doc. dr. sc. Lovorka Vujić

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PROFILE

Lovorka Vujić, PhD is an assistant professor at the Department of Food Chemistry. She is the head of graduate course “Nutritional Biochemistry” for Medicinal Biochemistry studies and an associate of graduate courses “Environmental Health” and ”Nutrition Therapy”. Her scientific work is focused on the development of functional food with improved nutritive and protective properties, and is based on research of the possibility of using different raw materials in the formulation of the next generation of nutraceuticals.

EDUCATION

• 2013. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Postgraduate doctoral study, academic title: PhD, field of science: Biomedicine and health
• 2001. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Graduate study of Medical biochemistry, academic title: Master of Medical biochemistry

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2015-today: assistant professor at the Department of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb
• 2013- 2015: senior assistant at the Department of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb
• 2003-2013: assistant at the Department of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb
• 2003: „Kemolab“ d.o.o.-laboratory equipment and diagnostic tests
• 2001/2002: University Clinic for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases “Vuk Vrhovac”

PROJECTS

• Associate on on project HRZZ „Valorization of olive waste in sustainable food innovation“ (project number: IUP-2014-09-9143, 2015.-2018.)
• She was a collaborator in two scientific projects financed by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of Republic of Croatia: project No. 006621, Cereal based confectionery products: Nutritive and technological investigations (2002-2006) and project No. 006-1130475-0159, Functional foods: dietetic cereal-based products (2007-2013).

MEMBERSHIPS

• Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists (2003- today)

OTHER

• 2003 - passed the state exam