Research Projects in Cellular Medicine

 

Health is determined by the function of millions of cells composing the human body. The most frequent cause of cellular malfunction is a chronic deficiency of essential nutrients in the form of vitamins, amino acids, minerals, and trace elements.

 The majority of the body’s proteins are composed of collagen, elastin, and other connective tissue components. Their production is regulated by vitamin C and the amino acids lysine and proline, which the body does not produce.

Cellular Medicine identifies the optimum daily intake of these and other essential nutrients needed for health, and the application of this knowledge will reduce the incidence of heart disease, cancer, degenerative diseases and other serious health conditions.

Dr. Niedzwiecki's Biography

Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki has been instrumental in the development and growth of Cellular Medicine research. She is a leading biomedical researcher in the development of nutritional approaches in various aspects of health and disease.

Dr. Niedzwiecki has a doctorate degree in biochemistry from the University of Warsaw, Poland, where she started her research and academic career. Her wide scientific interests have been pursued at the world’s leading universities, such as the Rockefeller University in New York (research conducted with the Nobel Laureate G. M. Edelman) and the University of Toronto in Canada. Dr. Niedzwiecki’s areas of scientific expertise include molecular aspects of aging, cellular metabolism, nutrition, cardiovascular disease, cancer and others. read more about Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki

She is the former Head of Cardiovascular Research at the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine in California. Her work with the laureate of two Nobel Prizes, the late Dr. Linus Pauling, provided significant reinforcement to Dr. Rath’s groundbreaking approach to heart disease.

During her scientific career, Dr. Niedzwiecki has been inspired by Dr. Rath’s scientific ideas, which were instrumental in shifting her research focus to the field of micronutrients and cardiovascular disease. She has been working with Dr Rath for about 15 years in developing and implementing various research projects and ideas. Currently she is working in the capacity of the CEO and Director of Research at the Dr. Rath Research Institute in California.

Throughout her career, Dr. Niedzwiecki has won numerous awards and research grants for her research into the biochemical link between disease and nutrients. She has over 90 original research contributions published in prestigious professional journals, including the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Arteriosclerosis, and Molecular Cell Biology, as book chapters and other scientific and popular research publications. Together with Dr. Rath she has been deeply involved in natural health education efforts worldwide. She has conducted numerous scientific and public presentations in the US, Germany, Holland, Poland, Greece, South Africa and other countries, and has published numerous monographs, and articles about various aspects of health.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and a member of the American Heart Association, American Medical Women’s Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis, the American Society for Cell Biology and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Niedzwiecki’s leadership and insights at the Dr. Rath Research Institute are helping to propel the research breakthroughs in the area of Cellular Medicine. ...read less

Meet the Research Team

Dr. Rath’s scientific discoveries are the basis for the innovative clinical and nutritional research being conducted by world-class scientists at the 23,000 square foot state-of-the-art Dr. Rath Research Institute. There, they conduct academic research in Cellular Medicine, Dr. Rath’s innovative approach to health.

Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Ph.D. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Director of Research

Dr. Niedzwiecki has been instrumental in the development and growth of Cellular Medicine research. Dr. Niedzwiecki is a leading biomedical researcher in the development of nutritional therapies for the treatment of diseases. She has a doctorate degree in biochemistry from the University of Warsaw, Poland. Dr. Niedzwiecki has held research faculty positions at Rockefeller University in New York, the University of Toronto, and the University of Warsaw.

She is the former director of cardiovascular research at the prestigious Linus Pauling Institute, formerly located in California. Dr. Niedzwiecki has conducted groundbreaking research in the molecular biology of aging, cellular metabolism, and cardiovascular disease. She has directly worked with the Nobel Laureates Linus Pauling and G.M. Edelman. Dr. Niedzwiecki has been an invited speaker at numerous conferences and scientific meetings, and she has published over 70 scientific publications in respected professional journals, written chapters in books, and authored several popular research articles. For the last 13 years, Dr. Niedzwiecki has been a close associate of Dr. Rath in conducting Cellular Medicine research. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and a member of the American Heart Association, the American Medical Women’s Association and other professional organizations. Read the Biography of Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Ph.D. ...hide content

Vadim Ivanov, Ph.D, M.D. Vadim Ivanov, Ph.D, M.D.
Senior Researcher

Dr. Ivanov holds a medical degree from Tomsk Medical Academy in Tomsk, Russia and doctorate degree in Biochemistry from the National Cardiology Center in Moscow, Russia. He worked as a Senior Researcher at the National Cardiology Center, and subsequently worked at the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine in Palo Alto, California. He joined the Dr. Rath Research Institute as a Senior Researcher in 2000.

