CHAIR OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Faculty of Chemistry and Chem. Technology
University of Ljubljana		    Slovenian Pages

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University of Ljubljana (UL)
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SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
  

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Faculty of Chemistry and Chem. Technology (UL)

Phone: +386 (0)1 2419 484
Fax: +386 (0)1 2419 487		  

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Slovenian Biochemical Society
  Head: Prof. Dr. Brigita Lenarcic  



BASIC INFORMATION

The Chair of Biochemistry is located at the J. Stefan Institute (JSI) and is closely linked to JSI Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  The only undergraduate Biochemistry programme in Slovenia is taught at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology in Ljubljana since 1998/99. It is a 4 year programme + preparation of the B.Sc. thesis in the 5th year.


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FACULTY and STAFF:

Prof. Dr. Metka Renko
Lecturer of biochemistry for students of pharmacy, chemistry and biochemistry. Since October 2005, she is vice-dean of the FCCT.

Prof. Dr. Brigita Lenarčič
Professor Brigita Lenarcic is lecturer of biochemistry and enzymatics. In 2001, Dr. Lenarcic was awarded by ISI as most cited Slovenian woman scientist in the period 1991-2001. Since 2005, she is head of the Biochemistry Chair.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Marko Dolinar
Teaching assistant Marko Dolinar is lecturer of Recombinant DNA Technology, Biochemistry and Biological Membranes. He also leads Biochemistry Seminars and practical courses of Recombinant DNA Technology.

Dr. Vera Župunski
Teaching assistant Vera Zupunski was mainly involved in preparing the practical course of biochemistry. She was postdoctoral fellow with Cancer Research in London (UK) between 2005 and 2007.

Dr. Nika Lovšin
Teaching assistant Nika Lovsin is guiding practicals in general biochemistry. She returned from her postdoctoral stay at the University of California, San Francisco in October 2006.

Dr. Petra Prijatelj
Teaching assistant Petra Prijatelj is instructor for various practical courses in biochemistry, including protein structure and recombinant DNA technology.

Dr. Miha Pavšič
Teaching assistant Miha Pavšič is contucting practical courses in Enzymatics, Bioinformatics and some others. He joined our group in 2007/8.

Nives Škrlj joined in October 2006 as doctoral student / junior researcher. She works on humanization of monoclonal antibodies.

Matjaz Malavašič is technician.


Alumnus:

Prof. Dr. Franc Gubenšek
Professor of biochemistry, corresponding member of the Slovenan Academy of Sciences and Arts, former president of the J. Stefan Institute Board of Governors, former head of the Biochemistry Chair, member of EMBO. He was lecturer of biochemistry for chemistry and biochemistry students; retired in October 2004.

Prof. Dr. Vito Turk
 Professor of biochemistry, corresponding member of the Slovenan Academy of Sciences and Arts, former director of the J. Stefan Institute, former head of the Biochemistry Chair, member of EMBO. He was lecturer of biochemistry for chemistry and pharmacy students. Now, he works at the J. Stefan Institute Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, which he was heading for over two decades.

A more detailed presentation of the Biochemistry Chair is on its OpenWetWare pages.

Slovenian biochemists abroad:

Dr. Andrej Šali, molecular structural biologist at the University of California, San Francisco, Professor of Computational Biology in the Departments of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research.  Dr. Boštjan Kobe, structural biochemist at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, won the Minister's Award for Achievement in Life Science in September 2001.  Dr. Kristina Djinović-Carugo is professor of biomolecular crystallography at the Vienna University since Sept. 2004.

Last updated: February 4, 2009.

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