Editor-in-Chief
It is with deep sadness that we inform you that our dear colleague and friend, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Food Technology and Biotechnology and distinguished professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology at the University of Zagreb, Dr Sc Vladimir Mrša, professor emeritus, passed away over the weekend after a long and serious illness.
With his passing, the scientific community has lost a respected member, an outstanding scientist, an enthusiast of scientific publishing and an advocate of open science, but above all a dear friend and colleague who educated generations of young scientists and experts and helped them to find their own way.
He will always remain in our hearts and we will endeavour to justify his trust in us, and we will continue to advocate for excellence in scientific research and the promotion of open science.
Deputy Editors
Božidar Šantek | UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB |
Božidar Šantek, PhD, graduated in 1990 from the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb in the area of biotechnology. He won MSc degree in 1994 and PhD in 1996 at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, where he has been promoted from Assistant to Full Professor. His scientific work covers different fields of bioprocess enginering and biotechnology, with special interest in the construction of bioreactors and scale-up, mahtematical modelling of bioprocesses as well as malting and brewing technology. He was guest researcher at the Faculty of Technology, University of Bielefeld, Germany, during 2001 and 2002. He leads research group that works on the integrated hybrid bioprocesses and sustainability of organic solvent production. He acts in the capacity of reviewer for Food Technology and Biotechnology.
Draženka Komes | UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB |
Draženka Komes was born on September 28, 1974 in Varaždin. She graduated from the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, with BSc in 1998, and earned her PhD degree in 2003, in the field of Food Technology, also from the same Faculty. She was employed in 1998 as a scientific assistant at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, where she became full professor in 2013. Draženka is the head of the Laboratory for chemistry and technology of carbohydrates and confectionery products. Her research interests include the extraction and characterization of properties and biological activity of bioactive compounds (polyphenols, methylxanthines, vitamins) and carbohydrates derived from different plant and food products as well as immobilization and implementation of bioactive compounds in the production of functional food products (confectionery products, coffee, tea). She has published over 90 scientific papers and 50 of them are cited in CC database. The great number of published papers is the result of intensive scientific research and involvement in three European (FP7, COST, LdV), four national scientific, three bilateral projects and one developmental project in collaboration with the Croatian Ministry of Defense. Draženka Komes is the lead organizer and initiator of the national professional meeting Functional Food in Croatia and the national student competition Ecotrophelia. She was awarded the Vice-chancellor’s award of University of Zagreb, Annual award of the Society of the university teachers, scholars and other scientist of Zagreb, Annual award of Croatian Academy of Technical Sciences and National award for scientific achievements in the Biotechnical field.
Ivona Elez Garofulić | UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB |
Ivona Elez Garofulić, PhD (MSc in Food Technology 2009; Ph.D. in Biotechnical Sciences 2015), Associate Professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology University of Zagreb, Croatia. Her research area includes processing and preservation of fruits, vegetables, aromatic herbs and spices, application of advanced extraction techniques for isolation of plant bioactives (microwave-assisted, ultrasound-assisted, pressurized liquid extraction), encapsulation technologies (spray drying, freeze drying, electrostatic extrusion) and chromatographic techniques for characterization of plant bioactives (HPLC-DAD, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS). She has been involved as collaborator or leader of work packages in several international and national scientific projects in her research area as well as in several cooperation projects for knowledge and technology transfer with industry. She is author and co-author of more than 50 publications indexed in the Web of Science (1419 citations, h-index 20 by November 2024) and has participated in more than 60 international scientific conferences. She was awarded with Golden medal at 8th international fair of innovations in agriculture, food industry and agricultural mechanization (Agro ARCA) for successful implementation of the project “Marasca Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus var. Marasca) as an Ingredient for Functional Food” (2015).
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