Doctoral Admission 2026-2027

SCOSAAR PhD ADMISSION 2026 - IBPC-NS


ADMISSION CALENDAR 2026

Registration for the admission colloquium

1-4 September

PhD admission colloquium

11 September

The final results will be published on

16 September

The admission colloquium at IBPC "N. Simionescu" will take place on September 11, at 10.00, in the Institute Library.

Methodology for organizing and conducting the admission competition for doctoral university studies in 2026

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS


TOPICS for the PhD admission colloquium, 2026 session, IBPC-NS

  • Cell membrane: structure, molecular dynamics, functions (transport, permeability, cellular compartments, vesicular transport), investigation methods.

  • Proteins: classification, synthesis, separation and identification methods (types of electrophoresis, Western Blot, ELISA).

  • Replication, transcription and translation of genetic material (PCR, Real-time PCR).

+ Presentation of the PhD thesis project


BIBLIOGRAPHY

General bibliography for the PhD admission colloquium

- 2026 session -

  • Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Walter P., “Molecular Biology of the Cell”, 5th edition, Garland Science; 2007; 5th Revised edition, Taylor and Francis Ltd., Jan. 2008.

Membrane Structure (The Lipid Bilayer, Membrane proteins) – Chapter 10

Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting (the compartmentalization of cells; the transport of molecules between the nucleus and the cytosol; the endoplasmic reticulum; the Golgi apparatus; lysosomes; mitochondria; peroxisoms) – Chapter 12

Intracellular Vesicular Traffic (the molecular mechanisms of membrane transport and the maintenance of compartmental diversity; transport from the ER through the Golgi apparatus; transport from the trans Golgi network to lysosomes; transport into the cell from the plasma membrane: endocytosis; transport from the trans Golgi network to the cell exterior: exocytosis) – Chapter 13

Basic genetic mechanisms (DNA, Chromosomes and Genomes; DNA Replication; How Cells Read the Genome: From DNA to Protein; Control of Gene Expression) – Chapters 4, 5, 7

The Cell Nucleus (Chromosomal DNA and Its Packaging, The Global Structure of Chromosomes, Chromosome Replication) - Chapter 6

  • Nelson D.L., Cox M.M., Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Sixth Edition,

  • D.Voet, J .G.Voet- „Biochemistry”, 4th edition, John Wiley& Sons Inc, 2011



RESULTS OF THE ADMISSION COLLOQUIUM

ID

Candidate

PhD supervisor

Final grade for the examinations taken

Admitted with scholarship/stipend

Admitted without scholarship/stipend

-

-

-


PhD SUPERVISORS FOR 2026 AT

The "Nicolae Simionescu" Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology

Number of requested places

Surname and first name

of the PhD supervisor

Research and teaching position

Without stipend

With stipend

1.

Acad. Maya Simionescu

Academician

0

1

2.

Acad. Ileana Mânduțeanu

Academician

0

0

3.

Acad. Anca Sima

Academician

0

0

4.

Dr. Elena Butoi

Scientific Researcher I

0

0

5.

Dr. Manuela Călin

Scientific Researcher I

0

1

6.

Dr. Alexandrina Burlacu

Scientific Researcher I

0

0

7.

Dr. Anca Gafencu

Scientific Researcher I

0

0

8.

Dr. Adriana Georgescu

Scientific Researcher I

0

1

9.

Dr. Felicia Antohe

Scientific Researcher I

0

1

TOTAL

0

4

IBPC-NS PhD SUPERVISORS

No.

Name and surname of PhD supervisor

Teaching/research position

E-mail address

Scientific profile, thematic areas

Institution of affiliation

1

Maya SIMIONESCU

Academician, Scientific Researcher I, PhD in Biology, Director of IBPC-NS.

CV

maya.simionescu@icbp.ro

Cellular and molecular biopathology of the cardiovascular system

IBPC-NS

2

Felicia ANTOHE

Scientific Researcher I, PhD in Biology, Head of the Proteomics Department.

CV

felicia.antohe@icbp.ro

Vascular proteomics and identification of biomarkers in chronic non-communicable diseases

IBPC-NS

3

Anca-Volumnia SIMA

Academician, Scientific Researcher I, PhD in Biology, Head of the Lipidomics Department.

CV

anca.sima@icbp.ro

Lipidomics; lipid metabolism in atherosclerosis and diabetes

IBPC-NS

4

Ileana MÂNDUȚEANU

Corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, member of ASM, Scientific Researcher I, Head of the Department of Inflammation Biopathology and Therapy.

CV

ileana.manduteanu@icbp.ro

Inflammation in atherosclerosis and diabetes; anti-inflammatory therapeutic strategies

IBPC-NS

5

Adriana GEORGESCU

Scientific Researcher I, Biophysicist, accredited PhD in Biology, Head of the Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Department.

CV

adriana.georgescu@icbp.ro

Physiology and pathology; cardiovascular therapeutic strategies

IBPC-NS

6

Alexandrina BURLACU

Scientific Researcher I, accredited PhD in Biology, Head of the STEM Cell Biology Laboratory.

CV

sanda.burlacu@icbp.ro

Regenerative therapies in

cardiovascular diseases

IBPC-NS

7

Violeta-Anca GAFENCU

Scientific Researcher I, accredited PhD in Biology, Head of the Gene Regulation and Molecular Therapies Laboratory.

CV

anca.gafencu@icbp.ro

Gene regulation and molecular therapies in cardiovascular diseases

IBPC NS

8

Manuela CĂLIN

Scientific Researcher I, accredited PhD in Biology, Head of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Bionanotechnologies Laboratory

CV

manuela.calin@icbp.ro

Nanomedicine; nanotechnologies in inflammation therapy

IBPC NS

9

Elena BUTOI

Scientific Researcher I, accredited PhD in Biology, Head of laboratory

CV

elena.dragomir@icbp.ro

Inflammation and intercellular communication in cardiovascular pathologies

IBPC-NS