Blaženka Kos, PhD

Blaženka Kos

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:

  1. “Rikard Podhorsky” Annual Award of the Croatian Academy of Engineering, 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. Silver medal for exposed results at International Exhibition of Innovations, New Ideas, Products and Technologies ARCA, 2017.
  4. Faculty Award for overall scientific contribution: for the achieved high quality of the scientific work, 2016
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Annual award for scientific work from the Society of university teachers, scholars and other scientists – Zagreb, 1998.
  8. Rector´s award for the best students works at the University of Zagreb, 1992.
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