Geana Elisabeta-Irina
National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies
Romania
Biography
Geana Elisabeta-Irina is scientific researcher at National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies – ICIT Rm. Valcea, Romania and also is in the final stages of completing her PhD at Bucharest University, Romania.The main current interests are identification and quantification of essential active principles like phenolic compounds, organic acids, amino acids, terpenes, micro and macronutrients in different food matrices (wine, honey, fruits, plants, organic products, functional foods) by highlighting key biomarkers used in authentication, using the main instrumental analytical (HPLC, UV-VIS, ICP-MS). She was involved in several national projects: CEEX, PN II, sectoral project and Nucleus Programme (2005-2015) with the aim to develop analytical methods for quality control and origin authentication of foods.