User:JernejTurnsek

I am a second year graduate student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) PhD program at Harvard University.

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Jernej Turnšek

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Jernej Turnšek | Ph.D. Student

Harvard Medical School | Department of Systems Biology | 200 Longwood Avenue | Boston, MA 02115

Phone: 617-797-5386 | Fax: 617-432-5012 | Email: turnsek@fas.harvard.edu

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Interests

Ernst Haeckel: Diatoms

• Biomineralization | Biomaterials
• Enzymology | Protein Engineering
• Marine Microbiota | Marine Natural Products
• Phase Transitions in Cell Biology
• Astrobiology | Space Exploration | Origins of Life

Publications

1. Conrado RJ, Wu GC, Boock JT, Xu H, Chen SY, Lebar T, Turnšek J, Tomšič N, Avbelj M, Gaber R, Koprivnjak T, Mori J, Glavnik V, Vovk I, Benčina M, Hodnik V, Anderluh G, Dueber JE, Jerala R, and DeLisa MP. DNA-guided assembly of biosynthetic pathways promotes improved catalytic efficiency. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Feb;40(4):1879-89. DOI:10.1093/nar/gkr888 |

Past Affiliations

• Ginkgo BioWorks, Inc., Boston, MA (10/2012 - 06/2013) | Ginkgo BioWorks
• Jerala Lab at the National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia (05/2010 - 07/2012) | Jerala Lab

Selected Awards & Accomplishments

• Grand Prize, World Champion, iGEM 2010 | Learn more about iGEM Slovenia 2010
• Gold medal, BIOMOD 2011 | Learn more about BIOMOD Slovenia 2011

Education

• University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Diploma in Biotechnology, 06/2012
• Diploma thesis entitled: "Synthetic biology approach towards improvement of carotenoid biosynthetic pathway using zinc fingers"

Sports

• Olympic distance triathlon PR | Lobsterman Triathlon 09/2014: 2h 40' 33"
• 26.2 PR | Baystate Marathon 10/2013: 3h 30' 55"
• 13.1 PR | Boston's Run to Remember 05/2013: 1h 26' 30"
• University of Ljubljana basketball champion in 2008 and 2009.