{"id":66,"date":"2026-01-30T08:14:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/institut_test\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:36:43","slug":"astrobiology-and-extreme-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"Astrobiology and extreme ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/bioge.ubbcluj.ro\/pages\/bi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/08\/CVEuropass_rom_Horia-BANCIU_Noiembrie-2020.pdf\">Horia Banciu<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u00a0<\/span>(coordinator)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1767 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Banciu-Horia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Members:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/enviro.ubbcluj.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/CV_Baciu_EN_2020_web.pdf\">C\u0103lin Baciu<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=120\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Doriana Buda<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Musat_Florin_CV.pdf\">Florin Mu\u0219at<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=132\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Lucian Baia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=138\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Nita Dan Constantin<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=98\">Adriana Laz\u0103r<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\">Dorina Podar<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=142\">Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/20200131-CV-Popa-ext-11.doc\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Radu Popa<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(also affiliated with the River Road Research, USA)<\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=134\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Marieta Muresan-Pop<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Core reseach topics:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Investigation of diversity, physiology and ecology of microorganisms adapted to extreme environmental conditions<\/li>\n<li>Anaerobic oxidation of gaseous and cyclic alkanes.<\/li>\n<li>Geochemistry of fluids \u2013 water and greenhouse gases.<\/li>\n<li>Bio-nano interfaces study in extreme physical conditions<\/li>\n<li>Investigation of diversity, physiology and ecology of plants adapted to extreme environmental conditions<\/li>\n<li>Paramagnetic and ferimagnetic bacteria\u00a0 in extreme electromagnetic fields<\/li>\n<li>The effect of compositional gradients on biological entities in simulated Martian environment\n<div id=\"about\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1448079198119\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jevent-wrap \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1465523712059 vc_row-has-fill\" data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1448073902133\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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