Dr. Daiana Petrescu

Asistent universitar – Departamentul nr. 2, Disciplina Biochimie, Universitatea de Medicină ?i Farmacie din Craiova.

Arii de interes:

• Diagnostic si tratament al depresiei si al tulburarilor afective;
• Managementul tulburarilor anxioase si al atacurilor de panica;
• Evaluarea si abordarea burnout-ului, a stresului persistent si a epuizarii psihice;
• Tulburari de somn asociate afectiunilor psihiatrice, inclusiv insomnie;
• Diagnostic si tratament al tulburarilor psihiatrice majore;
• Tulburari neurocognitive si demente;
• Interventii farmacologice pentru sevraj si managementul simptomelor asociate;
• Suport terapeutic pentru pacienti cu tulburari de personalitate;
• Consiliere psihiatrica si monitorizarea evolutiei tratamentului;
• Abordare integrata a relatiei dintre stres, tulburarile afective si sanatatea cerebrala.

Cursuri postuniversitare:

• Program de formare psihopedagogica, Nivelul I – Universitatea din Craiova;
• Program de formare psihopedagogica, Nivelul II – Universitatea din Craiova.

Publicatii:

• The Intersection of Epigenetics and Senolytics in Mechanisms of Aging and Therapeutic Approaches – Biomolecules (2025);
• Translatability of life-extending pharmacological treatments between different species – Aging Cell (2024);
• Molecular Mechanisms of Healthy Aging: The Role of Caloric Restriction, Intermittent Fasting, Mediterranean Diet, and Ketogenic Diet – Nutrients (2024);
• Molecular mechanisms underlying major depressive disorder and post-stroke affective disorders – Journal of Affective Disorders (2024);
• Age-related decline in protein turnover highlights cystatin C dysfunction and links proteostasis collapse to neuroinflammation in the murine cortex – Biogerontology (2025);
• Genetic plasma biomarkers associated with ischemic stroke – Clinical Ageing (2023);
• Long-term treatment with chloroquine increases lifespan in middle-aged male mice possibly via autophagy modulation, proteasome inhibition and glycogen metabolism – Aging (Albany NY) (2022).

Participare la cercetare si proiecte medicale: 

• Activitate de cercetare si publicare in domenii precum neuropsihiatria, imbatranirea cerebrala, tulburarile afective si neuroinflamatia;
• Dezvoltarea unei noi metode de analiza a eficacitatii terapeutice a veziculelor extracelulare mici (exosomi) derivate din celule stromale mezenchimale in accidentul vascular cerebral ischemic – cercetator (2021–2022);
• Targeting macrophages/monocytes in the aged ischemic brain by pharmacological, genetic and cell-based tools - student-doctorand cercetator (2023);
• Program regional de preventie, depistare precoce, diagnostic si tratament (2025 - prezent);
• COMPAS – Comunitate educationala mobilizata pentru un viitor academic sustenabil (2025 - prezent);
• Inovatie si Antreprenoriat Studentesc. Dezvoltarea Ecosistemului Antreprenorial Studentesc (2025);
• Antreprenor de succes - UMFCV (2023–2024).

Membru in societati medicale:

• Asociatia Romana de Psihiatrie si Psihoterapie (ARPP);
• Colegiul Medicilor Dolj;
• Casa Medicului si Farmacistului.