I Chiciudean (30 years old) is PhD student and Research Assistant at the Genetics Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest. Her PhD project is “Molecular studies on genes involved in microbial biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons” (work in progress) and her main research interests focus on genetic characterization of bacterial strains able to degrade different petroleum hydrocarbons and xenobiotic compounds. She is coauthor in three scientific papers published in national and international journals. I Chiciudean (30 years old) is PhD student and Research Assistant at the Genetics Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest. Her PhD project is “Molecular studies on genes involved in microbial biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons” (work in progress) and her main research interests focus on genetic characterization of bacterial strains able to degrade different petroleum hydrocarbons and xenobiotic compounds. She is coauthor in three scientific papers published in national and international journals.

Genetic Charecterization,virology,immunology