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'''University of Ljubljana, Slovenia'''
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'''[http://www.fkkt.uni-lj.si/en/ Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology] (FCCT)'''
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'''[http://bio.ijs.si/chair.htm Biochemistry Chair]'''
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FCCT Biochemistry Lab is formally organized as Biochemistry Chair (in the traditional European meaning of the word) and is involved in teaching biochemistry courses for students of chemistry, pharmacy, biochemistry and laboratory biomedicine. We also teach enzymology, recombinant DNA technology and conduct in part several other theoretical and practical courses.
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FCCT Biochemistry Lab is formally organized as Biochemistry Chair (in the traditional European meaning of the word) and is involved in teaching biochemistry courses for students of chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry and laboratory biomedicine. We also teach enzymology, recombinant DNA technology and conduct in part several other theoretical and practical courses.  


Our research is focused on two main topics: proteinases & inhibitors and snake toxins & evolution. For decades, research work was performed within the [http://www.ijs.si/ijsw/JSI J. Stefan Institute] [http://bio.ijs.si/ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]. Additionally, we are planning to start our own topic on allergens and a collaboration on humanization of monoclonal antibodies.
Our research was focused was for a long time on two main topics: proteinases & inhibitors and snake toxins & evolution, both mainly within the [http://www.ijs.si/ijsw/JSI J. Stefan Institute] [http://bio.ijs.si/ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]. A novelty was a collaboration on humanization of monoclonal antibodies with the national Blood Transfusion Centre (2008-11), followed by two research grants, one on epithelial cell-adhesion molecule (2009-12) and one on APOBEC3 antiviral proteins (cooperation with J. Stefan Institute, 2009-12). A recent project is focused on nuclear transport mechanisms (2011-14, cooperation with the Biomedical Research and Innovative Society), while proteases continue to be studied by analyzing allosteric modifiers of cysteine cathepsins (2011-2013). Synthetic biology was an important issue since 2006. Recently we joined an international consortium for a EU FP7 project on cyanobacterial biofuels called [http://cyanofactory.eu CyanoFactory] (2012-2015) where our topic is development of a new approach to biosafety of genetically modified cyanobacteria.
 
In 2006, we will participate at the international genetically engineered machine competition ([http://parts2.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page iGEM2006]).
 
 
'''Group Members'''
 
[http://www.fkkt.uni-lj.si/en/?408 Brigita Lenarcic], Assoc. Prof. (Head) - ''the protease inhibitors expert''
 
[http://www.fkkt.uni-lj.si/en/?417 Metka Renko], Assoc. Prof. (FCCT Vice-Dean) - ''the carboxypeptidases expert''
 
[http://www.fkkt.uni-lj.si/en/?381 Marko Dolinar], Asst. Prof. - ''the recombinant DNA expert''
 
[http://www.fkkt.uni-lj.si/en/?219 Vera Zupunski], PhD (currently postdoc with Cancer Research, London) - ''the evolution expert''
 
Nika Lovsin, PhD (currently postdoc at UCSF) - ''the retroposons expert''
 
[http://www.fkkt.uni-lj.si/en/?450 Petra Prijatelj], PhD - ''the phospholipases expert''
 
Jernej Palcic, PhD student (1st year) - ''not expert yet, but on his way to lipocalin expert'' ;-)
 
Matjaz Malavasic, tehnician - ''the busy man''

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University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology (FCCT)


FCCT Biochemistry Lab is formally organized as Biochemistry Chair (in the traditional European meaning of the word) and is involved in teaching biochemistry courses for students of chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry and laboratory biomedicine. We also teach enzymology, recombinant DNA technology and conduct in part several other theoretical and practical courses.

Our research was focused was for a long time on two main topics: proteinases & inhibitors and snake toxins & evolution, both mainly within the J. Stefan Institute Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. A novelty was a collaboration on humanization of monoclonal antibodies with the national Blood Transfusion Centre (2008-11), followed by two research grants, one on epithelial cell-adhesion molecule (2009-12) and one on APOBEC3 antiviral proteins (cooperation with J. Stefan Institute, 2009-12). A recent project is focused on nuclear transport mechanisms (2011-14, cooperation with the Biomedical Research and Innovative Society), while proteases continue to be studied by analyzing allosteric modifiers of cysteine cathepsins (2011-2013). Synthetic biology was an important issue since 2006. Recently we joined an international consortium for a EU FP7 project on cyanobacterial biofuels called CyanoFactory (2012-2015) where our topic is development of a new approach to biosafety of genetically modified cyanobacteria.

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