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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Branka Blagović
Born: 25th June, 1955 in Rijeka, Croat
EDUCATION
1979, Chemical Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;
1992, Master of Science, Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;
1998, Ph.D. in Biotechnological Sciences, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb,
Croatia.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1980 – 1982, Secondary schools in Rijeka
1982 – 1987, Study of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, assistant trainee
Teaching (seminars and laboratory courses): Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Research: coordination chemistry
1987 – 1999, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Medicine in Rijeka, assistant;
1999 – 2003, senior assistant;
2003 - 2008; assistant professor;
2008 , associated professor
Teaching on the Study of Sanitary Engineering
- undergraduated: General Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry;
- graduated: Yeast as a model organism (ellective subject);
Research: yeast lipids (influence growth conditions on lipid composition of the whole cells and individual
organelles; bioactive lipids in yeast biomass).
Work on projects:
1991 - 1996, Physiological activity of natural and r-DNA microorganisms;
1996 - 2002, Microbial biomass as the source of biologically active substances;
2002 - 2006, Influence of membrane lipid composition on fermentative performance of brewer’s yeast (technological project,
principal investigator);
2007 Sphingolipids – biologically active molecules;
2011. Fatty acids and polyphenols in tissue regeneration and reparation.
TRAINING ABROAD
1992 (4 months), Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Chimica delle Macromolecole, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste,
Italy (biochemistry – cell fractionation, vesicle transport)
1997 (2 months), Institut für Biochemie und Lebensmittelchemie, Technische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria (biochemistry –
cell fractionation, yeast lipid analysis)
1999 (2 months), L'Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Colmar, France (analytical chemistry – HPLC analysis of
terpenes)
2008 (1 month), Institute of Biochemistry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija (biochemistry of yeasts)
LANGUAGES
English, Italian – active
French – passive
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Partner in CEEPUS-program (2000 - );
Member of Croatian Society of Chemists and Chemical Engineers;
Member of Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Project leader and principal investigator of technological project;
Organisation of laboratory courses of general, inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry;
Organisation of courses: General Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry,Yeast as a model organism;
Member of Committee for enrolment of students;
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Member of Organizing Committee of Annual Meeting of Croatian Biochemists with International Participation, Opatija, 1994;
Member of Scientific–Organizing Committee of the XIV. Meeting of Croatian Chemists and IV. Croatian Symposium on
Chemistry and Technology of Macromolecules, Zagreb, 1995;
Member of Local Organizing Committee of XIX Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Opatija, 2005;
Mentoring student assistants for 15 years;
Participation in the organization of new university study in Rijeka, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research.
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Chromatographic methods (TLC, GC, HPLC), spectrophotometry, cell fractionation and quality determination.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
http://bib.irb.hr/
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