Research Interests

Purification and characterization of major royal jelly proteins in Apis mellifera (within the project of Dr. Anja Buttstedt)

Curriculum vitae

Personal Information

• Year of birth: September 2nd, 1989
• Languages: Romanian (native language), English, Spanish (fluent in speaking), French, Italian (basic)

Professional Experience

• 2015-present: Exchange PhD student at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Zoology-Molecular Ecology (Germany)
• 2014-present: PhD student at University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Beekeeping and Sericulture, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

Education

• 2012-2014: Master studies in Food quality management at University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
• 2008-2012: Bachelor studies in Food science engineering at University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

Grants

• 2015-2016: Erasmus + traineeship grant at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Zoology-Molecular Ecology (Germany)
• 2012-2013: Erasmus study grant at Universidad Politecnica, Valencia (Spain)

Publications

• Mureşan CI, Mărghitaş LA, Dezmirean DS, Bobiş O, Bonta V, Zacharias I, Mărgăoan R, Paşca C (2016): Quality parameters for commercialized Royal Jelly. Bulletin UASVM Animal Science and Biotechnologies 73(1)/ 2016.
• Paşca C, Mǎrghitaş LA, Bobiş O, Dezmirean DS, Mǎrgǎoan R, Mureşan CI (2016): Total content of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of different melliferous plants. Bulletin UASVM Animal Science and Biotechnologies 73(1)/ 2016.

Presentations

• September 2016: "Biochemical characterization of MRJP1 of Apis mellifera", 67th European Conference of Apidology, UASMV, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

Posters

• May 2015: "Chemical composition and bioactive compounds of commercial Royal Jelly", From Hive to Table International Congress on Safety and Authenticity of Bee Products, Istanbul (Turkey)