Died: 2018
Department of Bioprocess Engineering,
Emeritus of the Academy (admitted 1994)
B.Sc. Biotechnology (1962), Ph.D. Biotechnology (1969), all from the Faculty of Technology, University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology,
Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb
tel: +385 1 4605288, fax: +385 1 4605065,
e-mail: jasna.kniewald@pbf.hr
Secretary of the Department of Bioprocess Engineering of the Academy (1993 – 1997)
Chairwoman of the Committee for International Relations of the Academy (2005 – 2009)

Member of the HATZ Scientific Council (2013 – 2017)
Environmental Protection, Pesticide Toxicology, Toxicity Processes in Reproductive Biochemical Mechanisms, Cell Culture Technology In Vitro esting/Trial Methods

1. Kniewald J., (1993): Metodika znanstvenog rada, university textbook, U. of Zagreb, publ. Multigraf, Zagreb,

2. Kniewald J., Jakominić M., Tomljenović A., Šimić B., Romac P., Vranešić Đ., Kniewald Z. (2000): Disorders of male reproductive tract under the influence of atrazine. J. Appl. Toxicol. 20, 61-68. 2,60 IF,

3. Kmetič I., Gaurina Srček V., Slivac I., Šimić B., Kniewald Z., Kniewald J. (2008):  Atrazine exposure decreases cell proliferation in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO-K1) cell line. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 81, 205-209. 2,48 IF,

4. Kmetič I., Radošević K., Murati T., Šimić B., Kniewald Z., Kniewald J. (2009): Lindane –induced cytotoxicity and the role of vitamin E in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO-K1) cells. Toxicol. Mechan. Meth, 19, 518-523. 1.37 IF,

5. Hayes T.,B., Anderson L.,L., Beasley V.,R., de Solla S.,R., Iguchi T., Ingraham H., Kestemont P., Kniewald J., Kniewald Z., Langlois V.,S., Luque E.,H., McCoy K.,A., Munoz-de-Toro M., Oka T., Oliveira C.,A., Orton F., Ruby S., Suzawa M., Tavera-Mendoza L., E., Trudeau V., L., Victor-Costa A., B., Willingham E. (2011) Demasculinization and feminization of male gonads by atrazine: Consistent effects across vertebrate classes. J. Steroid Biochem. Mol.Biol. 127, 64-73. IF 2.66.

Selected scientifc projects:

“Hormones, reproduction and environmental influence”, principal investigator, Cooperative Research Project PN JFP 873, 1989 – 1994, United State Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA – YU fund,

“Biological markers in reproductive toxicology”, principle investigator, PN 4-07-059, 1991 -1995, Ministry of Science Republic of Croatia,

“Intercellular mechanisms in reproductive toxicology”, principle investigator, PN 058104, 1996 -2001, Ministry of Science Republic of Croatia,

“Reproductive toxicology and effects of xenobiotics”, principle investigator, PN 0058010, 2002 – 2006, Ministry of Science Republic of Croatia,

“Endocrine-active substances in food and disorders of reproductive system”. Principle investigator, PN 058-0582184-2232, 2006 – 2009, Ministry of Science Republic of Croatia.

Activity and work of common professional meaning:

United States Department of Agriculture: “Certificate of Appreciation” for the scientific endeavors and accomplishments resulting in the successful completion of the Cooperative Research Project with the U.S. Department of Agriculture entitled: “Hormones, Reproduction and Environmental Influence”, January 20, 1995

“The Ocean and its Environment as a Source of Food Production”, Lecture presented at Oceans and the World’s Future: 16^thConvocation of the CAETS Cairns, July 10-14 2005, Queensland, Australia. Published in Annual 2006 of the Croatian Academy of Engineering p. 15-36.

Secretary of Department of Biotechnical Sciences 1994 – 1997 and Secretary of Department of Bioprocess Engineering of Croatian Academy of Engineering 1997 – 2001,

President of the Board for International Cooperation 2000 – 2004 and 2005 – 2009 and Member of the Scientific Council of the Croatian Academy of Engineering 2009 – 2013 and 2013-2017

From 1993 reviewer of more than 60 research projects for the Ministry of Science Republic of Croatia, the European Commission in Biotechnical Sciences, and The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences