Bojan Žunar, PhD
Contact information
Phone: | + 385 1 4605 153 |
Email: | bzunar@pbf.hr |
Location: Laboratory for Biochemistry
Biography
Birth date:
21 January 1988
Birth place:
Varaždin
Work Experience:
2020 - ongoing: Assistant professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology in the Laboratory for Biochemistry, University of Zagreb.
2019 - 2020: Assistant professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology in the Laboratory for Biology and Microbial Genetics, University of Zagreb.
2017 - 2019: Postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology in the Laboratory for Biology and Microbial Genetics, University of Zagreb.
2012 - 2017: Junior scientific assistant at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology in the Laboratory for Biology and Microbial Genetics, University of Zagreb.
Education:
2012 - 2017: Postgraduate PhD Study in Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb.
2011: Master of Bioindustrial Techniques, University of Orleans.
2011: Master of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb.
2009: Bachelor of Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb.
Research Projects:
2018 - ongoing: "Sustainable production of biochemicals from secondary lignocellulosic raw materials"; Croatian Science Foundation
2015 - 2016: "Enhancing the competitiveness of Croatian researchers in the field of molecular biotechnology"; European Social Fund
2014 - 2018: "Sustainable production of bioethanol and biochemicals from agricultural waste lignocellulosic raw materials", Croatian Science Foundation
2011 - 2014: “Palindromes in genomes and mechanisms of gene replacement in yeast”, Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
Science organizations and bodies:
Croatian Association of Genetic Engineers (member since 2011)
Croatian Microbiological Society (member since 2013)
Croatian Society of Biotechnology (member since 2015)
Awards:
2011: Rector's Award for the student work "Interdependence of intrachromosomal recombination and chromosome duplication in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Zagreb, Croatia.
2008: Dean's Award, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb, Croatia.