Dr. Ivanov has authored more than 40 scientific papers, and he has presented at over 100 national and international professional meetings. Dr. Ivanov is a member of the American College of Nutrition and the American Heart Association. His major scientific field of interest is the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Dr. Ivanov’s current research interests include nutritional approaches in the prevention and treatment of chronic human diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cancer. ...hide content

M. Waheed Roomi, Ph.D.; DABT M. Waheed Roomi, Ph.D.; DABT
Senior Researcher

Dr. Roomi earned a doctorate degree in Biochemical Toxicology from the University of Surrey, England, and is a Fellow of American College of Nutrition. He is certified by the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) and American College of Nutrition (CNS). Dr. Roomi worked at the Linus Pauling Institute in Palo Alto, California for five years before joining the Dr. Rath Research Institute as a Senior Research Officer in 2000. His research interests include cancer, drug metabolism, environmental and occupational toxicology, organic synthesis, the molecular mechanism of toxicity and free radical and oxidative damage. Dr. Roomi has published approximately 150 papers in international journals, and he has presented at over 150 national and international meetings, written chapters in book and author of several popular articles. He is a member of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), the Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology (FASEB), the Society of Toxicology (SOT) and the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP). ...hide content

Bilwa Bhanap, M.D. Bilwa Bhanap, M.D.

Dr. Bhanap has earned her medical degree from University of Nagpur, India. Prior to joining Dr. Rath's Research Institute, she was a practicing physician and has worked in hospitals as well as at outpatient medical practice. She is certified in Clinical Trials Design and Management from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has conducted many educational outreach programs across the US presenting Dr. Rath’s research to patients and health practitioners. In addition to her numerous education projects and research, Dr. Bhanap provides patients with valuable information about various aspects of natural health. ...hide content

Anna Goc, Ph.D. Anna Goc, Ph.D.  

Dr. Goc obtained her Ph.D. from the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland. She conducted her postdoctoral training at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH and the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. She also worked as a Research Biologist WOC at the VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Dr. Goc has published over 30 papers including 2 book chapters, and she presented her research at various national and international meetings. She is the recipient of numerous national and international awards.

Dr. Goc has wide-ranging knowledge of molecular biology, biochemistry and cell biology in the fields of microbiology, immunology, cancer, and vascular biology. Currently, she is the leading investigator on a Lyme disease research project. ...hide content

Maddy Chatterjee, Ph.D. Maddy Chatterjee, Ph.D.  

Dr. Chatterjee completed her Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. In her doctoral work she investigated tissue damage and intestinal responses to bacterial pathogens and chemical oxidants. She has worked on several research projects in the field of microbiology and genetics. Her research interests include nutrition, cell biology and gene regulation. Her current research focus is in the field of cancer. ...hide content

Svetlana Ivanova, M.D. Svetlana Ivanova, M.D.  

Dr. Ivanova graduated from the Tomsk Medical Institute in Russia specializing in medical and clinical biochemistry. She worked in this field at the National Cardiology Center in Moscow and in a joint venture with a European company. Later, she joined a research team at the Linus Pauling Institute in the United States and she continues her work in the field of natural approaches to heart disease at the Dr. Rath Research Institute in California. Dr. Ivanova is a co-author of numerous scientific publications and currently works on the role of micronutrients in maintaining optimum function of extracellular matrix. ...hide content

Lei Shi M.Sc. Lei Shi M.Sc.  

Lei completed her Bachelors degree in Biotechnology in China and received her Masters from the University of Nevada, Reno. She assisted in research on anti-cancer effects of fungal natural products and participated in a research project on poisonous plants at the USDA ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory in Utah. At the Dr. Rath Research Institute Lei works on transgenic research projects, cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s disease research and assists in various scientific experiments. ...hide content

Parthena Boulikas B.SParthena Boulikas B.S  

Parthena Boulikas was born and raised in Greece. She studied French in Switzerland and Biology in Canada. She worked as a researcher at the Linus Pauling Institute and then in biopharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson and Delpor. Her work among other focused on injectable and subcutaneous implantable drug delivery of cancer, antipsychotic and other biopharmaceuticals. Currently, she is a member of the Dr. Rath Research Institute research team investigating the role of nutrients in prevention of various diseases. ...hide content

Waldemar Sumera M.Sc. Waldemar Sumera M.Sc.  

Waldemar Sumera graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland. During his Master’s degree studies, in the Laboratory of Experimental Hematology and Toxicology, he was involved in the projects investigating distribution and physiological importance of nerves in bone marrow, primarily in the aspect of hematopoiesis. At the Dr. Rath Research Institute he is engaged in microbiology research focused on dental biofilm and application of natural compounds in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases. ...hide content

Research

The Dr. Rath Research Institute in Santa Clara, California was founded by Matthias Rath, MD, a researcher and medical doctor who made significant scientific breakthroughs in the area of natural health. His close friend, two-time Nobel Prize laureate and a pioneer in vitamin C research, the late Dr. Linus Pauling stated that Dr. Rath’s discoveries will be considered as the most important in the 20th Century.

