Blaženka Kos
Full professor having a tenure
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
Born: 1968
Education:
Year of awarding diploma degree: 1992
Year of awarding PhD degree: 2001
Business address:
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb
e-mail address: bkos@pbf.hr
Academy membership: Associate member
Year of admission to HATZ: 2017
Affiliation with the Academy Department: Department of bioprocess engineering
Professional activities
Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:
- 2019-2023 scientific project “Potential therapeutic biomolecules of next-generation probiotics” (HRZZ IP-2019-04-2237)
- 2015-2019 scientific project „Probiotics and starter cultures – surface proteins and bacteriocins“ (HRZZ IP-2014-09-7009)
- 2015-2016 menthor on the project of European Social Fund “Monitoring biodynamics mixed cultures using the newly developed method of taking fingerprints” Research Fellowships for professional development of young researchers and postdoctoral students (Project leader: doctoral student Ena Melvan)
- 2015-2016 Leader of working group for the development of qualification standards for undergraduate study of Biotechnology and graduate studies of Bioprocess engineering and Molecular biotechnology at Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb in the frame of the project of European Social Fund „Improvement of study programs in the biotechnical field according to the principles of The Croatian Qualifications Framework (CROQF)”, Project leader: Prof. Mirjana Hruškar, PhD
- 2016 University of Zagreb support project “Surface (S)-layer proteins and bacteriocinogenic activity of probiotics”
- 2013-2017 project co-leader (2016-2017) with prof. Jagoda Šušković,PhD on cooperation with Podravka d.d. “Development of Processed Infant Foods with Probiotics”
- 1997-2002 supporting scientific project “Hypocholesterolemic activity of lactic acid bacteria” (MZT RH, 058001)
Area of scientific and professional interest:
- microbial ecology
- technology of probiotics and starter cultures
- technology of antibiotics
- technology of enzymes
- technology of microbiota biotherapeutics
Memberships in scientific or professional associations:
- Croatian Society of Biotechnology
- Croatian Microbiological Society
- Croatian Association of Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists
- Society of University Teachers, Scholars and other Scientists – Zagreb, Croatia
- Croatian Dairy Union
Awards or recognitions:
- 2019 “Rikard Podhorsky” Annual Award of the Croatian Academy of Engineering
- 2018 Annual Science Award of the Republic of Croatia in the field of biotechnical sciences, for the application of scientific-research results for the investigations of probiotic activity of lactic acid bacteria
- 2017 Silver Medal for Exposed Results at International Exhibition of Innovations, New Ideas, Products and Technologies ARCA and 2007 First Prize of the Association of Polish Innovators at ARCA
- 2016 Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution – for recognised high quality in scientific work
- 1998 Annual award by The society of university teachers, scholars and other scientists in Zagreb
Bibliography:
Blaženka Kos – researchgate.net