe instrument that transfers the data from different measurement devices towards the medical staff in order to update the patient’s data and increase the efficiency of the management.
SIMPA System includes two essential components. First component is a “Smart” device that takes the results of the monitored parameters with regular “low cost” devices and compares these results with the standard values. The results are transfered to the medical center.
The second component is ”reception unit” that receives the data through the internet and transferes them on line through the mobile network.
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New methods and techniques of biomedical research, diagnostics and noninvasive monitoring of electromagnetic non ionogene radiation
Call name:
PNCDI-II-41-089/2007
2007
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2010
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA"
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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New bioelectromagnetic methods and high resolution techniques for biomedical investigation and diagnosis
Call name:
PN II
2008
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2010
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA"
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO); UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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Center for design, testing and maintenance of medical devices
Call name:
CEEX-M4-9696/2006
2006
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2008
Role in this project:
Project coordinator
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA"
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
The objective of this project was to establish the Center for Design, Testing and Maintenance for Medical Devices that having in the structure a laboratory for testing the safety of Medical Devices. This Laboratory was accredited according to ISO 17025 standard by RENAR, the National Authority for accreditation.
The center provides services in bioengineering and medical engineering fields especially in measuring the biomedical parameters and testing various medical devices for diagnosis and/or therapy.
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Academic grid for complex applications
Call name:
CEEX-M1-1801/2006
2006
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2008
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICĂ "GHEORGHE ASACHI" IAŞI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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Magnetometric methods and techniques for investigating cardiac activity
Call name:
CEEX-M1-136/2006
2006
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2008
Role in this project:
Key expert
Coordinating institution:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA"
Project partners:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "GR. TH. POPA" (RO)
Project website:
Abstract:
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FILE DESCRIPTION
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List of research grants as project coordinator or partner team leader
Significant R&D projects for enterprises, as project manager
R&D activities in enterprises
Peer-review activity for international programs/projects
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