The Dr. Rath Research Institute, led today by a long time associate of Dr. Rath, Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, PhD, has become a world leader in natural health science and the pioneer in developing micronutrient synergy-based health approaches.

Our Institute: Our Institute:   

Our researchers use state of the art scientific equipment and methodology to gain better insight into how natural substances work in our body’s cells and to develop and test the most effective combinations of natural substances that can benefit our health ...hide content

Our Researchers: Our Researchers:   

Headed by Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki our unique research team comprises the best experts in the fields of cardiology, cancer, microbiology, toxicology, molecular biology and other areas with an extensive knowledge of micronutrients and nutrition science. Most of our scientists previously worked at the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine in California at the time when it was led by the two-time Nobel laureate Dr. Linus Pauling. ...hide content

Our Scientific Record: Our Scientific Record: 
Scientific progress obtained by our Institute’s researchers has gained worldwide recognition. Our studies have been published in over hundred reputable peer-reviewed scientific journals and as book chapters as well as presented at numerous national and international scientific and medical conferences.

The innovative work of our scientific team is being recognized by others in the form of scientific cooperation with various internationally reputable research and clinical institutions, personal invitations to speak at prestigious scientific conferences, and reviews of research work conducted by other researchers.  Many graduate students and scientists from all over the world have been contacting us to conduct research at our Institute to gain the firsthand knowledge of innovative natural health approaches ...hide content

Our Achievements: Our Achievements: 

For the first time in the history of medicine we provided clinical proof that heart disease can be stopped and even reversed by a natural program of micronutrients essential for maintaining healthy function of the blood vessel walls 

We were the first to show that heart disease is not a high cholesterol problem, but the consequence of chronic deficiency of vitamin C and other micronutrients in the blood vessel walls 

We were the first to develop a new approach effective in stopping the spread of cancer in the body. In more than 90 scientific publications we documented that a natural program comprising vitamins, amino acids, polyphenols and other essential nutrients can stop cancer metastasis – the deadliest stage of cancer. In addition, this program can halt the growth of tumors, and decrease the growth of blood vessels that feed the tumor and thus induce the natural death of cancer cells. 

We were the first to introduce the “nutrient synergy” approach as the most effective and balanced way to maximize the health benefits of micronutrients. Our natural programs use carefully selected and scientifically tested combinations of micronutrients based on their synergistic effects.

Our research was instrumental in documenting the benefits of micronutrients in AIDS and in unraveling the economic basis of the pharmaceutical business with AIDS. (http://www.dr-rath-foundation.org The results of our community project in South Africa  documenting the benefits of  macronutrients in decreasing and halting the progression of AIDS in patients suffering from HIV/AIDS, http://www.dr-rath-foundation.org/nat_vit/index.html , have been recently confirmed. ...hide content

Importance of Research and Public Education for the Future of Natural Health: Importance of Research and Public Education for the Future of Natural Health: 

Research is the most effective tool in supporting the efficacy of natural approaches to health and enforcing the credibility of the entire natural health industry. Research is also the most powerful weapon in defending natural health against the attacks launched by its opponents. Our Research Institute is leading in public natural health education through innovative approaches such as interactive BodyXQ program, power point modules and recently launched Health Science News Page (HSNP). All available online free of charge. ...hide content

Dr Rath’s leadership in science and social-responsibility together with an established record and the scientific advancements of the Dr Rath Research Institute are the vanguard of the natural health movement.

Toxicology Projects

Environmental, Occupational and Clinical

Toxicology is an area of scientific research concerned which the study of the adverse effects of various chemicals and other agents on living organisms. Our studies in this field do not only evaluate toxic effects of various substances on cellular metabolism and entire organisms, but also search for natural solutions to alleviate or eliminate these detrimental effects.
 
The dose of a substance differentiates a poison from a remedy. The most known example of this are pharmaceutical drugs, which are artificial compounds that the body recognizes as toxins. Even a slightly higher dose of a drug can cause serious adverse reactions and even death. Both humans and animals are constantly exposed to a variety of chemical compounds in the air, water, soil and food. Many of these substances were not tested for health hazards and the risk of various diseases, such as cancer, heart diseases, allergies and others. Many working in certain professions are also exposed to increased health risks associated with occupational hazards.

We have been conducting studies investigating the mechanisms of detoxification of chemicals of environmental, occupational and clinical origins.

Our studies have demonstrated that a diet enriched with a mixture of specific micronutrients (Vitamin C, amino acids, minerals, bioflavonoids) offers significantly better protection against liver and kidney damage caused by the exposure to acetaminophen (a common ingredient in anti-pain and anti-fever drugs), and occupational toxins such as carbon tetrachloride and lead nitrate.

Other studies in progress include:

  • Air, water, agricultural and food pollutants
  • Chemicals in the workplace
  • Naturally occurring toxins
  • Therapeutic drugs and drug of abuse
  • Inorganic chemicals

Relevant Publications

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