Tania Pop
Pétange
Summary
Enthusiastic, dedicated, and fast-learning professional with a strong foundation in Pharmacy and Integrated Systems Biology. Passionate about research and laboratory work, with experience in data analysis, bioinformatics, and laboratory techniques.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Support Research Technician
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Enzymology and Metabolism Group
05.2025 - Current
- Technical contribution to research projects on rare neurogenerative metabolic disorders.
- Skills aquared: expertise in molecular biology techniques, including DNA/RNA extraction and qPCR, as well as protein extraction, overexpression, purification, and enzymatic assays. Experience in metabolite extraction and metabolomic data analysis using R/RStudio, alongside hands-on work with zebrafish larvae and mammalian cell culture (HEK293 and hNESCs, including dopaminergic neuron differentiation).
Summer Internship, Research practical and Thesis as a master student
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Enzymology and Metabolism Group
06.2023 - 09.2024
- During my master's studies, I completed a 1-month summer internship, a 2-month research practical and 6-month Master thesis project.
- Skills aquired: independence in research, biochemical and molecular biology techniques, data analysis, critical review of scientific literature, interpreting experimental results, scientific writing
Internship as a Pharmacy student
Private Pharmacies, Municipal Clinical Hospital, Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases
07.2015 - 09.2019
- During my pharmacy studies, I gained hands-on experience through six months in a community pharmacy, one month in a hospital pharmacy, and one month working in a microbiology laboratory.
- Skills aquired: patient care and counseling, pharmaceutical knowledge, communication, collaboration and teamwork, clinical pharmacy, time management, problem solving
Education
Master's degree - Integrated System Biology
University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Belval12-2024
Bachelor's and Master's degree - Pharmacy
University of Medicine And Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu'
Cluj-Napoca, Romania09-2020
Scientific Baccalaureate - Natural sciences
"George Cosbuc" National College
Nasaud, Romania07-2015
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- R programming
- MATLAB
- Adobe Photoshop
LANGUAGES
English
Full Professional
Romanian
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Community Service & Volunteer Work
- Student Organization, Volunteer, Cluj-Napoca, 2016-09, 2018-09, Volunteer in the Student Organization Pharmacist Student Organization (OSF) Image departament at University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu'., Skills aquired: responsability, profesional behaviour, basic knowledge in Photohop, creativity, Designed posters, stickers and flyers for the campaign "Your health matters"
- Art Mirror Association, Volunteer, Cluj-Napoca, 2018-01, 2020-01, Volunteer in Art Mirror Association (non-profit organization) 'Where recycling meets art'. Part of a fundraising exhibition for project E.A.R.T.H. (www.urbanmirror.ro)., Skills aquired: sustenability, recycling, upcycling, creativity and artistic collaboration, project management, environmental awareness, teamwork
LINKS
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tania-pop/
HOBBIES
I enjoy learning new cooking and baking techniques, experimenting with recipes, and discovering unique flavor combinations. I also have a passion for art and craft work, including polymer clay modeling, painting, and string art. Additionally, I enjoy tailoring, photography, playing chess, traveling, and exploring new cultures.
Timeline
Support Research Technician
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Enzymology and Metabolism Group
05.2025 - Current
Summer Internship, Research practical and Thesis as a master student
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Enzymology and Metabolism Group
06.2023 - 09.2024
Internship as a Pharmacy student
Private Pharmacies, Municipal Clinical Hospital, Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases
07.2015 - 09.2019
Master's degree - Integrated System Biology
University of Luxembourg
Bachelor's and Master's degree - Pharmacy
University of Medicine And Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu'
Scientific Baccalaureate - Natural sciences
"George Cosbuc" National College