Gabriela VOCHITA is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Biological Research Iasi. She has completed her PhD at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Biology. Her thesis title is: "Cytogenetic and physiological effects induced by pesticides treatments at barley, two-row barley and rye". Her research activity includes studies in the animal and plant cytogenetics field (karyotype, idiogram, physical and chemical mutagenesis, in situ hybridization, electrophoresis), molecular biology, biochemistry, in vitro cell cultures. She has written many scientific papers (Hirsh index = 12), participated in national and international congresses/conferences. The managerial activity was carried out as a leader of national and international projects and director of IBR Iasi since 2018.