Barbu Vasilica graduated in 1991 from the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest. Since 2003 she taught lectures in the Department of Food Science, Food Engineering and Applied Biotechnology at the Faculty of Food Science and Engineering. Associate Professor since 2009. Her professional research activity is oriented towards the microencapsulation of different biologically active compounds from plants and their confocal analysis to obtain functional foods with health benefits. The research work is defined by: 5 books, 88 papers, 14 research projects of which 4 as a manager, patents awarded with Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva.