Vladimir Mrša
Full professor – tenure
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
Born: 1957
Education:
Year of awarding diploma degree: 1980
Year of awarding PhD degree: 1984
Business address:
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb
Phone number: +385 1 4605 293
e-mail address: vmrsa@pbf.hr, vmrsa@hatz.hr
Academy membership: Full member
Year of admission to HATZ: 2013
Affiliation with the Academy Department: Department of bioprocess engineering
Professional activities
Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:
- 2019. – principal investigator at the project financed by the Croatian Scientific Foundation “Biotechnological Application of Incorporation of Heterologous Proteins in Yeast Cell Walls”
- 2015 – 2019. principal investigator at the project financed by the Croatian Scientific Foundation “Molecular Mechanisms for Incorporation of Homologous and Heterologous Proteins in Yeast Cell Wall and their Application in Biotechnology”
- 2007. – 2015. principal investigator at the project financed by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education, and Sport “Mechanisms of Incorporation of Proteins in Yeast Cell Walls”
- 2002. – 2007. collaborator at the project financed by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Technology “Regulation of Expression and the Role of Yeast Extracellular Proteins”
- 1996. – 2002. collaborator at the project financed by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Technology “Gene Expression and Role of Yeast Extracellular Proteins”
- 1991. – 1996. collaborator at the project financed by the Croatian Ministry of Science and Technology “Regulation of Synthesis and Secretion of Yeast Glycoproteins”
- 1999. principal investigator of the project “Acarbose”, collaboration with Pliva Inc. Zagreb
Area of scientific and professional interest:
- Yeast Molecular Biotechnology
- Microbial Enzymes of biotechnological Importance
- Expression of Heterologous Proteins in Yeasts
- Incorporation of Homologous and Heterologous Proteins in Yeast Cell Walls –Cell Surface Engineering
- Metabolism of Vitamins and Ions in Human Cells
Memberships in scientific or professional associations:
- International Commission for Yeasts – International Union of Microbiological Societies
- Croatian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Croatian Society for Biotechnology
- Croatian Microbiological Society
Awards or recognitions:
- 2019. Award of the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology for Scientific Excellence
- 2017. Honorary Membership in the Hungarian Microbiological Society
- 2016. Medal of the Order of Academic Palm, Republic of France
- 2006. Recognition of the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology “for longterm successful collaboration and excellent contribution in high education, scientific work, and profession”
- 1996 Recognition of the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology “for successful work in the Society, and contribution to the development of Croatian biochemistry”
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