I am Associate Professor in Immunology within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ion Ionescu de la Brad Iasi University of Life Sciences, Romania. I received my PhD in Microbiology - Immunology in 2007. My team research focuses on Microbiology (Bacteriology and Virology), Immunology and Immunopathology. Research topics are based on testing the antimicrobial activity of plant extracts/essential oils or new molecules, simple or embedded in different matrices, obtaining stem cells and their use in therapy, diagnosis in various infectious diseases, microbial pathologies and immune-mediated diseases.