1.

Permannt employment of a researcher

Program group researcher Boštjan Genorio returned from a two-year study visit abroad and was employed permanently as a teacher for Materials chemistry at a Chair for materials and polymer engineering.

D.11 Other

2.

Finalist for the Mentor of the year 2015 - prof. dr. Iztok Turel, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology

Youg reasearchers propsed Iztok Turel as a finalist for the Mentor of the year 2015 award. Theinterview was recorded on this occasion.

D.10 Educational activities

COBISS.SI-ID: 1536670147

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Special issue: practical applications of metal complexes

Program group member Iztok Turel was an editor of special issue of the journal Molecules, which was devoted to practical uses of metal complexes. He wrote the editorial.

C.03 Guest-associated editor

COBISS.SI-ID: 1536289987

4.

Fighting diabetes: design of vanadium and zinc compounds as antidiabetic drugs

Invited plenary lecture

B.04 Guest lecture

COBISS.SI-ID: 1536659907

5.

Krka Prize for PhD thesis: Coordination compounds of first row transition metals with potential hypoglycemic activity.

Young researcher Tanja Koleša Dobravc developed synthesis of novel vanadium and zinc compounds with improved antidiabetic activity. Special achievement of her work is incorporation of 6-substituted analogues of pyridine-2-carboxylic acid on V and Zn. Prepared coordination compounds interact with blood serum proteins apo-transferrine and human serum albumin and in vitro inhibit free fatty acids release from adipocites. Results were published in four scientific papers (Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, pp. 7960; Monatsh. Chem., 2014, 145, pp. 1263; New J. Chem., 2015, 39, pp. 4265; Acta Chim. Slov., 2015, 62, pp. 261). Dr. Tanja Koleša Dobravc received Krka Prize for her PhD thesis https://www.krkinenagrade.si/media/bin?bin.id=5877.

E.01 National awards

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