The National Research and Development Institute for Biological Sciences is organising on 24 September 2015 the Symposium "Modern approaches for sustainable development of the Danube Delta". The symposium will take place in the Hub in Murighiol, Tulcea county.

The symposium is attended by researchers from the Institute, other research units, academies and universities. The topics addressed cover issues related to the study of biodiversity, environmental protection, rational use of resources in the Danube Delta and opportunities for developing new biotechnologies using renewable resources from the area. Six lectures and 21 scientific papers will be presented as posters.

Posters:

1. Antibacterial activity of elderberry species against Staphilococcus aureus, Steliana RODINO, Marian BUTU, Gina FIDLER, Andreea DOBRE, Laura MARIN, Nicoleta ANDREI, Alina BUTU
2. Natural resources rich in antimicrobial compounds, Gina FIDLER, Steliana RODINO, Catalina TUDORA, Anton PERESCU, Alina BUTU
3. Products based on bio-resources for an innovative and sustainable society, Maria PARASCHIV, Carmen MANOLE, Catalin IORDACHEL, Luminita TCACENCO
4. Morphological diversity and genetic structure of mites in seabird feathers, Laura M. STEFAN, Elena GÓMEZ-DÍAZ, Karen D. MCCOY, Jacob GONZÁLEZ-SOLÍS
5. Methods of enriching the therapeutic potential of some plant species from the Danube Delta, Valentina ALEXANDRU, Viorica COROIU, Iulia OPRITA, Lucia MOLDOVAN
6. Absorption of silver and iron from the environment using microorganisms, Vasile-Sorin MANOIU, Valentina-Mariana MANOIU, Manuel DRUGULESCU, Ovidiu POPA
7. The effect of abiotic factors on the chemical composition of some medicinal plants from the regions of Dobrogea - Danube Delta and Muntenia, Gabriela PAUN, Elena NEAGU, Veronica MOROEANU, Oana UNGUREANU, Gabriel Lucian RADU
8. Bioentrepreneurship for the exploitation of the diversity of plant species for phytotherapeutic and food use in the Danube Delta: implementation of biotechnological techniques, Camelia STEFANACHE, Oana BUJOR, Ciprian BARSAN, Tiberius BALAES, Doina DANILA
9. Promotion of phytochemical peculiarities of fruit shrub species in the Danube Delta with beneficial effects on health and well-beeing, Oana-Crina BUJOR, Camelia STEFANACHE, Catalin TANASE, Constantin MARDARI, Doina DANILA
10. Biosensor for monitoring endocrine disrupting compounds, Ramona PENU, Mirela DIACONU, Simona Carmen LITESCU, Gabriel Lucian RADU
11. Polyphenols, antiradical activity, organic acids and heavy metals in some plant extracts, Eugenia D. TEODOR, Simona C. LIȚESCU, Camelia ALBU, Cristina M. RĂDULESCU, Ana CHIRA, Florentina GATEA, Gabriel L. RADU
12. Flow cytometry of red blood cells used as a monitoring technique in aquatic risk assessment, Daniela BRATOSIN, Ana-Maria DOBRE, Alexandrina RUGINA, Iris TUȘA, Mihaela ENACHE, Larisa CALU, Laura STAN, Lavinia TOADER, Alexandru Gabriel MARINESCU
13. Biomonitoring of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve using specific markers for oxidative stress and genotoxicity in some plant and animal species as bioindicators, Gabriela VOCHITA, Daniela GHERGHEL, Dorina IUREA, Mihai Cosmin-TEODOR
14. Identification and characterization of microbial strains with water and soil bioremediation capacity in the Danube Delta ecosystem, Craita Maria ROSU, Rodica EFROSE
15. Specific bio-indicators for determining the ecological status of habitats in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem functions, Otilia IVAN, Ligia ACATRINEI, Alecu DIACONU, Adina CĂLUGĂR, Geanina BIREESCU, Camil LUNGU CONSTANTINEANU
16. Remote sensing sensors for integrated ecological research: linking biodiversity and cultural heritage to identify sustainable planning opportunities and optimal management solutions in the Danube Delta, Anamaria ROMAN, Tudor-Mihai URSU, Sorina FĂRCAȘ
17. The use of UAV technology for monitoring biodiversity and specific populations in the Danube Delta, Raul JIBOTEAN, Mihaela PAUN, Iris TUSA, Andrei PAUN
18. Antibiotic pollution: implications for the environment and human health, Cecilia CHIRIAC, Edina SZEKERES, Adrian-Ștefan ANDREI, Tiberiu SZOKE-NAGY, Andreea BARICZ, Nicolae DRAGOȘ, Cristian COMAN
19. Chemical and pharmacological evaluation of medicinal species from the Danube Delta for use in phytotherapy and for sustainable local agriculture, Radu NECULA, Georgiana GAVRIL, Ruxandra CRETU, Iris TUSA, Ramona IRIMIA, Adam MATKOWSKI
20. Soil chemical characteristics in some medicinal plant habitats in the Danube Delta and adjacent areas, Valentin GRIGORAS, Elvira GILLE, Manuela SIDOROFF
21. Preliminary morphoanatomical studies of Scipoides Holoschoenus (L.) Soják for possible phytotherapeutic uses, Elvira GILLE, Georgiana GAVRIL, Ruxandra CRETU, Radu NECULA, Constantin TOMA

Papers presented orally:

Acad. Dan Bălteanu (IGAR): The Danube in the context of the international programme "Earth in the Future": Research for global sustainable development

Dr. Elvira Gille & colab. (INCDSB): Ethnopharmaceutical knowledge characteristic of the Danube Delta usable for new food supplements

Dr. Maria Paraschiv (INCDSB): Danubecosys - research infrastructure for the study of bioresources in the Danube - Danube Delta - Black Sea System

Marian Tudor et al. (INCDDD Tulcea): The role of the National Institute "Danube Delta" Tulcea as a factor of continuity in the future development of DANUBIUS RI - International Centre for Advanced Studies

Radu Suciu et al. (INCDDD Tulcea): Current situation and perspectives of sturgeon conservation in the Danube Delta

Mădălin Enache (IBB - AR): Tradition and future in the study of Danube Delta biodiversity from the perspective of the Institute of Biology Bucharest - Romanian Academy

Discussions will also take place on the establishment of research themes that can be developed in the DANUBIUS Centre, in line with the INCDSB scientific strategy and the Danube Strategy (SUERD).