Blaženka Kos, PhD
Contact information
| Phone: | 4605-291 |
| Email: | blazenka.kos@pbf.unizg.hr |
Location: Laboratory for Antibiotic, Enzyme, Probiotic and Starter Cultures Technology, 4 16
Biography
Birth date: 23, October, 1968
Birth place: Zagreb
| Academic appointments | |||
| Institution | Subject | Year | |
| BSc | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | Antibacterial activity of lactic acid bacteria from genus Lactobacillus | 1992. |
| MSc | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | Physiological properties and antibacterial activity of selected lactic acid bacteria | 1995. |
| PhD | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | Probiotic concept: in vitro investigation with selected lactic acid bacteria | 2001. |
| Work experience | ||
| Position | Institution | Year |
| Young assistant | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | 1992. |
| Assistant | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | 1996. |
| Senior assistant | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | 2002. |
| Assistant professor | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | 2004. |
| Associated professor | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | 2008. |
| Full professor | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | 2012. |
| Full professor having a tenure | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | 2018. |
| Internship (1 week and more) | ||
| Institution | Place | Year |
| International Center for Theoretical Physics | Trieste, Italy | 1996. |
| Federation of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands Society for Microbiology | Veldhoven, The Netherlands | 1999, 1996 |
| European Federation of Biotechnology and Croatian Biotechnological Society | Brač, Croatia | 2000. |
| Scientific institute “Ruđer Bošković” | Zagreb, Croatia | 2003. |
| Dipartimento di agrobiologia e agrochimica, Universita' degli studi della Tuscia | Viterbo, Italy | 2004. |
| Federation of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands Society for Microbiology | Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands | 2011, 2005, 2002 |
Honours:
- “Rikard Podhorsky” Annual Award of the Croatian Academy of Engineering, 2019.
- Annual Science Award of the Republic of Croatia in the field of biotechnical sciences for the research of the probiotic activities of lactic acid bacteria, 2018.
- Silver medal for exposed results at International Exhibition of Innovations, New Ideas, Products and Technologies ARCA, 2017.
- Faculty Award for overall scientific contribution: for the achieved high quality of the scientific work, 2016
- 1st Award of the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers, for the production and application of starter cultures, on the 5th International Fair of Innovations, New Ideas, Products and Technologies ARCA, Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers, 2007.
- Acknowledgement for the long-time successful cooperation and extraordinary contribution in the promotion of high education, science and profession on the occasion of 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology University of Zagreb, 2006.
- Annual award for scientific work from the Society of university teachers, scholars and other scientists – Zagreb, 1998.
- Rector´s award for the best students works at the University of Zagreb, 1992.