prof. dr. sc. Lidija Bach Rojecky

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Associate professor Lidija Bach-Rojecky works at Department of Pharmacology. She is Head of Department since 2012. She teaches Pharmacology (mandatory course in graduate study programmes in pharmacy and medicinal biochemistry), Experimental pharmacology (elective course for graduate pharmacy students) and Pharmaceutical care (mandatory course for graduate pharmacy students) as well as Molecular pharmacology in postgraduate doctoral study and specialist study programmes (Clinical pharmacy and Drug development). Her scientific interests are: investigation of pathophysiological mechanisms of different types of chronic pain states and investigation of mechanisms of action of novel antinociceptive drugs.

Education:

• 2006: University of Zagreb School of Medicine, PhD (Biomedicine and health, basic medical sciences)
• 2002: University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Master of Science (Biomedicine and health, pharmacy)
• 1997: University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Master of pharmacy (MPharm)

Working experience:

• Academic year 2010./2011.-today: Vice-Dean for Education, University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
• 2014 – today: Associate professor at Department of Pharmacology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
• 2009 – 2014: Assistant professor at Department of Pharmacology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
• 1997 – 2006: Assistant at Department of Pharmacology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry

Visiting positions:

• 2007 and 2009: One-month scientific training at Department of Clinical Neurochemistry at Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

Sceitnific projects:

• Researcher at MZOS project: “Neurotransmitori i novi mehanizmi djelovanja lijekova i otrova”, project leader: prof.dr.sc. Zdravko Lacković (2007.-2013.)
• Researcher at DAAD project “Antinociceptive activity of botulinum toxin type A: new mechanisms of action, new indications? (project leaders: prof. dr. sc. Zdravko Lacković, prof. dr. sc. Maja Relja, prof. dr. sc. Peter Riederer) (2005.-2012.)

Awards:

• Best poster presentation at 39th International Danube Symposium and 1st International Congress on ADHD, Wuerzburg 2007.

Memberships:

• Croatian Pharmacological Society (since 1997.)
• The Federation of European Pharmacological Soceities and the Interantional Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (since 1997.)

Other activities:

• Faculty represenatative at University Biomedical Council (since 2011.)
• Member of the Committee for the recognition of foreign higher education qualifications at Croatian Chamber of Pharmacists ( since 2013.)
• Ethical Committee at Ministry of Agriculture (since 2014.)