Farmaceutski-biokemijski fakultet

University of Zagreb
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
since 1882

prof. dr. sc. Marijana Zovko Končić

E-mail: mzovko@pharma.hr
Phone: 01 6394 792
Address: Department of Pharmacognosy
Marulićev trg 20/II, 10000 Zagreb

prof. dr. sc. Marijana  Zovko Končić

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Marijana Zovko Končić, PhD is an associate professor at the Department of Pharmacognosy. She teaches graduate courses Pharmacognosy II and Phytotherapy and at postgraduate specialist study of Phytotherapy with Nutrition Therapy she teaches courses Herbal drugs in cosmetics, Dietary supplements for athletes, Biotechnological drugs of plant origin and Rational phytotherapy. At postgraduate specialist study Dermatopharmacy and cosmetology she teaches the subject Natural products in dermatopharmacy. Her scientific interests include natural products, their isolation, structure elucidation and biological activity, with special emphasis on antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of secondary metabolites and plant extracts. Furthermore, she is interested in solubilization of secondary metabolites using hydrophilic polymers of natural origin, as well as in optimization of extraction and solubilization procedures by using experimental design.

Education:

  • 2004 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, Postgraduate study, academic title: Master of science, field of science: biomedicine and health
  • 1998 Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb, Graduate study of Pharmacy, academic title: Master of Pharmacy

Work experience:

  • 2012-today: associate professor at Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2007–2012: assistant professor at Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2004–2007: senior assistant at Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2003–2004: assistant at Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 1998–2003 research assistant at Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb

Visiting positions:

  • May 2014- October 2014. Department of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens
  • May 2014-June 2014. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo
  • January 2009- January 2010. Department of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens
  • May 2006- June 2006. Institute of Pharmacognosy, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria
  • November 2002- May 2003. Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Vienna, Austria
  • April 2002- May 2002. Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Projects:

  • Associate on four project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia: Biotics and xenobiotics (1998.-2002., project ID: 006243), Active substances and excipients – synthesis, characterization and activity (2002.-2005., project ID: 0006543), Investigation of bioactive substances and biological activity of medicinal plants (2004.-2006., project ID: 0006531) i Antioxidant and šprooxidant activity of medicinal plants on hepatocytes (2006.-2013. project ID, 006-0061246-1251)
  • Principal researcher on BICRO POC4 project Water-soluble propolis using natural polymers (2012-2013., project ID: 0006531 POC4 38).
  • Principal researcher on project funded by the University of Zagreb: Isolation and modulation of antioxidative properties of plant polyphenols by the use of cyclodextrins (2014-2014).

Awards and honours:

  • User of FIDES scheme in year 2013

Memberships:

  • Phytochemical Society of Europe (2011.-today)

Other:

  • 2010 –today: ECTS coordinator of Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • Travel Grant for congress, Natural Products Chemistry, Biology and Medicine, Acquafredda di Maratea Italy, 2008.

The works included in the Croatian scientific bibliography (CROSBI)