Primary School in Vaslui, Romania.

High School “Mihail Kogalniceanu” in Vaslui, Romania.

2 years of Chemistry studies at the University Al. I. Cuza Iasi, Romania.

Studies of Chemistry and Diploma thesis at the University Konstanz, Germany.
Thesis: "Synthesis and characterization of tyrosine nitrated peptides by affinity-mass spectrometry using anti-3-nitrotyrosine antibodies”.

Scholarship from Herbert Quant-Foundation at the University Konstanz, Germany.

Poster presentation at the "Oxidative Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins in Cardiovascular Disease" Symposium in Boston, USA.
Title: “Epitope identification of 3-nitrotyrosine peptides by monoclonal anti-3-nitrotyrosine antibodies using proteolytic epitope excision mass spectrometry method”.

PhD studies at the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Germany.
PhD thesis: “Development and Bioanalytical application of affinity-mass spectrometric methods for investigation of structural modifications in proteins”.

The goal of the PhD thesis is to investigate the oxidative modifications in proteins by affinity-mass spectrometry methods and to identify the epitope of the prostacyclin synthase using anti-3-nitrotyrosine antibody. One of the oxidative modifications is the tyrosine nitration. The oxidative modification in proteins by nitration may occur at very low stoechiometric levels, hence affinity- mass spectrometry should be the most efficient method for identification.