Ioana Ardelean

Timeline

Scientific researcher - Balmus Lab Romania, Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Scientific researcher – Biological Research Centre, Jibou, Romania

Postdoc – Christoph Scheidegger’s Lab, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, WSL Birmensdorf, Switzerland

Scientific Curator - QIAGEN, Romania

PhD – prof. Vasile Cristea’s Lab, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania

Ioana has started her scientific career in the filed of ecology and biodiversity, contributing to the understanding of human impact in habitat management. This brought her closer to molecular biology, transitioning to studying environmental variables in relation to genome and gene expression during her postdoc and afterwards.

She currently explores the genetic background of Ataxia–telangiectasia patients through Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and associated ‘omic’ tools, trying to uncover the molecular mechanisms of this complex genetic disorder.

Selected publications

Maize cytolines as models to study the impact of different cytoplasms on gene expression under heat stress conditions. full text

Ardelean, I.V., Bălăcescu, L., Sicora, O., Bălăcescu O., Mladin, I., Haș, V., Miclăuș, M. (2023), BMC Plant Biol 23, 4

High lichen species richness but low taxonomic diversity built up on abandoned tailings heaps in a cultural landscape. full text

Ardelean, I. V., Crișan, F., Gafta, D., Roman, A., (2019), Flora, 251: 68-76

Effects of Management on Lichen Species Richness, Ecological Traits and Community Structure in the Rodnei Mountains National Park (Romania). full text

Ardelean, I. V., Keller C., Scheidegger C., (2015), PLoS One

Lichen flora of Rodnei Mts. National Park (Eastern Carpathians, Romania) including new records for the Romanian mycoflora. full text

Ardelean, I. V., Keller, C., Scheidegger, C., (2013), Folia Cryptogamica Estonica. 50: 101-115