Center of Molecular Biology
Director:
Conf. dr. Kelemen Beatrice
Members:
Academician Popescu Octavian (colaborator)
Conf. dr. Lupan Iulia
CSII dr. Meleg Ioana
Conf. dr. Keresztes Lujza Conf. dr. Podar Dorina
Lecturer dr. Drăghici (Rusu) Ioana
Lecturer dr. Mircea Cristina
Dr. Avar Denes Lehel
Research topic, current CDI directions
- Molecular anthropology and bioarchaeology – the study of genetic diversity in historical populations, including human populations, animal and domestic plant stocks recovered from archaeological contexts, and the microbiota associated with osteological remains and archaeological materials.
- Medical genetics and genetic engineering, cloning of protein-coding genes, modification of genes by directed mutagenesis, their overexpression in host cells, purification and biochemical characterization of recombinant proteins.
- Molecular biology and plant physiology. Absorption, transport and accumulation of heavy metals in plants/mechanism of functioning of transporters of the family of transporters for facilitated cation diffusion identification and characterization of heavy metal transporters from metallophytic and hyperaccumulator plants of spontaneous flora relationships between plants and rhizosphere-associated microorganisms use of heavy metal transporters for phytoremediation and/or biofortification purposes.
- Insects – evolution, ecosystems, behavioral biology. Integrated taxonomy and assessment of biodiversity reservoirs in the Carpathian chain using molecular data as tools for phylogenetic studies. Behavioral biology in parasite-host interactions.
