Cristina Ghiciuc, MD, PhD, Habil., is professor of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology and senior clinical pharmacologist at Grigore T. Popa University of Iasi, Romania. Moreover, she is also a family doctor specialist. Her PhD thesis was on the pharmacokinetics of anti-tuberculosis antibiotics. She also studied bioequivalence clinical studies in humans. Later, she was involved in studies on drug pharmacokinetics in animals. Moreover, she also studied the effects of active drugs in animals. First, she conducted studies on biocompatibility models, and then on the blood changes in induced models of illness. Until 2019, she studied salivary stress biomarkers. This research was made possible due to Professor Francesca Patacchioli, an expert in the non-invasive evaluation of the following stress hormones: cortisol and alpha-amylase. Thus, results on the influence of drugs on salivary biomarkers were published in scientific ISI journals. The idea of biomarkers and medication adherence came up during these studies. Considering it to be equally important, she turned her interest towards drug-use research. First, on antibiotic use, and second, on medication adherence in chronic treatment. In addition, these directions of research are important for the success of therapy. Cristina was country representative in the COST project European Network to Advance Best practices & technoLogy on medication adherencE (ENABLE).
Research Keywords & Expertise
Pharmacokinetics
Stress hormones
Anti-Bacterial Agents
clinical studies
Short Biography
Cristina Ghiciuc, MD, PhD, Habil., is professor of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology and senior clinical pharmacologist at Grigore T. Popa University of Iasi, Romania. Moreover, she is also a family doctor specialist. Her PhD thesis was on the pharmacokinetics of anti-tuberculosis antibiotics. She also studied bioequivalence clinical studies in humans. Later, she was involved in studies on drug pharmacokinetics in animals. Moreover, she also studied the effects of active drugs in animals. First, she conducted studies on biocompatibility models, and then on the blood changes in induced models of illness. Until 2019, she studied salivary stress biomarkers. This research was made possible due to Professor Francesca Patacchioli, an expert in the non-invasive evaluation of the following stress hormones: cortisol and alpha-amylase. Thus, results on the influence of drugs on salivary biomarkers were published in scientific ISI journals. The idea of biomarkers and medication adherence came up during these studies. Considering it to be equally important, she turned her interest towards drug-use research. First, on antibiotic use, and second, on medication adherence in chronic treatment. In addition, these directions of research are important for the success of therapy. Cristina was country representative in the COST project European Network to Advance Best practices & technoLogy on medication adherencE (ENABLE).
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