Danny Ionescu

Danny Ionescu (Hebrew: דני יונסקו) is an aquatic microbial ecologist leading a research group in the department of Environmental Microbiomics at the Technische Universität Berlin.His Master's thesis, titled "Characterization of an endoevaporitic microbial community in the Eilat salterns by fatty acid analysis and stable isotope labeling",[5] reflected his research focus during this period.In 2005, Ionescu embarked on a Ph.D. degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as part of the peace project "Bridging the Rift",[6][7][8][9] in collaboration with Prof. Muna Hindiyeh[10] and Prof. Mohhamad Wedyan.[12] During his first postdoctoral research, starting in 2009, at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Ionescu led the first scientific diving exploration of the Dead Sea.[18] His work at the Max Planck Institute included studies on the interaction between minerals and microbial cells, conducted Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in Sweden[19] and on the island of Kiritimati,[20] as part of the collaborative researcher group FOR571.
Four photographs of a series of underwater fresh water springs found in the Dead Sea, approximately 1.8 km west of Mitzpe Shalem, in 2010 by Danny Ionescu
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