PhD Dušan Turk

PhD Dušan Turk
no.: 04988 source: ARIS

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Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
1.05.00  Natural sciences and mathematics  Biochemistry and molecular biology   
4.06.00  Biotechnical sciences  Biotechnology   
Keywords
Structural biology, x-ray diffraction, proteases, inhibitors, inhibitor design
Bibliography Representative bibliographic units | Personal | COBISS+
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source: SICRIS
Evaluation (metodology)
Evaluation of bibliographic research performance indicators according to ARIS methodology
source: COBISS
source: ARIS
Points
481.51
A''
147.28
A'
341.26
A1/2
421.38
CI10
5,535
CImax
902
h10
38
A1
1.89
A3
0.18
Data for the last 5 years (citations for the last 10 years) on October 15, 2025; Data for score A3 calculation refer to period 2020-2024 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Data for ARIS tenders ( 23.05.2022 – Target research programmes, archive )
Citations Citations for bibliographic records in COBIB.SI that are linked to records in citation databases
source: WoS source: Scopus source: COBISS
Database Linked records Citations Pure citations Average pure citations
WoS 145  12,187  10,699  73.79 
Scopus 128  12,393  10,925  85.35 
Mentoring junior researchers
source: ARIS
no. Name and surname Type Period Code
1 Viktor Zupančič   Bologna doctoral studies    53274 
2 Matej Novak   Bologna doctoral studies  10/1/2019 - 9/30/2023  53532 
3 PhD Jure Loboda   Bologna doctoral studies  10/1/2016 - 9/30/2022  39146 
4 PhD Sara Pintar   Bologna doctoral studies  10/1/2013 - 3/31/2018  36346 
5 Maša Černič   Bologna doctoral studies  12/1/2012 - 5/31/2017  35500 
6 PhD Piotr Sosnowski   Bologna doctoral studies  11/1/2011 - 4/30/2016  34422 
7 MSc Blanka Hanzlowsky   Uniform doctoral studies  10/1/2007 - 1/31/2008  29526 
8 PhD Miha Renko   Uniform doctoral studies  11/1/2004 - 4/30/2010  25629 
9 PhD Jure Pražnikar   Uniform doctoral studies  10/1/2003 - 3/31/2008  24270 
10 PhD Marko Mihelič   Uniform doctoral studies  1/1/2002 - 6/30/2006  22320 
11 PhD Igor Kristian Štern   Doctoral degree  11/1/1998 - 10/31/2003  19171 
12 Vojko Janjić   Master's degree  11/1/1998 - 5/31/1999  18641 
13 PhD Gregor Gunčar   Doctoral degree  11/1/1995 - 10/31/1999  15639 
Education
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Level of education Professional title Study subject Faculty Year
  B. Sc.   Chemical Technology  SI University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology 1984 
Master's degree  M. Sc.   Chemistry  SI University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology 1988 
Doctoral degree  Ph. D.   Physics  DE 1992 
Doctoral dissertations and other final papers Show
Obtaining results now
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Employments
source: ARIS
Type of employment Research org. Research group Date of employment Position Role Title
Full time employment (80%, RD:80%)  Jožef Stefan Institute  Odsek za biokemijo, molekularno in strukturno biologijo (Slovene)  8/1/1992  Research counsellor  Researcher   
Full time employment (20%, RD:20%)  Center of excellence for integrated approaches in chemistry and biology of proteins, Ljubljana  RS Center odličnosti za integrirane pristope v kemiji in biologiji proteinov (Slovene)  5/12/2010    Researcher   
Research projects Legend
source: ARIS
no. Code Title Period Head
1. J4-50148  MicroBeast: Understanding microbial degradation for advanced sustainable materials and biodegradation techniques for tackling plastic pollution   10/1/2023 - 9/30/2026  PhD Miša Mojca Cajnko   1,432 
