Organizers:
– Romanian Society of Cell Biology, Mureș Branch,
– „George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology, Târgu Mureș
Dear colleagues,
We are honored to invite you to the 41st Annual Scientific Session of the Romanian Society for Cell
Biology, which will take place in Târgu Mureș from December 11-13, 2024.
„George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology, Târgu Mureș, a
renowned institution dedicated for seven decades to training doctors and pharmacists devoted to
serving humanity, will host this much-anticipated annual event. You will have the opportunity to
explore a multicultural space that continually strives to foster a form of interpersonal communication
based on respect, tolerance, harmony, and the enrichment of cultural and scientific heritage inherited
from those who built this true citadel, always aspiring to be a place of mutual understanding.
We look forward to welcoming you with warmth and hospitality, which we are known for, in the
beautiful city situated on the upper course of the Mureș River, among gentle hills with forests and
orchards dotted with charming guesthouses, holiday homes, or pastel-colored villas. The city’s center,
once the meeting place of traders, consists of buildings constructed in the architectural style of the early
20th century. The 60-meter-high tower of the prefecture building, constructed in 1907 in the
„Secession” style, can be seen from any point in the city. The Palace of Culture offers a spectacle of
color and architectural elegance with its roof in shades of blue, white, and pink, through mosaics, basreliefs,
and frescoes, inviting you to step into the imposing hall with Carrara marble and Venetian
mirrors. From here, you will surely be tempted to enter the concert hall, the wonderful „Hall of
Mirrors,” and the Art Museum.
We also invite you to the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore and the medieval fortress with its six
bastions, the Reformed Church, the „Tower Theater,” and recently, the UMFST „GEORGE EMIL
PALADE” Museum. A stroll through Rose Square will undoubtedly lead you to the two Orthodox
Cathedrals that guard the central park at both ends. We leave you to discover other interesting places in
our city, such as the Teleki Library, a Baroque building that was once the seat of the Royal Board, the
Unitarian Church, and the Minorite Order Church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.
Thus, a high academic scientific event that will bring together distinguished specialists and
personalities in multidisciplinary research will have a unique setting in which the Romanian Society of
Cell Biology increasingly asserts its supremacy in today’s scientific world.
We sincerely hope that the meeting in Târgu Mureș will represent an important scientific event with
modern and current scientific presentation held in a space of multicultural human communication on
the ascending path of national and international recognition in this scientific field.
Venue:
Faculty of Dental Medicine
„George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology
Date:
December 11-13, 2024
Format:
Hybrid (onsite and online)
Official Organizers:
– Prof. Dr. Anca Sin, President of the Mureș Branch of the Romanian Society of Cell Biology
– Prof. Dr. Leonard Azamfirei, Rector of „George Emil Palade” UMFST Târgu Mureș
Scientific Committee:
– Maya Simionescu („N. Simionescu” Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, Bucharest)
– Leonard Azamfirei (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Anca Sin (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Ovidiu Cotoi (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Horațiu Suciu (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Angela Borda (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Alexandru Schiopu (Sweden)
– Havva Serap Toru (Turkey)
– Jochen Kuhse (Germany)
– Agneta Simionescu (USA)
– Dan Simionescu (USA)
– Hajdu Maria (Hungary)
– Camelia Monoran (Germany)
– Carmen Cotruț (UMF Iași)
– Kiss Eva (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Elena Enache (Emergency Clinical Hospital Târgu Mureș)
– Liviu Enache (Emergency Clinical Hospital Târgu Mureș)
– Gabriela Patrichi (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Sabin Turdean (UMFST Târgu Mureș)
– Catalina Pisoschi (UMF Craiova)
– Roxana Popescu (UMF Timișoara)
– Vlad Alexandru Toma (UMF Cluj-Napoca)
– Anca Hermenean (Univ. „V. Goldis” Arad)
Organizing Committee:
– Maya Simionescu
– Leonard Azamfirei
– Anca Sin
– Ovidiu Cotoi
– Loredan Stefan Niculescu
– Kiss Eva
– Raluca Marian
– Ancuța Zazgyva
– Gabriela Patrichi
– Elena Enache
– Liviu Enache
– Dragoș Baba
– Laurențiu Huma
– Anca Fărcaș
– Iuliu Cocuz
– Raluca Niculescu
– Horatiu Sabau
– Diana Chiorean
Secretariat:
– Elena Enache: dincaluminita@yahoo.com, phone: 0771 358 855
– Gabriela Patrichi: gabriela.constantin@yahoo.com, phone: 0751 437 724
– Anca Fărcaș
– Raluca Marian
Instructions:
– Abstracts for the SRBC Congress should be submitted by September 30, 2024.
