Farmaceutski-biokemijski fakultet

University of Zagreb
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
since 1882

prof. dr. sc. Biljana Nigović

E-mail: bnigovic@pharma.hr
Phone: 01 6394 453
Address: Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
A. Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb

prof. dr. sc. Biljana Nigović

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Biljana Nigović, PhD is a full professor with tenure and head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis. She is a course teacher of Pharmaceutical Analysis in graduate study and Polymorphism of Pharmaceuticals in PhD programme (Pharmaceutical Biochemical Sciences) as well as Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals, Selected Instrumental Methods in Analysis of Topical Preparations, Analytics and Toxicology of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Analytical Procedures for Identification of Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Products in Postgraduate Specialist Studies. Her scientific interests include development of novel electroanalytical, capillary electrophoresis and chromatographic methods and design of nanosensors for analysis of pharmaceuticals.

Education:

  • 1992. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb, academic title: PhD, field of science: biomedicine and health
  • 1989. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb, Postgraduate study of Pharmaceutical Sciences, academic title: Master of Science, field of science: biomedicine and health
  • 1987. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb, Graduate study of Pharmacy, academic title: Master of Pharmacy

Work experience:

  • 2012-today: full professor with tenure at Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2007-2012: full professor at Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2002-2007: associate professor at Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 1997-2002: assistant professor Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 1995-1997: senior research assistant at Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 1992-1995: Pliva Pharm. Inc., Research and Development, Zagreb
  • 1987-1992: assistant at Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb

Visiting positions:

  • 1988. Fakultät für Chemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gemany

Projects:

  • Principal researcher on project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia: Investigation of new methods in analysis of drugs and bioactive substances (2007-2013, project ID: 006-0061117-12406). Principal researcher on projects funded by the University of Zagreb: 1) Nanosensors and novel analytical methods for pharmaceuticals and bioactive molecules (2016), 2) Development and application of novel analytical methods for pharmaceuticals and bioactive molecules in complex samples (2015), 3) Development of nanosensors and advanced analytical methods for pharmaceutical analysis (2014) and 4) Novel electroanalytical, capillary electrophoresis and chromatographic methods in quality control of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements (2013). Project leader of professional project funded by Pliva Pharm. Inc.: Chromatography (2007). Associate on seven national and three international research projects (1987-today).

Awards and honours:

  • Invited reviewer of over a hundred research papers in respectable international scientific journals (J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., J. Electroanal. Chem., Electrochim. Acta, Bioelectrochemistry, Talanta, Sensor Actuat. B: Chem., Anal. Lett., Anal. Sci., J. AOAC Int., J. App. Electrochem., Spectrochim. Acta, Monatsh. Chem., J. Agric. Food Chem., J. Electrochem. Sci. Eng., J. Liq. Chrom. Rel. Technol., Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. etc.)
  • Travel grant for Thirteenth European Crystallographic Meeting, Trieste, Italy, 1991.
  • Travel grant for Computational Methods in Chemical Design, Molecular Modelling, Theory and Experiment, Elmau, Germany, 1990.

Memberships:

  • Pharmacopoeia Committee of the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (2014-today)
  • Scientific Field Committee of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medical Science, Public Health and Health Care, Dentistry and Pharmacy (2013-today)
  • Editorial Board Member of the Journal ISRN Pharmaceutics (2010-today)
  • American Nano Society (2010-today)
  • Council of the Croatian Chamber of Pharmacists (2007-2011)
  • Croatian Pharmaceutical Society (2002-2012)

Other:

  • Mentorships of sixty graduation thesis and three student papers awarded the Rector¢s Award
  • Mentorships of three doctoral dissertation and ten specialist postgraduate thesis
  • Science and Research Committee of Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb (2006-2014, 2016-today)
  • Education Committee of Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb (2003-2006)

The works included in the Croatian scientific bibliography (CROSBI)