Curriculum vitae Personal information Name / Surname Cătoi Cornel Adress Eremia Grigorescu Street., No. 120, Cluj Napoca Telephone 0040745842788 Fax 0040264593792 E-mail cornelcatoi@yahoo.com Nationality romanian Date of birth 10.11.1966 Gender male Occupational field Work experience Education and taining Mother language Foreign languages Taught courses and practical work - teaching activity Specialisation abroad Veterinary Medicine 1992 1995 Teaching assistant, Department of Morfopathology and Necropsy Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary 1995 1998 Assistant, Department of Morfopathology and Necropsy Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary 1998-2006 Lecturer, Department of Morfopathology and Necropsy Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary 2006 until now, Professor Department of Morfopathology and Necropsy Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary 2007 PhD coordinator in normal and pathologic morphology 1981 1985 Agroindustrial High School Sibiu 1986 1992 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Since 2002, Doctor in Veterinary Medicine; Title of PhD thesis «Study of spontaneous and induced atherosclerosis in animals». Romanian English and Franch Pathology Necropsy Diagnosis Forensic Cell pathology, Comparative Oncology Cell culture and tissue technique Specialized training in Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Liege, Belgium, 3 months; Davis D.V.M. Foudation, Budapest 4-7 July, 2001.
Competence field Significant results Davis D.V.M. Foudation, Torino 17-18 september, 2002. Davis D.V.M. Foudation, Dublin 15-16 september, 2003. Davis D.V.M. Foudation, Belgrad, 2-4 June, 2005 Davis D.V.M. Foudation, Napoli, 7-10 september, 2005 Training in confocal microscopy - Olympus Europa, Hamburg, 2007 Training in confocal microscopy Zeiss, Vienna, 2008. Pathology Necropsy diagnosis; Comparative veterinary oncology; Comparative atherosclerosis; Special Techniques immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy Description of spontaneous atherosclerosis in horse, goat and dog Description of atherosclerosis lesions associated with congenital cardiovascular malformation in dogs Description of atherosclerosis lesions of pumnonary trunk associated with cardiac expansion in dog; Study the effects of hemodynamic forces on the arteries in rabbit and dog studyes on new experimental models; Description of early atherosclerosis lesions in experimental hypothyroidism in dog; Induction of early lesions in atherosclerosis by baric shokc in rabbits; Histological description, malignancy cuantification and epidemiology of tumors in animals; Description pretumorale lesions and mesothelioma asbestos induced in rat and rabbits malignancy cuantification Description of naturale and experimental gastric infection with Helicobacter species in dog, cat and rat; Diagnosis and description of virus first appeared in the Transylvania - e.g. Haemorrhagic disease of rabbit, Fall syndrome of the hens laying, Swine circoviroses; Histochemical demonstration of scrapie disease in Transylvania; Description for the first time in Romania of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in cat Description of experimental cytotoxicity of carbon nanotubes; Inflammation and vascularisation cuantification in obese adipose tissue; Cuantification of vascularisation of liver tissue in the evolution of chronic liver disease; Administrative activities Participation as expert reviewer on grants, training PhD advisor Academic vice-rector of Cluj-Napoca Member in the administrative Council of Agronomy Club; Member in Administrative Council of Studant House of Culture, Cluj-Napoca. Contract speciality advice in World Bank Project SDCB Sercaia; Profitable growth by optimizing the relationship betweenn technology buffalo maintenance, use of local feed resources and breeding (2004-2005). Reviewer to regular training in histopathology and veterinary oncology training in collaboration with Institute for Diagnosis and Animals Health Bucharest; beneficiaries histopathologists from county veterinary laboratories.. Expert in POSDRU project PhD in Schools of Excellence, Single Register, Scientific author 9 PhD studants
