Prof. Alexandra Trif, DVM, PhD

Born on 6^th December 1945 in the city Arad, county Arad, Romania

Studies: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Timisoara, , PhD.

Actual position: Professor, Toxicology and toxicosis, Medicinal botanic

Scientific activity: PhD supervisor, 211 published papers, 11 books, text books, coordinator of 17 and coworker at 44 scientific projects.

Domain of research: Toxicology: Clinical toxicology, Food toxicology, Pharmacotoxicology, Environmental toxicology:

•  Agro ecosystem pollution with nitrates: consequences on the animal health status and on the inocuity of animal origin foods (nitrates and nitrites in food-chain, diagnosis schedules for clinical and sub clinical intoxications, the impact on female genital area and the implications on perinatale pathology in bovines and rabbits, the influence on ruminal biocenosis and nutrient digestibility in ewes, concentration in milk and meat in condition of balance and lack of balance in food-chain).

• Pesticides: insecticides (pyrethrinoides toxicity, tolerance; organo-chloride: cytotoxic mechanism in cerebral neurons; anticoagulant rodenticides: impact on hematological parameters).

•  Industrial contaminants: Aluminium: contaminant potential of the primary and secondary aluminium industry on food-chain; effect on animal health status and on foods inocuity.

• Pharmacotoxicological studies: magnetic fluids, poly (oxyethylene) functionalized with quaternary phosphonium groups, antibiotics, sulphonamides, anthelmintica a.o.

Specialization, documentation, contacts: 1990 June: Austria, Steiermark land, Veterinary practice; 1992: Vienna, 1993 Ankara, 2000: München at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary higher education; 1993 – 15.02 – 15.03 – University of Liverpool – TEMPUS – JEP 2770 – Reorganization of Veterinary Higher Education in Romania; 2003: 13-25. 01 – University of Ghent – Intensive course in the framework of Socrates Programme: “Safety in the Agro-Food Chain” – the lecture: “Transfer of some pollutants along food chain”.

Member of professional and scientific organizations: 6

Administrative function:

  - 1992-2000 member of the board of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: scientific secretary (equivalent of vice dean with scientific activity)

  - 1992-2000 member of the University Senate

  - 1992- present member of the Professorial Council of the FMV Timisoara