Competition to fill five full-time, permanent vacant contract posts: 1 post of Financial Administrator grade I(S), position 48 (Public Procurement), 1 post of Financial Administrator II(S), position 49 (Public Procurement), 1 post of Financial Administrator (S), position 51 (Personnel - Payroll), 1 post of Financial Administrator (S), position 52 (Personnel - Payroll), 1 post of Legal Adviser grade IA(S), position 53 (Legal)

Institutul de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Genomică cu sediul în str. Dionisie Lupu nr. 37, sector 2, Bucureşti, organizează concurs pentru ocuparea a cinci posturi contractuale de execuție vacante, pe durată nedeterminata, cu normă întreagă: 1 post de administrator financiar grad I(S), poziția 48, în cadrul Compartimentului Achiziții Publice, 1 post de administrator financiar II(S), poziția 49, în cadrul Compartimentului

The program of workshops for the upcoming period

University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest organizes, in partnership with the Institute for Research-Development in Genomics, a series of hands-on workshops, as follows: hands-on NGS sequencing workshop 1 25-26 November 2024 2 days, 6 hours/day Participants: 10 Location: Disciplina Genetică Medical, Molecular Genetics Laboratory Hands-on sequencing workshop

Registration for the Genomics – Technologies and Applications Workshop

University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, in partnership with the Institute for Research-Development in Genomics, announces the organization of a workshop in genomics that will take place on November 6, starting at 9:30 am at CIeH headquarters, 20 Pitar Moș str. Details and registration here.

Registration for the hands-on Next-Gen Whole Genome Sequencing Workshop

The Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Institute for Research-Development in Genomics, invites PhD students, young physicians and students in medicine and biology to participate in the Next-Gen Whole Genome Next-Gen Sequencing hands-on workshop. The workshop runs from November 25-26, starting at 9.00 a.m., at the Medical Genetics Discipline Headquarters

Article: Oncolytic Viruses as Reliable Adjuvants in CAR-T Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors

Stilpeanu, R.I., Secara, B.S., Cretu-Stancu, M.*, Bucur, O.* (2024) Oncolytic Viruses as Reliable Adjuvants in CAR-T Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors. Int J Mol Sci. 25(20):11127. Although impactful scientific advancements have recently been made in cancer therapy, there remains an opportunity for future improvements. Immunotherapy is perhaps one of the most cutting-edge categories of therapies

Training program for students

The Institute for Research-Development in Genomics is launching several training positions for students of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila". To apply, please follow the Instagram and Facebook links and the application form. The deadline for submitting applications is 31.10.2024, 23:59. A similar program will soon be available for

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024

The Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology (https://www.nobelprize.org/) was awarded this year for the discovery of microRNAs - small ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules that can interact with messenger RNA and block the synthesis of the protein it encodes. Hundreds of microRNAs that modulate protein expression are produced in human cells. A single

Practical workshop: Genomics, NGS Sequencing, and Bioinformatics Analysis

The Institute for Research-Development in Genomics will run a series of theoretical and hands-on training workshops in the field of Genomics, NGS Sequencing and Bioinformatics Analysis of genomic data, with international participation, addressed to PhD students, master students and young doctors.

Article: Space travel: the radiation and microgravity effects on the cardiovascular system (in press)

Mircea, A.A., Pistritu, D.V., Fortner, A., Tanca, A., Liehn, E.A. *, Bucur, O.* (2024) Space Travel: The Radiation and Microgravity Effects on the Cardiovascular System. Int J Mol Sci. 25(21):11812. Space flight modulates the functions of the cardiovascular system. The exposure to space conditions can alter the cerebral blood flow, as well as the venous

Article: The impact of Long-read-based Nanopore technology on investigating DNA methylation (in press)

Chera, A., Stancu-Cretu, M.*, Zabet, N.R. *, Bucur, O.* (2024) Shedding light on DNA methylation and its clinical implications: the impact of long-read-based nanopore technology. Epigenetics Chromatin. 17(1):39. DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mechanism for regulation of gene expression, through which many physiological (X-chromosome inactivation, genetic imprinting, chromatin structure and miRNA regulation, genome defense,