The HevMetFood Interdisciplinary Laboratory
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The HevMetFood Interdisciplinary Laboratory (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Heavy Metals accumulation in the food chain and modeling) was set up in 2007 and has already 10 years experience in training undergraduate and graduate students in advanced analytical techniques, data mining and modeling, and food rheology.
The HevMetFood Interdisciplinary Laboratory aim is to provide training and to develop advanced researches in food science and the science of the total food chain in areas such as:
- Food rheology
- Statistical quality control
- Data mining and modeling, Risk assessment.
- Potentially toxic metals in the food chain
- Minerals in the food chain
- Quantum Dots in the food chain
- Development of analytical methods for food, environment and biofuels quality
- Training in ICP, ICP-MS, LA-ICP-MS, XRF, texture analyses and viscosimetry.
The main equipments and analytical techniques of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory are: ICP-OES, ICP-MS, LA-ICP-MS, XRF, Vibrating viscometer, TAPlus Texture Analyzer for applications up to 102 kgf (1 kN, 225 lbf) and Lloyd Instruments NEXYGENPlus data analysis software, and all the necessary equipments for sample digestion and preparation.
The over 9 years of experience in training and research makes the HevMetFood Interdisciplinary laboratory a useful partner in Initial Training Networks, post doc research, advanced research and course development in food science and the science of the total food chain.
M.Phil. Dr. Liliana Tudoreanu
Director of the Interdisciplinary laboratory.
Laboratorul Interdisciplinar
HevMetFood
Dezvoltrea metodelor de analiza, de urmarire si de estimare a riscului (modelare) a metalelor grele in lantul trofic este o activitate aflata in permanenta in atentia ComisieiEuropene. Activitatile de cercetare se vor dezvolta in urmatorii ani in special in domeniulidentificarii sistemelor de productie pe lantul trofic cu un imput minim de metale grele. Estimarea riscului acumularii de metale grele in organismul uman pornind de la toatesursele posibile este un alt domeniu de interes.Pentru rezolvarea acestor probleme suntnecesare eforturi conjugate de natura multi si interdisciplinara.
Politicile europene in domeniul cercetarii sunt dezvoltate la nivelul comisiilor de specialitate cum ar fi DG Environment si DG SANCO care impreuna urmaresc realizareaprevederilor EHAP ( EHAP neste documentul european care reglementeazadezvoltarea cercetarii in domeniul Mediului si Sanatatii). Alte institutii europene pun in aplicare o serie de metode in acest domeniu cum ar fi metodele de analizastandardizate si materiale de referinta certificate in vederea urmaririi calitatii analizelor in acest domeniu.
In acest context, pentru a raspunde politicilor europene de cercetare in domeniu a fostcreeat LABORATORUL Interdisciplinar pentru Studiul si Modelarea Metalelor Grele in Lantul Trofic prin finantare competitiva in domeniul cercetarii.
Scopul laboratorului este de a aborda cat mai complet problematica studiului metalelorgrele in lantul trofic atat din punct de vedere toxicologic cat si din punctul de vedere al fizicii aplicate in acest domeniu inclusiv al caracterizarii comportamentului reologic al produselor alimentare. Comportamentul reologic al unor tesuturi vegetale si animalepoate fi modificat ca urmare a influentei unor metale grele asupra fiziologiei acestora dar si ca urmare a altor factori.
Echipa proiectului este formata din Director de laborator Conf M.Phil. Dr. LilianaTudoreanu, profesor Victor Crivineanu, si Sef. Lucrari Gheorghe Valentin Goran.
De la inceputul investitiei eforturilor cadrelor didactice s-au alaturat efortului sientuziasmului studentilor anului IV CEPA (promotia 2009) dar si a catorva studenti din anul V CEPA (promotia 2009). In mai putin de un an s-a format un colectiv de cercetaretanar, cu perspective deosebite. Printre tinerele talente s-au remarcat Lavinia Dumitrean, Ionel Barbu, Laura Pop, Claudia Demetra Zugravescu, Andrei Ciocarlan, Andrei- Alexandru Gheorghe, Florin Bunea, Raluca Ionescu
M.Phil. Dr. Liliana Tudoreanu
Director of the Interdisciplinary laboratory.