Olga Burduniuc is a Medical Doctor with a background in Microbiology. She holds a Master's degree in Public Health and a Ph.D. thesis in Microbiology. Dr. Burduniuc is holding the position of Head of the AMR Reference Microbiology Laboratory at the National Agency for Public Health (NCPH). More than 15 years of professional in Microbiology, 8 years of managerial experience, and 10 years in teaching medical students at the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu", National College of Medicine and Pharmacy "Raisa Pacalo". Public health specialist with a strong background and experience in scientific research in the field of epidemiological surveillance of AMR, microbiological diagnostic of communicable disease, and biosafety and biosecurity issues She founded the Moldavian Biosafety and Biosecurity Association (MDBBA), of which she currently serves as President. She founded the scientific journal "One Health and Risk Management" for increasing the visibility of scientific research and also to encourage collaboration between MDBBA and similar national and international organizations. Dr. Burduniuc has experience working with the World Health Organization, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Chair of General Committee representative of Moldovian NAC in EUCAST.

Research Area: Microbiology, Biosafety and Biosecurity.