**Diana Roxana Pelinescu**

Associate Prof. Pelinescu Diana, PhD, has a research activity spanning over 20 years, which has mainly been carried out at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology. Her studies were mainly focused on: microorganisms (lactic acid bacteria and yeasts) with biotechnological potential; analysis of microbial biodiversity from human and animal gastrointestinal tracts and from fermented foods; the gut microbiota diversity and dynamics in the presence of some bioactive compounds like mushroom extracts, tea, probiotics, synbiotics, and nutraceuticals; mechanisms involved in the beneficial effects of food supplements and plant extracts; biotechnological studies on obtaining microbial biomass and bioactive compounds; and in vitro analysis of nanomaterials influence on human and microbial cells.
