Professional Experience
Current position(s)
- 2024-present, President of the Senate, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2016–2024 Vice-rector for Research; UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2019– Professor; Faculty of Food Science and Technology (FFST), UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2017– Bio-economy Expert; European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.
- 2016– 2020. Scientific Manager; BIOZOON GMBH, Germany; innovative food products.
Previous positions
- 2017-2019-Associate Professor; Faculty of Food Science and Technology (FFST), UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2015–2017 Lecturer; FFST, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2011–2015 Teaching Assistant; FFST, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Fellowships
- 2008–2009 DBU Scholarship; Bio-engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Potsdam, Germany.
- 2005 Erasmus Mobility; Food Science and Engineering, University of Hohenheim, Germany.
Supervision of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
- 2015– 5 Postdocs; 19 PhD; 22 Master Students (and 6 Erasmus foreign students); FFST, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2020-Romanian-American Foundation group of university administrators meetings. Fulbright.Washington, DC. December 2020. USA.
Teaching activities
- 2011– Courses UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Food Biotechnology (bachelor);
- Molecular Gastronomy (master);
- Integrated Omics in Food Biotechnology (master);
- Techno-managerial Principles in the Agri-food Chain (master).
- 2011 Sep. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain.
- 2017 Dec. Universite D ‘Abomey Calavi, The Republic of Benin, Africa.
- 2018 Oct. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Belarus.
- 2019 May. Zhejiang University, China.
- 2019 June Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand.
Organisation of scientific meetings
- 2023. Sep. International Conference” Life Sciences for Sustainable Development”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2022. Sep. International Conference” Life Sciences for Sustainable Development”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2021. Sep. International Conference” Life Sciences for Sustainable Development”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2020. Sep. International Conference” Life Sciences for Sustainable Development”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2019 Sep. International Conference” Life Sciences for Sustainable Development”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2019 Jan. Food: The human diet, round table and Scientific Cafe. UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2018 Sep. International Symposium” Prospects of the 3rd Millennium Agriculture”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2017 Sep. International Symposium” Prospects of the 3rd Millennium Agriculture”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2016 Sep. International Symposium” Prospects of the 3rd Millennium Agriculture”, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Institutional responsibilities
- 2024- President of the Senate, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2016– Vice Rector for Research, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2019- Member of the university Senate, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2020- Member of the faculty council. UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2018–2019 Director Doctoral School, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2018– Manager Technology Transfer Centre-Biotech, USAMV Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2016– Coordinator of CDS 7, Life Sciences Institute, USAMV Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2016- Deputy Director of Food Science Department, USAMV Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Reviewing activities
- 2020- Member of CNATDCU ( IRVA).
- 2019– Expert Evaluator, The Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Romania.
- 2017– Expert Evaluator, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
- 2017– Expert Evaluator, Executive Unit for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI), Romania
- 2016– Expert Evaluator, Ministry of Research and Innovation (MCI), Romania
- 2016– Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2014– Editorial team member: American Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, Annals of Medical Case Reports, Asian Food Science Journal, Clinical Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, EC Nutrition, European Journal of Nutrition and Food Safety, Food and Nutrition Open Access, Frontiers in Nutrition, Global Journal of Botanical Science, International Journal of Chromatography and Separation Technique, International Journal of Veterinary Science and Research, Journal of Applied Life Sciences International, Journal of Botanical Sciences, Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Therapy, Journal of Integrative Food Sciences & Nutrition, Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Journal of Nutrition and Food Science Forecast, Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism Research, Journal of Plant Chemistry and Ecophysiology, Know Your Food. Food ethics and innovations, Modern Applications in Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Peertechz Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Research, Peertechz- Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Therapy, Research & Reviews: Journal of Botanical Sciences, Research Journal of Food Nutrition, SM Allergy and Therapy, The Open Biotechnology Journal, Veterinary and Dairy Sciences.
Membership of scientific societies
- 2022- Elected Member of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Academia Europaea- The Academy of Europe
- 2020- Member, ASIAR.
- 2017– Member, Research Network “ISEKI-Food Association”
- 2017– Member, Research Network “Slow Food International”
- 2016– Member, Research Network “European Plant Science Organisation”
- 2012– Member, Research Network “American Nutrition Association”
Areas of Competence: Bioeconomy and Food Biotechnologies
- Determination of bioactivity of natural extracts and chemical synthesised compounds
- Immobilization of enzymes and microorganisms
- Microencapsulated bioactive powders; in vitro gastrointestinal digestions
- Bacterial, fungal and microalga fermentative bioconversions in aerobic and anaerobic systems
- Developing innovative functional foods
- Food science; Molecular gastronomy