Wance Firdaus

Scientist with experience in conducting advanced research and generating impactful findings. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability to changing research needs. Skilled in data analysis, experimental design, and scientific writing. Reliable and results-driven with passion for contributing to groundbreaking discoveries.

• Prof. Leonard Guarente, MIT, leng@mit
• Dr. Amer Raheemullah, Stanford University, raheemha19@gmail.com
• Dr. Imad El Ghouleh, Brown University, imad_al_ghouleh@brown.edu
• Prof. A. P. Arrigo, University Lyon 1, arrigoapaatrick@gmail.com
• Dr. Sambeta Das, University of Delaware, samdas@udel.edu

• Prof. Leonard Guarente, MIT, leng@mit
• Dr. Amer Raheemullah, Stanford University, raheemha19@gmail.com
• Dr. Imad El Ghouleh, Brown University, imad_al_ghouleh@brown.edu
• Prof. A. P. Arrigo, University Lyon 1, arrigoapaatrick@gmail.com
• Dr. Sambeta Das, University of Delaware, samdas@udel.edu

• Legal Status: Lawfully PR of US/Green card Holder
• Work Permit: Lawfully PR of US/Green card Holder
• Visa Status: Lawfully PR of US/Green card Holder

• 2011, Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry, Germany
• 2008, SUNY Buffalo
• 2007, Harvard Medical School, Boston
• 2005, Columbia University, NY
• 2013, SGI Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL
• 2013, AJOG Conference, Washington, DC
• 2019, Anesthesia Workshop, Stanford University

• 2021, Glenn/Jain Foundation Scholar, MIT
• 2019, NIH Grant Award, Stanford University
• 2013, ARAMCO-Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 2006, NSERC Fellowship, Canada
• 2001, BGF-CNOUS, France
• 1999, Austrian Government Fellowship, Vienna

• Instructor (Biology/Neuroscience), University Lyon 1, 2002-01-01, 2005-12-31
• Mentor, Stem Cell for Cerebral Palsy Project, Johns Hopkins University, 2013-01-01, 2015-12-31
• Mentor, Calcium Imaging, Stanford University, 2019

• Murine Model: Maternal Administration of Stem Cells for Prevention of Prematurity, Lei J, Firdaus W, Rosenzweig JM, Alrebh S, Bakhshwin A, Borbiev T, Fatemi A, Blakemore K, Johnston MV, Burd I, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2015-12-30
• Second author equally contributes to First Author
• Mouse model of intrauterine inflammation: sex-specific difference in long term neurologic and immune sequelae, Jason Rosenzweig, Tahani Dada, Mofeedah Al Shammary, Wance Firdaus, Shorouq Al Rebh, Talaibek Borbiev, Aylin Tekes, Jiangyang Zhang, Eman Alqahtani, Susumu Mori, Mikhail V Pletnikov, Michael V Johnston, Irina Burd, Brain Behav Immun, 2014-05-01, 38, 142-150
• Lack of association of rs3798220 with small apolipoprotein(a) isoforms and high lipoprotein(a) levels in East and Southeast Asians, Khalifa M, Noureen A, Ertelthalner K, Bandegi AR, Delport R, Firdaus WJ, Geethanjali FS, Luthra K, Makemaharn O, Pang RW, Salem AH, Sasaki J, Schiefenhoevel W, Lingenhel A, Kronenberg F, Utermann G, Schmidt K, Atherosclerosis, 2015-07-15, 242, 2, 521-528
• Cell therapy for preterm birth and prematurity related morbidity, Burd I, Firdaus W, Borbiev T, Dada T, Werner E, Bakshwin A, Fatemi A, Blakemore K, Johnston M, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 208, 1, 2013-01-01, S211-S212
• Hsp27 consolidates intracellular redox homeostasis by upholding glutathione in its reduced form and by decreasing iron intracellular levels, Arrigo AP, Virot S, Chaufour S, Firdaus WJ, Kretz-Remy C, Diaz-Latoud C, Antioxidant Redox Signaling, 2008-04-01, 7, 3-4, 414-422
• Cytotoxic effects induced by oxidative stress in cultured mammalian cells and protection provided by Hsp27 expression, Arrigo AP, Firdaus WJ, Mellier G, Moulin M, Paul C, Diaz-Latoud C, Kretz-Remy, Methods, 2007-01-01, 35, 2, 126-138
• Huntingtin granules are iron-dependent centers of oxidative stress, Firdaus WJ, Wyttenbach A, Giuliano P, Kretz-Remy C, Currie RW, Arrigo AP, Eur. J. Biochem (FEBS J), 2006-01-01, 273, 5428-5441
• Analysis of oxidative events induced by expanded polyglutamine huntingtin exon 1 that are differentially restored by expression of Heat Shock Proteins for treatment with an antioxidant, Firdaus WJ, Wyttenbach A, Diaz-Latoud C, Currie RW, Arrigo AP, Eur. J. Biochem (FEBS J), 2006-01-01, 273, 3076-3093
• Targeting chelatable iron as a therapeutic modality in Parkinson's disease, David Devos, Caroline Moreau, Jean Christophe Devedjian, Jérôme Kluza, Maud Petrault, Charlotte Laloux, Aurélie Jonneaux, Gilles Ryckewaert, Guillaume Garçon, Nathalie Rouaix, Alain Duhamel, Patrice Jissendi, Kathy Dujardin, Florent Augers, Laura Ravasi, Lucie Hopes, Guillaume Grolez, Wance Firdaus, Bernard Sablonnière, Isabelle Strubi-Vuillaume, Noel Zahr, Alain Destée, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Dominik Pöltl, Marcel Leist, Christian Rose, Luc Defebvre, Philippe Marchetti, Z. Ioav Cabantchik, Régis Bordet, Antioxid Redox Signal, 2014-07-10, 21, 2, 195-210
• Role of Peanuts and Sphere shaped microparticles in U87 cell model vitro for Glioblastoma brain cancer cell therapy, Wance Firdaus, David Rivas, Neda Kaka Dezfuli, Sambeeta Das, Molecular Cancer, 2025-01-01, in preparation and submission