2. BI-HR/23-24-019  Development of in vitro bioassay to assess the effect of cathepsin inhibitors on SARS-CoV-2 infection   4/1/2023 - 3/31/2025  PhD Dušan Turk   648 
3. J1-2473  Human cathepsin F: An unusual cysteine protease involved in neurodegeneration   9/1/2020 - 8/31/2024  PhD Veronika Stoka   1,847 
4. J1-1709  Strukturni vpogled v mehanizem tvorbe površine bakterije Clostridium difficile   7/1/2019 - 6/30/2023  PhD Dušan Turk   2,082 
5. J1-8152  Inhibicija prenove celične stene Staphylococus aureus (Slovene)   5/1/2017 - 4/30/2020  PhD Dušan Turk   2,155 
6. L7-8277  Razvoj encimskega preparata za dezinfekcijo s prioni kontaminiranih površin. (Slovene)   5/1/2017 - 4/30/2019  PhD Nataša Poklar Ulrih   3,468 
7. J7-7248  Insights into the protein interactions involved in the Potato virus Y - potato relation   1/1/2016 - 12/31/2018  PhD Maja Ravnikar   4,500 
8. J1-7479  Structural insight into iodine metabolism   1/1/2016 - 12/31/2018  PhD Dušan Turk   1,912 
9. J1-6739  Vloga cisteinskih katepsinov pri z vnetji povezanih boleznih (Slovene)   7/1/2014 - 6/30/2017  PhD Boris Turk   2,391 
10. J3-5499  Nef, izločen z eksosomi iz celic okuženih z virusom HIV, pomembno prispeva k razvoju nevroloških simptomov AIDS-a (Slovene)   8/1/2013 - 7/31/2016  PhD Boris Matija Peterlin   4,438 
11. J7-4050  Oligomers of amyloidogenic proteins from a to z: biophysical properties, structure, function and mutual interactions   7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014  PhD Eva Žerovnik   4,035 
12. J1-4213  Vloga in pomen empiričnih geometrijskih parametrov za določevanje struktur makromolekul na uspešnost predikcije vezave ligandov (Slovene)   7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014  PhD Dušan Turk   1,677 
13. J1-0733  Differences Between Mouse And Human Endosomal Immune Response Pathway: Crystal Structures Of Protein Complexes and their Analysis   2/1/2008 - 1/30/2011  PhD Dušan Turk   658 
14. L1-4058  Vpliv nizkofrekvenčnega elektromagnetnega valovanja na biološke sisteme in možnosti uporabe pri terapiji malignih tumorjev (Slovene)   7/1/2002 - 6/30/2005  PhD Marjeta Šentjurc   3,690 
15. Z1-5071  Analysis of interactions between inhibitors (stefins) and papain-like cysteine proteases   1/1/2003 - 12/31/2004  PhD Dušan Turk   672 
16. J1-0605  Structural studies of lysosomal cysteine proteases and their inhibitors   7/1/1998 - 6/30/2001  PhD Dušan Turk   1,989 
17. J1-7422  Tissue proteinases and their inhibitors: Characterisation, genetic engineering and structure-function relationship   1/1/1996 - 6/30/2001  PhD Vito Turk   3,751 
18. J1-7271  Strukturne študije lisozomalnih cisteinskih proteaz (Slovene)   1/1/1995 - 6/30/1998  PhD Dušan Turk   1,941 
ARIS research and infrastructure programmes Legend
source: ARIS
no. Code Title Period Head
1. I0-0048  The Infrastructure Program for Analysis and Production of Proteins and Biologically Active Molecules of Medical Importance   1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027 PhD Dušan Turk   781 
2. P1-0048  Structural Biology   1/1/2018 - 12/31/2027 PhD Dušan Turk   1,387 
3. I0-0048  Infrastrukturni program Analiza in proizvodnja proteinov in biološko aktivnih molekul medicinskega pomena (Slovene)   1/1/2015 - 12/31/2021 PhD Dušan Turk   2,896 
4. P1-0048  Structural Biology   1/1/2014 - 12/31/2017 PhD Dušan Turk   1,306 
5. I0-0048  Analiza in proizvodnja proteinov in biološko aktivnih molekul medicinskega pomena (Slovene)   1/1/2013 - 12/31/2014 PhD Dušan Turk   1,360 
6. P1-0048  Structural Biology   1/1/2009 - 12/31/2013 PhD Dušan Turk   1,359 
7. P1-0048  Structural Biology   1/1/2004 - 12/31/2008 PhD Dušan Turk   2,149 
8. P0-0503-0106  Structural Biology   1/1/1999 - 12/31/2003 PhD Dušan Turk   2,227 
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