– The abstract publication fee is 30 RON.
– Abstracts should be sent to dincaluminita@yahoo.com, along with the registration form (scanned
from the SRBC website) and proof of payment for the participation and publication fees. Please specify
the presentation format (oral/poster).
– If the presentation format is oral, please specify which plenary sessions or round tables you wish to
participate in with your paper.
– Abstracts should be a maximum of one A4 page, entirely in English (organizers are not responsible
for content or translation errors), Times New Roman 12pt, single-spaced. Page setup: A4 format, top 2
cm, bottom 6.5 cm, inside 2 cm, outside 6 cm, gutter 0 cm, mirror margins, new page layout, header 0
cm, footer 7.37 cm.
– The abstract title should be centered, Times New Roman 14pt bold, all caps, single-spaced.
– Authors should be centered, Times New Roman 12pt bold, single-spaced.
– Affiliation should be centered, Times New Roman 12pt italic, 1-1.5 spacing.
– Brief presentation: purpose or introduction, materials and methods, results, and conclusions; Times
New Roman 12pt, single-spaced.
– Do not change the page or text settings. Do not number the abstract page. Multiple abstracts should be
sent in separate files even if they have the same author.
– Note that the publication of the abstract in the congress volume is conditional upon payment of the
participation and publication fees.
Posters:
– Posters should have a maximum size of A0, i.e., 841 x 1189 mm. Please specify when submitting the
abstracts if you will present in poster format.
– Some of the works presented at the congress will be selected for publication. Those who wish to do so
should write the full paper according to the requirements.
Participation Fees:
– SRBC members: 300 RON
– Non-SRBC members: 350 RON
– Accompanying persons: 200 RON
– PhD students and master’s students: 150 RON
– Students: 50 RON (provided they attend full-time courses and submit a poster presentation)
– Abstract publication fee: 30 RON/abstract
– The participation fee includes the symposium folder, abstract volume, social program, lunches, and
festive dinner.
Accommodation:
Not included in the participation fee and should be paid separately by accessing the partner hotels’
offers mentioned in the announcement, specifying „for participation in the SRBC Congress.”
Payment Details:
The participation and publication fees should be paid by mandate or bank transfer to:
RO32 TREZ 4762 0F33 0500 XXXX opened at the Târgu Mureș Treasury with the following
information: University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMF) Târgu Mureș CF 4322742, str. Gheorghe
Marinescu 38, Mureș County. Please mention on the payment document: name, surname, CNP,
company name, and the name of the scientific event (SRBC Session) for which the fee is paid.
Important Dates:
– Proposals for round tables and symposia: by September 30, 2024, to anka_sinn@yahoo.com.
– Registration of participants and submission of abstracts, participation and publication fees: by
September 30, 2024.
– The registration form along with proof of payment for the participation and publication fees should be
scanned and sent in one attached file to gabriela.constantin@yahoo.com.
Official languages:
Romanian and English
Accommodation Options:
– Hotel Grand (central) 4*:
– Târgu-Mureș 540052, Piata Victoriei, 28-30
– Tel: +40 365 730 003
– Fax: +40 365 730 262
– Mobile: +40 758 087 552
– www.hotelgrand.ro
– Hotel Continental (central) 3*:
– Piata Teatrului, 56
– Tel: +40 365 265 8800
– Mobile: +40 744 772 574
– Fax: +40 365 265 8801
– www.continentalhotels.ro
– Hotel Apollo Complex SPA (3 km from the university):
– Sangeorgiu de Mureș 547530
– Tel: +40 365 265 8561
– Fax: +40 365 265 8562
– Mobile: +40 743 688 127
– www.apollo-wellness.ro
Proposed Topics:
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Cellular and molecular neurobiology
Experimental biology and disease physiology
Cell and tissue injury
Molecular medicine, genetics and biomarkers
Molecular biology in neurodegenerative pathology, non-comunicable diseases
Updates in molecular diagnostics and therapy of tumoral conditions
Virtual reality applied in university education and medical practice
Doctoral students’ session
Cell therapy, stem cell research, immunotherapy
Drug targeting, diagnose diseases, and cell pathophysiology
Varia