Assoc. Prof.Andrei LOBIUC
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Master in Microbial and Cellular Biotechnology, Univ. „Al. I Cuza ”, Iaşi
- PhD in Biology, Univ. „Al. I. Cuza ”Iaşi
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Research Assistant, Regional Center for Monitoring and Improving Environmental Quality, Univ. „Al. I. Cuza ”Iaşi
- University Assistant, full professor, Faculty of Food Engineering, Univ. “Stephen the Great” Suceava
- Lecturer, Department of Health and Human Development, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Univ. “Ştefancel Mare” Suceava
DISCIPLINES TEACHED
- Cellular and molecular biology
- Microbiology
- Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics
- Scientific research methodology
RESEARCH AREAS
- The structure of microbial communities in the human intestinal flora with a role in the symptomatology and treatment of nutritional diseases
- Obtaining and structural and functional characterization of bioactive compounds of plant origin
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROJECTS:
- PN-III-P2-2.1-SOL-2020-0142, SARS-VOC-2 genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of circulating strains in Romania -12SOL / 2020, 2020-2021, 3000000 LEI, partner coordinating role
PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION) Publications in journals with an impact factor
- Lobiuc, A., Dimian, M., Puscaselu, R., Sturdza, O., &Covasa, M. (2020). Analysis of genome characteristics and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 strains in North-East of Romania during the first COVID-19 outbreak. medRxiv, DOI 10.1101/2020.12.22.20248741.
- Lobiuc, I. Pavel, R. Toderean, S. Avatamanitei and M. Covasa, “Metagenomic Insights on the Role of Gut Microbiota in Type-2 Diabetes,” 2019 E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB), Iasi, Romania, 2019, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/EHB47216.2019.8970063.
- Lobiuc, A.; Vasilache, V.; Oroian, M.; Stoleru, T.; Burducea, M.; Pintilie, O.; Zamfirache, M.-M. (2017) Blue and Red LED Illumination Improves Growth and Bioactive Compounds Contents in Acyanic and Cyanic Ocimumbasilicum L. Microgreens. Molecules, 22, 2111
- Aelenei, P., Rimbu, C. M., Horhogea, C. E., Lobiuc, A., Neagu, A. N., Dunca, S. I., … &Miron, A. (2020). Prenylated phenolics as promising candidates for combination antibacterial therapy: Morusin and kuwanon G. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 28(10), 1172-1181.
- FortunăE., Vasilache V., Ignat M., Silion M., Vicol T., Patras X., Miron I., Lobiuc A. (2018) Elemental and macromolecular modifications in Triticum aestivum L. plantlets under different cultivation conditions. PLOS ONE 13(8): e0202441
- Vochita, G., Oprica, L., Gherghel, D., Mihai, C. T., Boukherroub, R., & Lobiuc, A. (2019). Graphene oxide effects in early ontogenetic stages of Triticum aestivum L. seedlings. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 181, 345-352.
- Yousra Massaoudi, Jaouad Anissi, Radu Lefter, Andrei Lobiuc, Khalid Sendide, Alin Ciobica, Mohammed El Hassouni, Protective Effects of Two Halophilic Crude Extracts from Pseudomonas zhaodongensis and Bacillus stratosphericus against Memory Deficits and Anxiety- and Depression-Like Behaviors in Methionine-Induced Schizophrenia in Mice Focusing on Oxidative Stress Status, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2020, Article ID 8852418, 18 pages, 2020.
- Gheorghita Puscaselu, R., Lobiuc, A., Dimian, M., &Covasa, M. (2020). Alginate: From food industry to biomedical applications and management of metabolic disorders. Polymers, 12(10), 2417.
- Cojocaru, F. D., Balan, V., Popa, M. I., Lobiuc, A., Antoniac, A., Antoniac, I. V., &Verestiuc, L. (2019). Biopolymers–Calcium phosphates composites with inclusions of magnetic nanoparticles for bone tissue engineering. International journal of biological macromolecules, 125, 612-620.
- Petraru, O. M., Groza, V. M., Lobiuc, A., Bejenaru, L., &Popovici, M. (2020). Dental microwear as a diet indicator in the seventeenth-century human population from Iasi City, Romania. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 12(8), 1-13.