ANITA BOSAK (neé Štuglin)

Senior Assistant, Chemist, Ph.D.

Date and Place of Birth:

January 28, 1974 in Zagreb, Croatia

Education:

1992-1998    Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb; Diploma in Chemistry. "Michaelis constants and maximum reaction rates for the hydrolysis of phenylacetate by human serum arylesterases" [B.Sc. Thesis]. Supervisor: E. Reiner.

2000-2004    Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. “Interaction of cholinesterases with enantiomers of quinuclidin-3-ol derivatives” [M. Sc. Thesis]. Supervisor: Vera Simeon.

2005-2010    Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. "Inhibition of cholinesterases by catechol and resorcinol derivatives" [Doctoral thesis]. Supervisor: Z. Kovarik.

Scientific interest

biochemistry, enzyme kinetic, interaction of cholinesterases with reversible and progressive inhibitors, stereoselectivity of cholinesterases towards enantiomers of pharmacologically active compounds

Training

December 2003.  „8th International Summer School on Biophysics, Supramolecular Structure and Function“, Rovinj, Croatia.

December 2006.  „Molecular Design and Computer Assisted Combinatorial Chemistry“, ICS-UNIDO Trieste, Italy.

October 2007.  Laboratory for Molecular Neurobiology, Medical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Working Experience:

Since 1999 Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

Memberships:

The Croatian Biochemical Society

Awards:

2009  Annual awardfor Young scientist in 2008- The Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2009  Annual Award for Young Scientists in 2008, the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health - Zagreb

Publications

Publications on CROBIB and SCOPUS