Laboratory for Biology and Microbial Genetics
At the premises of the Department for Technical Botany and Microscopy of the Faculty of Technology, University of Zagreb, Kršnjavoga 25, the Laboratory for Microbiology of the Food Technology Department of the Faculty of Technology was founded in 1956. When the Laboratory for Microbiology moved into the new building, Pierottijeva St. 6, in 1960/61, the Laboratory for Biology with Technical Microscopy within the Department of Microbiology was founded. The head of the Laboratory until 1979 was Prof. Anto Jurilj, PhD, and the scientific activity of the Laboratory was in the field of phylogeny and systematics of diatoms and microbiology of cereals.
From 1979, the Laboratory was managed by Prof. Marija Alačević, PhD, and from 1994 to 2011, the head was Prof. Jasna Franekić, PhD. During this period, the focus of the Laboratory’s research was on microbial and molecular genetics and evolution as well as breeding of industrial microorganisms by using classical genetic methods and methods of recombinant DNA.
In addition, molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis and DNA repair have also been researched in the Lab. Through its history, the Laboratory has developed cooperation with food, biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries as well as with many scientific and higher education institutions in the country and abroad.
Employees
| Name and surname | Academic title | Job title |
|---|---|---|
| Ksenija Durgo | PhD | Full Professor |
| Lidija Šver | PhD | Full Professor |
| Ana Bielen | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Reno Hrašćan | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Ivan-Krešimir Svetec | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Tomislav Vladušić | PhD | Assistant Professor |
| Anđela Miljanović | PhD | Scientific Assistant |
| Marina Svetec Miklenić | PhD | Scientific Assistant |
| Ana Huđek Turković | mag. ing. | Scientific Assistant |
| Angela Matanović | mag. ing. | Scientific Assistant |
| Ana Slišković | mag. ing. | Scientific Assistant |
| Dora Pavić | mag. | Scientific Assistant |
| Grozdana Kuleš | Technical Associate | |
| Maja Valentić | Technical Associate |
Associates
| Name and surname | Academic title | Job title |
|---|---|---|
| Branko Vitale | PhD | Senior Scientist |
| Dušica Vujaklija | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Marija Brgles | PhD | Senior Scientific Associate |
| Krešimir Gjuračić | PhD | Assistant Professor |
| Maja Lang Balija | PhD | Scientific Associate |
| Ivana Bošnjak | PhD | Senior Scientific Assistant |
| Maja Markušić | BSc | Scientific Assistant |
| Alemka Jaklin Kekez | Associate | |
| Tihana Kurtović | Associate | |
| Krešo Bendelja | PhD | Associate |
| Ivan Bielen | PhD | Associate |
| Dubravko Forčić | PhD | Associate |
| Alenka Gagro | PhD | Associate |
| Beata Halassy | PhD | Associate |
| Alemka Markotić | PhD | Associate |
| Mirjana Šimić | PhD | Associate |
| Mirjana Turkalj | PhD | Associate |
| Vesna Šporec Dragović | MSc | Associate |
Courses (preddiplomski)
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Basic of Human Physiology | 32438 | 5 |
| Biology 1 | 24139; 24161; 24195 | 5 (N:4) |
| Biology 2 | 24159; 24162; 24202 | 5 (N:4) |
| Genetic Engineering | 39804 | 4 |
| Immunology for Nutritionists | 39843 | 3 |
| Molecular genetics | 32425 | 5 |
Courses (diplomski)
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Ecogenetic Studies | 33004 | 2 |
| Genetics of Eukaryotes | 31704 | 4 |
| Genetics of Industrial Organisms | 53262 | 3 |
| GMOs in Food Production | 53261 | 3 |
| Human Physiology | 53266 | 4 |
| Immunology | 53242 | 4 |
| Mechanisms of Evolution | 53256 | 3 |
Courses (doktorski)
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Ecogenetics | 165603 | 3 |
| Evolution and biotechnology | 165605 | 3 |
| Mechanisms and effects of biologically active compounds on cell cultures | 165629 | 3 |
| Microbial genetics and genetic engineering | 165665 | 5 |
| Molecular-genetic methods in control of microbiological food safety | 165601 | 3 |
| Nutrigenomics | 165636 | 3 |