Program group researcher Boštjan Genorio returned from a two-year study visit abroad and was employed permanently as a teacher for Materials chemistry at a Chair for materials and polymer engineering.
D.11 Other
Youg reasearchers propsed Iztok Turel as a finalist for the Mentor of the year 2015 award. Theinterview was recorded on this occasion.
D.10 Educational activities
COBISS.SI-ID: 1536670147Program group member Iztok Turel was an editor of special issue of the journal Molecules, which was devoted to practical uses of metal complexes. He wrote the editorial.
C.03 Guest-associated editor
COBISS.SI-ID: 1536289987Invited plenary lecture
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 1536659907Young researcher Tanja Koleša Dobravc developed synthesis of novel vanadium and zinc compounds with improved antidiabetic activity. Special achievement of her work is incorporation of 6-substituted analogues of pyridine-2-carboxylic acid on V and Zn. Prepared coordination compounds interact with blood serum proteins apo-transferrine and human serum albumin and in vitro inhibit free fatty acids release from adipocites. Results were published in four scientific papers (Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, pp. 7960; Monatsh. Chem., 2014, 145, pp. 1263; New J. Chem., 2015, 39, pp. 4265; Acta Chim. Slov., 2015, 62, pp. 261). Dr. Tanja Koleša Dobravc received Krka Prize for her PhD thesis https://www.krkinenagrade.si/media/bin?bin.id=5877.
E.01 National awards
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