Danny Ionescu

Danny Ionescu
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 48)
Bucharest, Romania
NationalityIsraeli, German
Alma materSchool of Marine Sciences (B.Sc.)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (PhD)
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
SpouseMina Bizic
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology, Environmental science
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Thesis Cyanobacterial Biogeography and Nitrogen Fixation: Lessons from environmental and model organisms  (2009)

Danny Ionescu (Hebrew: דני יונסקו) is an aquatic microbial ecologist currently affiliated with the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries.[1] His primary research focus centers around the biology of giant bacteria[2][3] and microbial life in the Dead Sea.

  1. ^ http://www.igb-berlin.de. Danny Ionescu | IGB. [online] Available at: https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/profile/danny-ionescu [Accessed 1 Feb. 2024]
  2. ^ Ionescu, Danny & Bizic, Mina. (2019). Giant Bacteria. 10.1002/9780470015902.a0020371.pub2.
  3. ^ Ionescu, Danny; Volland, Jean-Marie; Contarini, Paul-Emile; Gros, Olivier. "Genomic Mysteries of Giant Bacteria: Insights and Implications". Genome Biology and Evolution. 15 (9). doi:10.1093/gbe/evad163. ISSN 1759-6653. PMC 10519445. PMID 37708391.