University of Agricultural

Sciences and Veterinary

Medicine Cluj-Napoca

ATEITH, Thessaloniki, June 19th 2015

Location

4833 km
from
Universidad
La Laguna

Doru
PAMFIL
visionary
Rector

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary

Medicine Cluj-Napoca

Domain: Life Sciences

Over 600 staff, 5500 students
Scientific and professional education
Budget:
2.126.820 (gouvernmental resources) +
own resources (up to over 18.000.000)

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary

Medicine Cluj-Napoca

Higher Education Institution and Research

centre
Two pillars:
Education: BSc (4yrs), MSc (2yrs), PhD
(3yrs)
Research: Institute of Life Sciences
11 research centers, 25 research laboratories

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary

Medicine Cluj-Napoca

Faculties:
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Horticulture
Faculty of Animal Science and
Biotechnologies
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Food Science and
Technology

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary

Medicine Cluj-Napoca

Atractive university
Students from more than 14
countries
Strongest international orientation
Dynamic, open to changes and to
explore new education blending
methods
Biggest University for Life
Sciences in Romania
Top publication index in our field in

Faculty of Food Science and

Technology
FOOD
TECHNOLO
GY

FOOD
SCIENCE

FOOD
ENGINEERIN
G

BIOCHEMIS
TRY FOOD
CHEMISTRY

SAFETY
AND
QUALITY
CONTROL

NUTRITION
FOOD
TOXICOLOG
Y

Faculty of Food Science and

Technology

VISION
Be the recognized leader in providing
integrated life science solutions
for local and international
customers.
MISSION
to produce and disseminate scientific
knowledge
to develop innovations and know-

Faculty of Food Science and

Technology
CAPABILITIES:
Laboratory of Food Quality and
Safety Testing
Laboratory of Food Quality
Control and Adulteration
Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition
and Proteomics

Research laboratories
Equipments
GC-FID, LC-MS, HPLC, FT-FIR & UV-VIS
Spectrometry, LTQ Orbitrap,
Axon genePix Professional 4200A, Molecular
Devices,
cDNA gene expression,
protein expression profile associated with
bioactive compounds

Faculty of Food Science and

Technology
3 BSc Programs
(4Yrs)
Agro-Products Processing Technology
Food Control and Expertise
Food Engineering
5 MSc Programs (2Yrs)
Food Quality Management (Eng)
Processing Systems and Food Quality Control
Food Safety and Consumer Protection
GASTRONOMY, NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (in
collaboration with University of Medicine
and Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca)
PhD (Biotechnology; Agricultural Sciences; Vet

Disciplines

Expertise and
Competences

Capabilities

Food Science

food analysis and

characterisation; food
ingredient interaction;

Analysis of the
chemical and physical
properties of
Food, metabolomics

Food Law

food regulation

International research
expertise

Food
Production

sustainable food
production

Novel feeding strategies

Food
Consumer

consumer attitudes,
beliefs and perceptions of
food and
health

Novel quantitative
methodologies

Food
Nutrition

cellular and molecular

nutrition, nutrigenomics,
nutriproteomics

Genomic,
transcriptomic,
proteomic platforms

Biosystems
Engineering

food chain integrity, food

process engineering

Traditional processing
equipment for the
meat , dairy, beer,
bread and bakery

Pilot plants
Pilot plant for beer and wine
Assist. Prof. dr. eng. Elena Mudura

Pilot plants
Pilot plant for bakery products
Assist. Prof. dr. eng. Adriana
Paucean

Pilot plants
Pilot plant for dairy products
Assist. Prof. dr. eng. Mirela
Jimborean

Main research topic field

In vitro, in vivo and in silico study
Cancer (prostate cancer, breast cancer)
conducting studies on treatment/prevention of BAC
(animal/vegetal) (AxonArray transcriptomics,
microRNA, protein array, antibody array) Design of
innovative food with bioactive anticancer compounds
(colllaboration with prof H Kloker)

Food proteins/peptides
Milk proteins and peptide with antihypertensive effect
design of innovative yogurt
Protein and peptide expression, purification and
characterisation specific milk bioactive peptides and
proteins (collaboration with BOKU, prof D Haltrich)
Microbiology developing new biomarkers as bacterial
membrane proteins for food quality and control

Endemic plants (RT-PCR, proteomics) (prof. Pamfil)

National projects
lifescience
PN-II-RU-TE-2011-3-0154
- Nanobiotechnology
tools for molecular
medicine applications:
Nano- and
microstructures
synthesis,
characterisation and in
vitro studies - Cristina
Coman,
PhD
PN-II-RU-PD-2012-3-0055
Brewer's yeast as
biosorbent for precious
and heavy metals
biosorption from waste
waters - Andreea Stanila,
PhD

Food and Health

Cluj-Napoca inter-university
platform
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University of Medicine and

Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

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Contact
Dr. Ramona SUHAROSCHI
ramona.suharoschi@usamvcluj.ro
3-5 Calea Manastur Str., 400372 Cluj-Napoca,
ROMANIA
Mobile:+40 728104320
Tel: 0264-596384
Fax: 0264-593792
www.ingineriealimentara.usamvcluj.ro

I hope to see you in ClujNapoca and in our university