Dan C. VODNAR is the Vice-rector for Research, Lecturer and PhD Coordinator on Food Biotechnology field at UASVM CN. He is involved within the fields of fermentation studying the metabolic capacity of strains to convert the substrates into valuable organic compounds, immobilization of strains and bioactive compounds on different matrices, exposure of food matrices to simulated gastrointestinal juices, food waste valorization into non-dairy probiotic beverages, carbohydrate metabolic conversions in sourdough fermentation, molecular gastronomy applications, and functional innovative food products.
Cultivation of probiotic bacteria in bioreactor/semi-industrial; Immobilization/microinjection of enzymes and microorganisms; Fermentative bacterial/fungal/microalgae fermentation in aerobic/anaerobic systems; Development of innovative functional foods
