Personal information

Surname / First name

Vihnanek Lazarus / Maja

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

mlazarus@imi.hr
www.imi.hr

Nationality

Croatian

Date of birth

21 July 1980

Work experience

• Dates (from – to)

December 2003 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

Type of business or sector

Scientific research in Analytical Toxicology and Mineral Metabolism Unit

Occupation or position held

 Research Associate

Main activities and responsibilities

Investigator on research projects; toxicokinetics and toxicodinamics of toxic elements and their interaction with essential elements, biomonitoring of elements in wildlife

Education

Date

2003 - 2009

Place of education

Zagreb, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing education

Universityof Zagreb, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Postgraduate study in natural sciences, Biology-Toxicology

Title or qualification awarded

Ph. D. in Biology

Date

1998 - 2003

Place of education

Zagreb, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing education

Universityof Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology

Title or qualification awarded

B. Sc. in Nutritional Technology

Training

Year

10-16 September 2004

Place of training

Plitvice Lake, Croatia

Name and type of organisation providing training

EUROTOX in colaboration with the Croatian Toxicological Society

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

Basic Toxicology Course (seminar and workshop)

Personal skills and competencies

Mother tongue

Croatian

Other language(s)

Language

English

Speaking

Independent user (B2)

Writing

Independent user (B2)

Understanding (listening and reading)

Proficient user (C1)

Language

German

Speaking

Independent user (B1)

Writing

Independent user (B1)

Understanding (listening and reading)

Independent user (B2)

Language

Italian

Speaking

Independent user (B1)

Writing

Independent user (B1)

Understanding (listening and reading)

Independent user (B2)

Language

Spanish

Speaking

Basic user (A2)

Writing

Basic user (A2)

Understanding (listening and reading)

Basic user (A2)

Social skills and competencies

Good ability to work in team gained through everyday lab work and leisure team activities.

Technical skills and competencies

Ability to handle and implement new analytical methods. Work with laboratory animals.
Computer skills: good command of Microsoft OfficeTM tools and similar (Statistica)

Artistic skills and competencies

Dance as a leisure activity

Other skills and competencies

Badmington and trekking as leisure activities

Driving licence(s)     

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