Mihnea I. Nicolescu
Associate Professor at Carol Davila University, Bucharest, teaching histology and regenerative dentistry, and visiting lecturer at King's College London. Away from the microscope: Romania's Brewers Cup champion and a two-time national Carcassonne champion. Four pursuits, one habit — looking closely.
Education
Two decades teaching histology and regenerative dentistry across Bucharest and London — and a FameLab science-communication win.
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Books, chapters, and 50+ papers on telocytes, salivary regeneration, and oral biology.
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Thirty competitions and counting — national champion, now bound for the World Brewers Cup.
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Two-time Romanian Carcassonne champion and member of the national team.
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Why these belong on the same page
A tissue section, a coffee extraction, and a Carcassonne board are read the same way — by resolving detail without losing the whole, trusting the senses while distrusting the obvious.
The microscope taught me to see structure; competition taught me to perform under it. Each field sharpens the others, and the same instinct runs through all four.