Ivana Radojčić Redovniković, PhD

Ivana Radojčić Redovniković

Contact information

Phone: + 385 1 46 05 015
Email: irredovnikovic@pbf.hr
Email: ivana.radojcic.redovnikovic@pbf.unizg.hr

Location: Laboratory for Cell Culture Technology and Biotransformations

Biography

Ivana Radojčić Redovniković is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology at University of Zagreb. She received her diploma in Biotechnology (2001) and her doctoral degree in Biotechnology and Bioprocess engineering (2007) at the same Faculty. For the last few years, her research team in collaboration with several institutions studied some aspects regarding preparation, characterization and implementation of green solvents in food technology, biotechnology and chemical technology. Currently, she is principal investigator of projects concerning natural deep eutectic  solvents (NADES ) preparation and characterization (determination of their physicochemical properties and toxicological profile) and their application in extraction of biologically compounds from food industry waste and in biocatalysis with enzymes and microbes. Since now,  she published more than 20 scientific paper on NADES, whereby five of them are highly cited papers in the top 1% of the academic field.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
Postgraduate study of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb 2007

Doctoral Thesis

Localization of aliphatic glucosinolate biosynthesis and their potential role in plant defence

Undergraduate study of Biotechnology,

Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb

2001

Diploma Work

Analysis of cabbage and cauliflower glucosinolates and their degradation product by HPLC/UV/FL

Work experience
Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Laboratory for Cell Technology, Application and Biotransformations 2017- present Full Professor
2013-2017 Associate Professor
2009-2013 Assistant Professor
2003-2007 Assistant/Research Assistant
Project
2021-2023 ERDF ˝Sustainable wine production waste management˝ - principal investigator
2020-2023 CSF project “Rational design of natural deep eutectic solvents for chiral drugs preparation and formulation“ - principal investigator
2020-2021 Bilateral project with Republic of Austria “Natural deep eutectic solvent for biocatalytic preparation of chiral synthons by using alcohol-dehydrogenases“ - principal investigator
2020-2021 Bilateral project with Republic of China “Phenolic compounds extraction from plant-endophytes with green solvents for green technologies”- principal investigator
2017-2021 CSF project “Application of protein hydrolysates from flaxseed and hempseed oil cakes as an animal cell culture media supplement “- team member
2015-2018 CFC project “Green solvents for green technologies”- principal investigator
2015-2018           FP1306 COST Action “Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass side streams for sustainable production of chemicals, materials & fuels using low environmental impact technologies” – MC substitute
2015 University of Zagreb “Effects of plant protein hydrolysates on animal cell cultures”- team member
2013–2014 University of Zagreb ”New solvents - implementation and evaluation of environmental impacts” - principal investigator
2007-2013 MSES RH, Grant Number 058-0582261-2256 “Biologically active compounds of domestic broccoli cultivars and cocoa beans” –2012-2013: principal investigator; 2007-2012: team member
2008-2010 MSES RH, Grant Number 178-1782133-2132, “Broccoli as a functional food” - team member
Fellowships and awards
2019 The Faculty of Food technology and Biotechnology Award for achievements in scientific work
2018 International Green Extraction of Natural Products GENP2018 Award for  the Early-Career Scientist
2016     

14th International exhibition of innovations, new ideas, products and technologies (ARCA2016)

Silver medal  for innovation: „Green solvents for green technology“ presented work from CFS project

2005 Scholarship by Max Planck Society
2005 Scholarship for doctoral training by Ministry of Science and Technology
2003 Biotechnical foundation scholarship, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
2000 Rector Award, University of Zagreb
2000 Scholarship by Ministry of Science and Technology
Scientific visit
2018 Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation“ University of Chicago Chicago, SAD    
2011 Fund for Investment in Science and Innovation, Cooperation in Science and Industry and Drafting of Project Summaries, Zagreb, Croatia
2005-2006 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Jena, Germany
2003 Ruđer Bošković Institute, Methodology courses in biology and medicine: DNA and RNA, Zagreb, Croatia
2001 National Institute of Industrial Technology – Technology Investigation of Dairy Industry               Rafaela, Argentina         
Guest lectures at international conferences
2018 European Biotechnology Congress 2018, Athens, Greece - invited lecture
2018 The International Congress on Green Extraction of Natural Products, Bari, Italy - invited lecture
2017 European Biotechnology Congress, 2017., Dubrovnik, Croatia – invited lecture
2016 13th Congress of Nutrition, Beograd, Serbia, plenary lecture
2014 5th World Congress on Biotechnology, Valencia, Spain – invited lecture
Organization of scientific meetings
November 2018, Bari, Italy

The International Congress on Green Extraction of Natural Products, Bari, Italy

  • member of  scientific committee
June 2018, Zagreb, Croatia

“Natural resources, green technology and sustainable development-GREEN3“, International scientific and expert conference

  • chair of organization committee
  • co-chair of scientific committee
October 2016, Beograd, Serbia

13th Congress of Nutrition

  • member of  scientific committee
October 2016, Zagreb, Croatia

“Natural resources, green technology and sustainable development-GREEN2“, International scientific and expert conference

  • chair of organization committee
  • co-chair of scientific committee
April 2016, Dubrovnik, Croatia

FP1306 COST Action “Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass side streams for sustainable production of chemicals, materials & fuels using low environmental impact technologies”

  • member of  scientific committee
November 2014, Zagreb, Croatia

“Natural resources, green technology and sustainable development “, International scientific and expert conference

  • co-chair of organization committee
  • chair of scientific committee
Institutional responsibilities
2019 -  Member of the Scientific committee, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb
2015 -2019 Laboratory of Cell Culture Technology and Biotransformation-head  
2011-2015 Member of the Committee for graduate work, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb
2009 - Faculty council member, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb
Project reviewer
2020. Program for Excellent Projects of Young Researchers, the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
2020.  Evaluation of post-doc positions University of Insubria, The Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research
2019. Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking Call 2016, European Commission
2019. LE STUDIUM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, LE STUDIUM Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, Orleans, France
2019. OPUS, National Science Centre, Poland
2019. Croatian Science Foundation, evaluation of progress report for ongoing projects
2019. Call SONATA BIS, National Science Centre, Poland
2018. Call "PRIN 2017",The Italian Ministry for Education
2016. Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking Call 2016, European Commission
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