Dr. Claudia A. Dumitru

Dr. Claudia A. Dumitru currently heads the research division of the Department of Neurosurgery of the University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany. Her main studies focus on characterizing the pathophysiology of brain tumors, especially glioblastoma.Former positions and research interests:– Laboratory leader, Department of Neurosurgery, Nordstadt Hannover Hospital, Germany. Main research topic: biomarkers in glioblastoma.– Post-Doc, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Essen, Germany. Main research topic: immune modulation in head and neck cancer.– Post-Doc, Institute of Molecular Biology, University Hospital Essen, Germany. Main research topic: sphingolipids in chemotherapy-induced apoptosis.– Doctoral studies at the Institute of Molecular Biology, University Hospital Essen, Germany. Thesis: “Regulation and function of acidic sphingomyelinase (ASM) and ceramide in TRAIL-induced apoptosis”.– Postgraduate studies in biology, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, Romania. Thesis: “Ultrastructural evaluation of oocyte maturation competence in different mammalian species”.