1977

Born in Nehoiu, Romania.

1996 - 2000

Studies of Biology and B.Sc. thesis at the "Al.I. Cuza" University, Iasi, Romania

Oct. 2003

MSc. studies at the "Al. I. Cuza" University, Iasi,  Department of Biology

Oct. 2004 – May 2005

Erasmus Socrates scholarship for the international interdisciplinary graduate study course: "Analytical Biochemistry and Biopolymer Analysis" at the Department of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, University of Konstanz.

Sept. 2005

MSc.thesis presentation at "Al.I.Cuza" University, Department of Biology                                            MSc. Thesis: Structure and Carbohydrate affinity Characterization of Lectin-like peptides derived from TNF-α.

2006 to date

Ph.D. studies at the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Germany.

Ph.D. thesis: "Skeleton Muscle Proteomics, Development and application of affinity-proteomics methods to identification of biomarkers and target proteins ".

Research area

My research work is mainly focussed on proteome analysis of M. Longissimus dorsi in order to find significant muscle proteins and quality biomarkers. Identification of post-translational modification and determination of profile structure modification. Further, I am interested in identification of protein components involved in the calcium and energy metabolism in mitochondrial and sarcoplasmic muscle cells and detection of functionally relevant oxidative modification using high performance Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS) and Liquid- Chromatography mass spectrometry in combination with 2D gel electrophoresis and immuno-affinity methods.