Overview
ROICE 2019 consolidated Romanian Antarctic research continuity.
The campaign continued directions established during ROICE 2015 and linked the earlier expeditions with the expanded environmental and pollutant focus of ROICE 2020.
Scientific Objectives
Climate impact
Study how climate change affects microbial diversity and glacial ecosystem balance.
Microbial transfer
Investigate Antarctic habitats and implications for microbial strain and pollutant transfer.
Extremozymes
Isolate microbial strains and extremozymes with potential bionanotechnology applications.
Adaptation
Study biological and human adaptation to Antarctic extreme conditions.
Field and Laboratory Activities
Field sampling followed the methodological framework established by earlier ROICE campaigns.
The team collected biological and environmental material, recorded site conditions and environmental parameters, and continued interdisciplinary work linking microbial ecology, climate change and adaptation.
Antarctic habitats
Sampling around King George Island using established ROICE methods.
Environmental context
Field conditions and parameters associated with sampled habitats.
Interdisciplinary research
Microbial ecology, climate change and adaptation in extreme environments.
Team
Expedition members.
Dr. Cristian Coman
Environmental molecular microbiology, geomicrobiology and metagenomics.
Dr. Iris Maria Tușa
Human physiology, transfusion medicine and adaptation to extreme environments.
Dr. Corina Itcus
Microbial diversity, glacial environments and extremophile microorganisms.
Expedition timeline
Five Antarctic campaigns since 2015.
Gallery
Visual record of the expedition.
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