Conf. Dr. Dorina PODAR
Student courses:
- Plant Histology and Anatomy
- 1st year undergraduate (Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Biology)
- Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- undergraduate year III (Biochemistry) and optional for year IV (Industrial Biotechnologies)
- Ecological Biochemistry
- optional course for undergraduate year III (Biochemistry, Industrial Biotechnologies)
- Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
- master – optional course (Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies)
Research interests:
- Metal ion transporters involved in plant nutrition and resistance/tolerance to environmental stress factors
- Interactions between plant and microorganism within the rhizosphere, in heavy metals contaminated soils
- Phyto-/bioremediation of the environment
- Anatomy as a tool to assess plant biodiversity
Selected publications
Văcar CL, Covaci E, Chakraborty S, Li B, Weindorf DC, Frențiu T, Pârvu M, Podar D (2021) Heavy Metal-Resistant Filamentous Fungi as Potential Mercury Bioremediators.
- Fungi, 7(5), 386. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050386
Tiodar ED, Văcar CL, Podar D (2021)
Phytoremediation and Microorganisms-Assisted Phytoremediation of Mercury-Contaminated Soils: Challenges and Perspectives.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18: 2435. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052435
Balázs HE, Schmid CAO, Cruzeiro C, Podar D, Szatmari P-M, Buegger F, Hufnagel G, Radl V, Schröder P (2021)
Post-reclamation microbial diversity and functions in hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) contaminated soil in relation to spontaneous HCH tolerant vegetation,
Science of the Total Environment, 767: 144653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144653
Balázs HE, Schmid CAO, Podar D, Hufnagel G, Radl V, Schroeder P (2020)
Development of microbial communities in organochlorine pesticide contaminated soil: a post-reclamation perspective.
Applied Soil Ecology, 150: 103467
Podar D, Macalik K, Réti KO, Martonos I, Török E, Carpa R, Weindorf DC, Csiszár J, Székely G (2019)
Morphological, physiological and biochemical aspects of salt tolerance of halophyte Petrosimonia triandra grown in natural habitat. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 25(6):1335-1347
Menguer P, Vincent T, Miller AJ, Vincze E, Borg S, Preben BH, Sanders D, Podar D. (2018)
Improving zinc accumulation in barley endosperm using HvMTP1 transition metal transporter
Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16(1): 63-71
McGladdery C, Weindorf DC, Chakraborty S, Li B, Paulette L, Podar D, Pearson D, Kusi NYO, Duda B. (2018)
Elemental assessment of vegetation via portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) spectrometry
Journal of Environmental Management, 210: 210-225
Balazs ZR, Roman A, Balazs HE, Căpraș D, Podar D. (2016)
Rediscovery of Cypripedium calceolus L. in the vicinity of Cluj-Napoca (Romania) after 80 years
Botanical Contribution, LI: 43-53
Farkas A, Butiuc-Keul A, Ciatarâş D, Crăciunaș C, Podar D, Dragan-Bularda M. (2013)
Microbiological contamination and resistance genes in biofilms occurring during the drinking water treatment process,
Science of the Total Environment, 443: 932-938
Podar D, Scherer J, Noordally Z, Herzyk P, Nies D, Sanders D. (2012)
Metal selectivity determinants in a family of transition metal transporters
Journal of Biological Chemistry 287: 3185-3196
Books, chapters, student handbooks and others
Pop-Păcurar I, Podar D. (2017)
Biologie cls a V-a,
Grupul Aditorial ART, București, ISBN 978-606-710-357-1
Podar D. (2013)
Chapter 2: Plant Growth and Cultivation
Plant Mineral Nutrients: Methods and Protocols, Ed. Maathuis, FJM., Vol. 953: 23-45
Maathuis FJM., Podar D. (2011)
Chapter 13 – Efficient uptake and utilization of cations: K/Ca/Mg
The Molecular Basis of Nutrient Use Eficiency in Crops, Eds Hawkesford MJ. & Barraclough PD., Wiley-Blackwell doi:10.1002/9780470960707.ch13.
Podar D.
Plant Histology and Anatomy_course handbook
Plant Biochemistry and Molecular _course handbook
Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology__course handbook
Research projects:
2020-2022 Decontamination of heavy metal polluted soils by exploiting plant rhizosphere interactions”; National grant PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-5254; contract no.: 390PED/2020; budget: 600.000 lei = 100.000 EUR)
2020-2024 Trace metal metabolism in plants EU COST Action CA19116; without budget for salaries; project director: Prof Hendrik Küpper, Czeck Republic
2015-2017 Remediation potential of native facultative metallophytes and the associated rhizosphere microbiota CNCSIS-UEFISCSU PN-II-RU-TE- 2014-4-2727 (550 000 Lei = 125.000 EUR)
2010-2012 Plant Cation Diffusion Facilitator Transporter Family – investigation of metal recognition, binding and transport sites. CNCSIS-UEFISCSU PNII – PD 424/125/2010.
2004-2005 Influence of zinc and pH of soil on uptake of Cd by lettuce. Implications on human health risk assessment models. Td 46/2004 – CNCSIS.
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