Personal information

Surname(s) / First name

Kljaković-Gašpić / Zorana

Address

Ksaverska cesta 2, P. O. Box 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia

Telephone

+385 1 4673 188

Fax

+385 1 4673 303

E-mail
Web address

zorana.kljakovic-gaspic@imi.hr
www.imi.hr

Nationality

Croatian

Date of birth

6 October 1972

Identification number from Records of Scientific Workers

232340

Work experience

• Dates (from – to)

May 2006 to present

Name and address of employer

Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, P. O. Box 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia (as above)

Type of business or sector

Scientific research in Analytical Toxicology and Mineral Metabolism Unit

Occupation or position held

Research assistant

Main activities and responsibilities

Biological monitoring of occupational and environmental exposure to metals; research on health effects of metals in humans: effects on blood pressure, male reproductive function, immune function, oxidative stress; investigation of interaction of toxic metals (lead, cadmium) with essential elements (calcium, copper, zinc and selenium) in humans; evaluation of various biomarkers of internal dose and sub-clinical effect of metals in humans

• Dates (from – to)

November 1995 to April 2006

Name and address of employer

Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 21000 Split, Croatia

Type of business or sector

Marine chemistry

Occupation or position held

Research assistant

Main activities and responsibilities

Biogeochemistry of trace metals in marine environment; active biomonitoring of trace metals in the environment; field work; instrumental analysis of trace metals in environmental samples; Research on mercury and methyl-mercury distribution in marine systems

Education

Date

1999. – 2003.

Place of education

Zagreb, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing education

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Postgraduate study in natural sciences, Chemistry

Title or qualification awarded

Ph. D. in Chemistry

Date

1995. – 1999.

Place of education

Zagreb, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing education

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Postgraduate study in natural sciences, Oceanology

Title or qualification awarded

M. Sc. in natural sciences – Geosciences, Oceanology

Date

1991. – 1995.

Place of education

Split, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing education

University of Split, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology
Graduate study in Chemical Technology - Technology of Mediterranean Cultures

Title or qualification awarded

B. Sc. in Chemical Technology

Training

Year

February 2005

Place of training

Zagreb, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing training

Croatian Metrology Society

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

Seminar on uncertainty in analytical measurement

Year

April 2004

Place of training

Trogir, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing training

Croatian Metrology Society

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

Seminar on  validation of analytical methods

Year

2002

Place of training

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Name and type of organisation providing training

Institute Jožef Stefan, Environmental Chemistry Unit

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

Training on analysis of organic mercury species in environmental samples

Year

2001

Place of training

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Name and type of organisation providing training

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Marine Environmental Laboratory

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

Training course on the analysis of trace inorganic contaminants in marine samples

Year

2000

Place of training

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Name and type of organisation providing training

Institute Jožef Stefan, Environmental Chemistry Unit

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

Training on analysis of inorganic mercury species in environmental samples

Year

1997

Place of training

Zagreb, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing training

Institute Ruđer Bošković

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

Training course ‘European Union guidelines for eco-toxicological research’

Personal skills and competencies

Mother tongue

Croatian

Other language(s)

Language

English

Speaking

Independent user (B2) for spoken interaction and production

Writing

Independent user (B2)

Understanding (listening and reading)

Proficient user (C2)

Social skills and competencies

Team work: 5 national and 2 bilateral research project participations.

Technical skills and competencies

Computer skills: good command of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™) and similar (Statistica, SAS)

Driving licence(s)

I am holder of a Croatian drivers licence. Category B vehicle.

Annexes

Selected research papers (1995-2010)

• Kašuba V, Rozgaj R, Milić M, Želježić D, Kopjar N, Pizent A, Kljaković-Gašpić Z. Evaluation of lead exposure in battery-manufacturing workers with focus on different biomarkers. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 2010; 30(4):321-328.
   
• Kožul D, Herceg Romanić S, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Veža J. Levels of organochlorine compounds in the mediterranean blue mussel from the Adriatic Sea. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2009; 83(6):880-884.
   
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, BognerD, Ujević I. Tracemetals(Cd, Pb, Cu, ZnandNi) insedimentofthesubmarinepitDragonear(SolineBay, Rogoznica, Croatia). EnvironGeol. 2009; 58(4):751-760.
   
• Matijević S, Kušpilić G, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Bogner D. Impact of fish farming on the distribution of phosphorus in sediments in the middle Adriatic area. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2008;56(3):535-548.
   
• Davis WC, Christopher SJ, Pugh RS, Donardo FX, Krupp EA, Point D, Horvat M, Gibičar D, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Porter BJ, Schantz MM. Certification of methylmercury content in two fresh-frozen reference materials: SRM 1947 Lake Michigan fish tissue and SRM 1974b organics in mussel tissue (Mytilus edulis). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2007;387(7):2335-2341.
   
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Odžak N, Ujević I, Zvonarić T, Barić A. Biomonitoring of trace metals (Cu, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Zn) in the eastern Adriatic using the Mediterranean blue mussel (2001-2005). Fresen Environ Bull. 2006;15(9 A):1041-1048. (4 citations)
   
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Odžak N, Ujević I, Zvonarić T, Horvat M, Barić A. Biomonitoring of mercury in polluted coastal area using transplanted mussels. Sci Total Environ. 2006;368(1):199-209.
   
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Antolić B, Zvonarić T, Barić A. Distribution of cadmium and lead in Posidonia oceanica (L.) delile from the middle Adriatic sea. Fresen Environ Bull. 2004;13(11 B):1210-1215.
   
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Zvonarić T, Vrgoč N, Odžak N, Barić A. Cadmium and lead in selected tissues of two commercially important fish species from the Adriatic Sea. Water Res. 2002;36(20):5023-5028.
   
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Ujević I, Barić A. The Mediterranean blue mussel as an environmental indicator of metal pollution in the coastal area of Eastern Adriatic. Fresen Environ Bull. 2002;11(9B):620-625.
   
• Odžak N, Zvonarić T, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Barić A. Biomonitoring of copper, cadmium, lead, zinc and chromium in the Kastela Bay using transplanted mussels. Fresen Environ Bull. 2001;10(1):37-41.
   
• Odžak N, Zvonarić T, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Horvat M, Barić A. Biomonitoring of mercury in the Kastela Bay using transplanted mussels. The Science of the Total Environment. 2000;261(1-3):61-68.
   
• Ujević I, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, BognerD. Influence of suspended matter on cadmium accumulation in sediment from Kaštela Bay, Adriatic Sea, Croatia. Acta Adriatica 2010;51(1): 79-88.
   
• Pizent A, Čolak B, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Telišman S.Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) in serum in relation to blood lead concentration and alcohol consumption in men. Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju. 2009;60(1):69-78.
   
• Matijević S, Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Bogner D, Gugić A, Martinović I. Vertical distribution of phosphorus species and iron in sediment at open sea stations in the middle Adriatic region. Acta Adriatica. 2008;49(2):165-184.
   
• Matijević S, Kušpilić G, Kljaković-Gašpić Z. The redox potential of sediment from the Middle Adriatic region. Acta Adriatica. 2007;48(2):191-204.
   
• Kljaković-Gašpić Z, Ujević I, Zvonarić T, Barić A. Biomonitoring of trace metals (Cu, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Zn) in Mali Ston Bay (eastern Adriatic) using the Mediterranean blue mussel (1998-2005). Acta Adriatica. 2007;48(1):73-88.