Speakers - CARWC2025

Biography

Manole Cojocaru was born in 1951 in Bucharest, Romania. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Carol Davila” of Bucharest, Romania, where he obtained an MD title in 1977, and his PhD in 1997. He is currently a Research Scientist at SciRes I. He received a specialist license in laboratory medicine in 1984 and in allergology and clinical immunology in 1997. He is a European specialist in laboratory medicine (EuSpLM). Between 1981 2 and 08, he organized and developed a modern laboratory and also achieved the leading position of Laboratory Head in Colentina Clinical Hospital of Bucharest. Between 2008 and 2016, he was the chief of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at ”Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinical Centre for Rheumatic Diseases of Bucharest. Since 2009, he has been a Professor of Medical Physiology and Immunology. Since 2022, he has been a Professor of Allergology and Clinical Immunology at ”Titu Maiorescu” University, Faculty of Medicine of Bucharest. In 2001, he founded the Romanian Society for External Quality Assurance in Laboratory Medicine (RoEQALM), of which he was the President-elect between 2001 and 2009. From 2009 to 2013 he was the president-elect for the Romanian Society of Laboratory Medicine (RSLM),  and Secretary of the Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation (BCLF) between 2008-2011. He had served as the Commission Member of Laboratory Medicine in the Health Ministry. Currently, he is the president-elect of the Romanian Medical Association for Plasmapheresis. Since 2023, he has been an associate member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists. Cojocaru’s research interests focus on improving current assays and developing new diagnostic methods in laboratory immunology; he is an expert in the screening and diagnosis of autoimmune diseases. He has published several book chapters, edited books published by international publishers, and attended more than 500 international conferences as an invited speaker. He has a remarkable publishing activity with more than 260 research items in peer-reviewed journals and several books. He has 3427 citations, h-index 29, i10-index 62. He is the Editorial Board member of several Scientific Journals and a reviewer for several journals in various countries. He is interested in physiology, pathophysiology, biochemistry, allergology, clinical immunology, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, clinical sexology, quality control and management, research, and laboratory management. He serves as the mentor to numerous graduate students and takes part in Post-Graduate Education Programs (Specialty and PhD). He took part in the organization of several Advanced Courses and Workshops. Besides many other duties, Manole Cojocaru has organized several symposia and congresses. He has received several awards.