Participation/management national/international grants Membership in professional societies Program/Project Function Period Multiannual A Contract 40530/05.11.2003, CNCSIS COD 77 - Intimate director 2003-2005 hyperplasia control by modulating local haemodynamics CNCSIS cod 1123 Investigations on cell therapy in vascular disease - director 2006-2008 accepted for funding. World Bank Project - type C - II round cod. 39624/7 member 1999-2002 Spontaneous and animals induces atherosclerosis depending on internal, external factors and environmental pollution World Bank Project - type D - IV round cod 58 member 2000-2002 Develop a modern program multidisciplinary, mobile training and specialization in depth studies and PhDs Project type E CNCSIS; Laboratory development (Department) of member 2002 citopathology with equipment for cell culture Research Project with Institute Animal Nutrition and Faculty of Veterinary member 1996-1999 Medicine Zurich Elvetia, CEEC/NIS 1996-98, Joint Research Projects. Factors involved in the pathogenesis of enzootic hematuria of cattle, project number 7RUP048294, Coordinator Dr. Jean-Luc Riond;10.000 USD Epidemiologic and biotechnologyc study in spontaneous and animals member 1996-2000. experimental induced atherosclerosis Beneficiary: Ministry of Reseach and Technology CNCSIS Project no.4 /cod 750 Cancer cell biology: cytological and member 2004-2006 biochemical studies in spontaneous and experimental induced neoplasms to improve early diagnosis in tumors Director Prof. Dr. A.I. Baba Contract CNCSIS A64 Vascular remodeling after-lesions on animal model: member 2003-2005 Morphoclinical correlations Director Prof. Dr. Radu Căpâlneanu ; UMF Cluj- Napoca Project AGRAL 28/2006 - Increased resistance to scrapie in sheep population member 2006-2008 in Romania through assisted selection at the molecular level for sustainable development and exploatation of sheep growth, food security and human health Project CEEX module IV 165/2006 Laboratory for certification and animal member 2006-2008 germplasm cryopreservation CEEX Viasan 185/2006 Infection with Helicobacter pylori in humans and animals opportunities for transmission of infection, implication in human and veterinary pathology, typing of bacterial strains, antibiotic resistance testing (HELICOPAT-EPID) 2006-2008 CEEX Viasan 147/2006 Utilisation of micro and tissue-array technologies in determining the molecular signature of epithelial ovarian tumors with low and high potential for malignancy. Identification of candidate genes in borderline tumors angiogenesis MT-ARRAY-SIGN PNCD II - Nr. 41-072 Development through interdisciplinary research of a new drugs therapies designed to ensure neuroprotection in cerebral ischemia NEUROPROTER, Project Director Achim Ana Marcela, UMF Cluj-Napoca PNCD II 106 CP-1/ 14.09.2007 Developing research capacity and expertise of veterinary forensic laboratory by technical and methodological upgrading, loboratory accreditation, MELVET. PNCD II 42-104/2008, Photochemoprotection through natural products in cutaneous photo induced neoplasia -CHEMPROTECT PNCD II 12-131/2008, Expert system for the non invasive prognosis of hepatic chronic affections through the analysis of biologic parameters and portal hemodynamic» HEMOSEP PNCD II 42-112/2008 Evaluation and modulation of biodistribution and citotoxicity of carbon nanotubes with bimolecular applications - NANOCITOX Program IDEI cod 1484 Investigations regarding the role of inflammation and of endothelial stem cells in the neovascularisation of the adipose tissue in obesity Member in Veterinarians Association of Romania ; Member in Veterinarians College of Romania ; 2006-2008 2007-2010 Director 2007-2009 2008-2011 2008-2011 2008-2011 Director 2008-2011
Membership in national scientific societies Membership in international scientific societies Member in Romanian Cell Biology; Member in Nationale Comparative Oncology of Romania deputy general secretary; Fondator member of Comparative Medicine Institute; Fondator member of Romania Association of wild animals pathology; Member in Comparative Pathology of Romania Academy Committee Fondator member of Center for study of biocompatibility of natural and synthesis products Member of European Society of Veterinary Pathology. Member of Charles Louis Davis D.V.M. Foudation Advancement Veterinary Pathology SUA Member of editorial board Secretary of the Romanian journal of Comparative Oncology, ISSN 1582-0807; Editor of the journal Human & Veterinary Medicine - International Journal of the Bioflux Society Online ISSN 2066 7663; Printed ISSN 2066-7655 Reviewer of the work Vol. 18, No. 4 Octomber - December 2008 Romanian Journal of Veterinary Medicine Participation in SOCRATES- ERASMUS program Participation in doctoral committees thesis reviewer 2-7 June 2003. Teaching activities (18 houre) in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Cordoba University, Spain "Contribution in fox and mink etiomorphopathology studyes", author PhD studant Vlad Gheorghiţă Iasi, rector s decision no. 148 from 30.11.2005 The influence of pollutan on domestic and experience animals, author Biro A. Cornelia Aurica Cluj-Napoca rector s decision no. 160 from 25.02.2005 Biological peculiarities of experimental tumors under the action of external factors author Bogdan Sevastre - Cluj-Napoca rector s decision No. 807/21.11.2006 Study morphological, ecological and pathogenic rol of Ixodidae ticks on ruminants in the region