- Project promoter: “Prof. Dr. Alex. Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest
- represented by Dr. Magdalena Budisteanu, MD, PhD, Senior Researcher
Research interest: clinical and genetic characterization of neuropsychiatric diseases, with a main focus on intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, brain malformations and epilepsy syndromes.
Role in the project:
- screening procedure and selection of the patient group
- Brain MRI
- patient-tailored medical monitoring and intervention plans, based on phenotype, genetic etiology and MRI results
- project results dissemination
Education:
2007: PhD in Medicine at “Carol Davila” Univ of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
2006: Full qualification as specialist in Pediatric Neurology
1995: Medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine, Craiova
Positions:
2001 – 2009: Researcher, Research Psychiatry Laboratory, “Alex. Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest
2009 – present: Senior researcher, Head of the Research Psychiatry Laboratory, “Alex. Obregia” Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, Bucharest
2001 – present: Researcher, Medical Genetics Laboratory, “Victor Babes” National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest
2018: Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, “Titu Maiorescu” University, Bucharest
- Partner 1 – University of Oslo
- represented by Prof Dr Ole Andreassen
Research area and research expertise: Neuropsychiatry, genetics, analytical and prediction tools, eHealth
Roles in the projects:
- WES data analyses
- patient-tailored medical monitoring and intervention plans, based on phenotype, genetic etiology and MRI results
- assistance for Romanian partners in initiation of the Romanian National Registry
- project results dissemination
Education:
2006 Specialist In Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
1998 – 2000 Post Doc, Harvard Medical School/Mass Gen Hosp, Boston, USA
1996 PhD, Psychopharmacology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway (23.05.1996)
1993 MD, Medical School, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Current positions: Director of Centre of Excellence NORMENT, Professor at University of Oslo,
- Partner 2 – “Victor Babes” National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest
- represented by Dr Aurora Arghir
Research interest: identification of genetic changes in patient samples with neurodevelopmental disorders, with a main focus on intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders and epilepsy syndromes, by microarrays and targeted NGS approaches.
Roles in the project:
- array-CGH and fragile X testing
- WES data analyses
- project results dissemination
Education:
2008 PhD in Medicine (Genetics) at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
1995 Medical Degree, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
Previous and current positions:
2010–present Head of Medical Genetics Laboratory, Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest