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Dr. Luminita Labusca
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Dr. Luminita Labusca

MD · PhD · Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Senior Scientist
RomaniaIași, Romania
Vice-PresidentClinician-ScientistREGENERO founding member

Orthopaedic and trauma surgeon and senior researcher working at the interface of musculoskeletal medicine, regenerative biology and nanobiomaterials.

FounderVice-President
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Biography

Luminita Labusca MD, PhD is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Emergency County Hospital “Saint Spiridon” Iași and Senior Scientist at the National Institute of Research and Development in Advanced Physics, Iași. Trained in orthopaedics, regenerative medicine, stem cell biology and musculoskeletal ultrasound, she works at the interface between clinical practice, translational research and biomedical engineering.

Her clinical and research focus includes musculoskeletal regeneration, osteoarthritis, cartilage, tendon and bone repair, stem cell and extracellular vesicle biology, nanomaterials for targeted delivery, magnetic nanoparticles, medical imaging and regenerative medicine technologies. This dual clinical–scientific perspective allows unmet patient needs to be translated into biologically relevant experimental questions, and laboratory findings to be evaluated through the lens of feasibility, safety and clinical usefulness.

She is a founding member of REGENERO, the Romanian Regenerative Medicine Association, and has authored peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and patents. For Luminita, regenerative medicine offers a way to move beyond symptom control toward restoring tissue function — a commitment to therapies that are mechanistically sound, clinically meaningful and realistically translatable.

Selected publications

Labusca L. Next-generation osteoarthritis models: integrating biological, computational, and engineering approaches.
Stem Cell Res & Therapy2025
Labusca L, Zară-Dănceanu C-M. Mitochondria and pluripotency: from established models to emerging roles in adult stem cells.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol2025
Zară-Dănceanu C-M, … Labusca L, et al. Magnetic Nanoemulsion-Based Senolytic Peptides for Osteoarthritis Treatment.
Int J Molecular Sciences2025

Areas of specialism

MSK regenerative medicineOsteoarthritis, cartilage, tendon & bone repairStem cells & extracellular vesiclesNanomaterials & magnetic nanoparticlesMedical imaging & magnetic sensingClinical–engineering approaches

Clinics & affiliations

orthopedics and Trauma Emergency County Hospital Saint Spiridon Iasi
consultant orthopedic surgeon
Iași, Romania
National Institute of Research and Development in Technical Physics Iasi
senior researcher

Achievements & honours

Founding member, REGENERO — Romanian Regenerative Medicine Association
Clinician-scientist bridging orthopaedic practice and regenerative medicine research
Interdisciplinary research combining stem cell biology, nanomaterials, magnetism and imaging
Internationally visible output — peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, patents and editorial activity

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