of Mitidja, Algeria author Alia Simona Abdul Hussain Algeria, Cluj-Napoca rector s decision No. 510/18.06.2007 Histological study of organs in correlation with age and the presence of macroscopic lesions remote from cattle shlaughter for consumption, author Morosfoi Levente - Cluj-Napoca rector s decision No.784/09.10.2007 Contribution to the study of behavior in Transylvania buffalo, author Cristinel Iovănescu, Cluj- Napoca rector s decision In vitro and in silico studyes of prostate cancer Author Ramona Suharoschi - Cluj-Napoca rector s decision no. 988/15.11.2007 The influence of oxidative stress induced by aerpollutans on oxidants/antioxidants balance author CRISTINA BIDIAN UMF Cluj-Napoca rector s decision no. 8014/22.04.2008 The implications of oxidative stress in pathogenetic mechanisms of experimental toxic hepatitis, Login Cristian Cezar UMF Cluj-Napoca rector s decision no. 27562/3 november 2009. Study of breast tumors in animals, author Gal Adrian Selenium in terms of effort and hypoxia, author Leuca Violeta Mariana, UMF Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca rector s decision no. 15096/ 7 July 2009 The protective effect of some exogenous antioxidants in oxidative strss induced by ischemia and hypoxia syndrome, author Ghibu Steliana Mihaela, UMF Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca Rector s decision no. 20094/ 28 oct 2009 Phagocytic activity in exercise, author Boboş Cecilia, UMF Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca rector s decision no. 12991/ 2 June 2009 Implications of reactive oxygen species in tympan sclerosis etiopathogenity, author Raus Cătălin Dan UMF Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca Rector s decision no. 25252/ 29 oct 2009 Morphological bases in freshwater fish diseases of systematic arrangements, author Mircea Lazăr - University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Ion Ionescu de la Brad, Iaşi Rector s decision 315/2009
Expert assessoir Expert assessoir in Bulgaria research program, - octomber 2008 Expert assessoir CNCSIS and CEEX last years Expert assessoir EAEVE Work licence and dissertation Committes of admission exams and essays, completing studies approximative 100 works - 15 specialized committes for admission to doctoral studies - 5 committes for licence admission; - 4 masters admission committes; - 5 committes for study completring licence and masters Books imprint 1. CĂTOI C.- Veterinary Diagnostic Necropsy,. Academicpres Ed., Cluj-Napoca, 2003; 2. A.I. BABA, C. CATOI General Morphopathologie,. Academicpres Ed., Cluj-Napoca, 2003; 3. CĂTOI C. Special Pathological Anatomy - vol. 1,. Academicpres Ed. Cluj-Napoca, 2006. 4. BABA AI, C. CATOI Comparative Oncology, Romanian Academy Ed., 2007. Scientific papers published Over than 170 scientific papers in which: - 4 articles published in ISI impact factor Journals; - 52 articles ISI Web of Knowledge Award for scientific activity Traian Savulescu 2009 Romanian Academy Award for treaty Comparative Oncology, BABA AI, C. CATOI, Romanian Academy Ed., 2007. Diplomas, distinctions - Specialist Oncolog Veterinarians Diploma, right of free practice oncology, diploma given by Romania Veterinarians College and Romania Comparative Oncology Societies - Diploma for outstanding merits in promoting scientific and enrichment literature, offered by Academicpres Cluj- Napoca, Editure 2003 - Diploma for outstanding merits in promoting scientific and enrichment literature, offered by Academicpres Cluj- Napoca, Editure, 2009 - Diploma of Excellence for attracting and implementing European projects, offered in 2008, by Rector s of USAMV Cluj-Napoca. - Diploma of Excellence in promoting academic management and the internationalization of higher education offered in 2009 by USAMV Cluj-Napoca rectoship. International professional recognition Organization of international conferences BABA AI, C. CATOI Comparative Oncology, Romanian Academy Ed, 2007, ISBN: 973-27-1457-3 - Is taken and submitted online by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) division of National Library of Medicine (NLM) of National Institutes of Health (NIH) - SUA Member of the organizing committee (USAMV Cluj-Napoca reprezentative) of 1st EMUNI (Euromediteranean University) Research Souk Unity and Diversity of Euro-Mediterranean Identities Tuesday, 9 June 2009 Manager of Project structurale 1.: POSDRU /6/1.5/S/20 Project funds Project title: Doctoral scholarships for 50 PhD studants since octomber 2008- to octomber 2011 - ongoing contract 2. POSDRU 49598 project- Supporting participation of PhD studants in doctoral programs between 2009-2012 - under contracting Manager of guvernamental projects 1. Project no. 545 from 21.05.2009 signed with Romanian Cultural Institute for the participation project to Idaho International Dance and Music Festival.