Prof. Doru Pamfil, Ph.D.

Current position: Rector

Place and date of birth:
Cluj-Napoca, county of Cluj, 1953

Family status:
Married, two children

Address:
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine,
3-5, Manastur St. Cluj-Napoca, RO-400372, Romania

Academic career:
- 1977: Graduated in Agronomy (B.Sc.), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV) Cluj-Napoca
- 1977-1989: Research and Development Station for Tree Rearing, Cluj-Napoca
- 1980-1989: Head of the Laboratory of in vitro Micropropagation, Research and Development Station for Tree Rearing, Cluj-Napoca
- 1983: Doctorate in Agronomy, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 1987 - 1990: Associate assistant, Department of Microbiology, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 1990 - 1994: Lecturer, Faculty of Horticulture, Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Micropropagation, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 1992: Member of the Faculty Council, Faculty of Horticulture, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 1992: Member of the University Senate, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 1992 – 2000: Vice – Dean, Faculty of Horticulture, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 1994 - 1998: Senior lecturer, Faculty of Horticulture, Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Micropropagation, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 1998 - present: Professor, Faculty of Horticulture, Department of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Micropropagation, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 2000-2008: Vice-rector for Research, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 2000-2008: Director of the AcademicPres Publishing House, USAMV Cluj-Napoca
- 2008 – present: Rector of USAMV Cluj-Napoca

Professional activities:
1991 Romanian Association of Vegetal Tissue Cultures – founding member;
1991 Belgian Plant Tissue Culture Group – member;
1991 The Romanian Association of Biotechnology – member;
1992 The Romanian Association of Plant Protection Transylvania – member;
1993 International Association of Plant Tissue Culture – member;
1994 American Society for Horticultural Science – member;
1995 American Society for In Vitro Biology – member;
1995 European Tissue Culture Association – member;
1997 International Association for Horticultural Science – member;
1999- Editor and reviewer in behalf of Romanian editorial board of the Journal of the Central European Agriculture;
2007 ESNA - European Society for New Methods in Agricultural Research, WG4 - Genetics & breeding - member
2000-2005 Member of the CNCSIS council, commission 5, vice-president in 2005;
2000- present, Editor of the Bulletin USAMV, Cluj-Napoca, 4 series, category B+ CNCSIS;
2001-2003 Member în MECT National Commision for Diplomas and certificates;
2002 - Member of the Consortium of the N-V Regional Agency;
2002 - Member of the European Consortium of the ONG Laboratories, Ispra, Italia;
2002 – Associate Memberof the Academy of the Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania;
2002- Member of the Director Council of the ”Agricultura Transilvaniei” USAMV, Cluj-Napoca;
2002- Director editor of the journal Notulae Botanicae, USAMV Cluj-Napoca, category B+ CNCSIS;
2003- Member of the Editorial Board of the journal ”Contribuţii botanice”, UBB, Cluj-Napoca.
2003 - Member of OMG Commission, Romanian Academy;
2004-2006 Member of National Biosecurity Commission of the Environment Ministry;
2005- Member of MECT National Commission for doctorates;
2006- Member of the National CNCSIS Council Bucuresti;
2007 ESNA - European Society for New Methods in Agricultural Research, WG4 - Genetics & breeding - member
2007- Member of MECT National Commission for etics;
2007- Member of the steering board the European Consortium of the ONG Laboratories, Ispra, Italia;

Publications:
more than 8 books, and 250 scientific papers

Research:
Director of more than 30 research national and international grants

Foreign languages:
French, English, German, Italian

Cluj-Napoca, August 2009