***UPDATE: In Dilema Veche Magazine, Year VI, Nr. 316, 4-10 March 2010, reproduced integrally online with the redaction’s approval, it was published an article about Andrei Ilie’s research road in Bucharest and in Oxford.
Andrei Ilie is the winner of the prize “Student of the Year in Europe” given on Wednesday, January 6th 2010, during the Gala of the League for Romanian Students from Abroad League! Corina Tarniţă (Harvard University – Mathematics) is the “Student of the Year in North America”, and the big prize went to Theodor Braşoveanu (Princeton University – Physics).
Andrei discovered the passion for science since his first year of studentship in Medicine when, following an interview, he was given the opportunity to work in the Neuroscience Laboratory from “Carol Davila” Univ. București, coordinated by Professor Leon Zagrean.
Andrei was remarked by Associate Proffessor Mihai Moldovan from Copenhagen University, a colaborator of the Neuroscience Group in Bucharest. Under his coordination, Andrei published 4 articles in foreign scientific journals indexed in ISI, participated in numerous congresses and received the “Youngest Romanian Investigator Award” form the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research.
Andrei was an active volunteer of SOMS, showing his collegues the importance of research as a student; he was elected scientific secretary and vice-president of SOMS.
After his graduation in Medicine, Andrei received a Welcome Trust scholarship for master and PhD studies in Neuroscience at Oxford University. He graduated the first year with “Distinction”.
Presently, as a SOMS alumni member, he continues to collaborate with our association. Recently, during SOMS Autumn School, he encouraged the students to do research:
“1. It doesn’t matter where you stand at some point, but what you want to become
2. Discover what you really enjoy
3. Find the appropriate mentors
4. Work….“
Andrei is just one of the SOMS members that have become physicians and researchers in famous national and international centers. SOMS team wishes the present students to continue the SOMS tradition of success!
Foto: Andrei Ilie, Alexandra Constantinescu (SOMS President), Prof. Leon Zăgrean
