PhD Boris Turk

PhD Boris Turk
no.: 07561 source: ARIS

researcher – active in research organisation
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Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
1.05.00  Natural sciences and mathematics  Biochemistry and molecular biology   
3.00.00  Medical sciences     
Keywords
Proteolysis, proteinases, apoptosis, catmepsins, enzymes, inhibitors, structure - functions of proteins, caspases, cystatins, kinetics, physiology, molecular biology, cell biology
Bibliography Representative bibliographic units | Personal | COBISS+
source: COBISS
source: SICRIS
Evaluation (metodology)
Evaluation of bibliographic research performance indicators according to ARIS methodology
source: COBISS
source: ARIS
Points
1,068.78
A''
155.11
A'
413.81
A1/2
514.61
CI10
25,655
CImax
5,081
h10
51
A1
3.57
A3
0.66
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 220  32,292  30,195  137.25 
Scopus 217  32,802  30,650  141.24 
Mentoring junior researchers
source: ARIS
no. Name and surname Type Period Code
1 Ana Ercegovič Rot   Bologna doctoral studies  10/1/2020 - 9/30/2024  54714 
2 Eva Vidak   Bologna doctoral studies  10/1/2017 - 9/30/2022  50513 
3 Aleksander Krajnc   Bologna doctoral studies  11/1/2014 - 4/30/2019  37474 
4 PhD Katarina Hočevar   Bologna doctoral studies  10/1/2013 - 3/31/2018  36335 
5 PhD Lovro Kramer   Bologna doctoral studies  12/1/2012 - 5/29/2017  35467 
6 PhD Miha Butinar   Bologna doctoral studies  11/1/2010 - 4/25/2014  33315 
7 PhD Matej Vizovišek   Bologna doctoral studies  10/1/2009 - 3/31/2014  32171 
8 PhD Barbara Sobotič   Uniform doctoral studies  10/1/2007 - 3/31/2013  29542 
9 PhD Urška Požgan   Uniform doctoral studies  11/1/2004 - 4/30/2009  25642 
10 PhD Dejan Caglič   Uniform doctoral studies  1/1/2003 - 6/30/2007  23573 
11 PhD Tomaž Langerholc   Uniform doctoral studies  1/1/2003 - 6/30/2007  23574 
12 PhD Tina Cirman   Doctoral degree  11/1/1998 - 10/31/2003  19331 
13 PhD Jerica Rozman Pungerčar   Doctoral degree  11/1/1996 - 10/31/2002  16411 
Education
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Level of education Professional title Study subject Faculty Year
  B. Sc.   Chemistry  SI University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical technology 1988 
Master's degree  M. Sc.   Biochemistry  SI University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical technology 1991 
Doctoral degree  Ph. D.   Chemistry  SI University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical technology 1993 
Doctoral degree  Ph. D.   Medical and Physiological chemistry  SE 1996 
Doctoral dissertations and other final papers Show
Obtaining results now
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Employments
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Type of employment Research org. Research group Date of employment Position Role Title
Full time employment (20%, RD:0%)  University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology  Chair of Biochemistry  2/1/2008  Full professor  Researcher  Full professor 
Full time employment (100%, RD:100%)  Jožef Stefan Institute  Odsek za biokemijo, molekularno in strukturno biologijo (Slovene)  6/22/1987  Research counsellor  Researcher   
Research projects Legend
source: ARIS
no. Code Title Period Head
1. J1-60007  The role of the microbiome in the life and death of bloom-forming jellyfish (JELLY-BIOME)   5/1/2025 - 4/30/2028  PhD Tinkara Tinta   2,332 
2. J1-60006  Boron-rich peptides and proteins for the multimodal treatment of glioblastoma and other difficult-to-treat cancers with boron neutron capture therapy   1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027  PhD Martin Gazvoda   4,051 
3. N1-0229  Dissecting cancer activome to develop new generation of antibody-drug conjugates   12/1/2021 - 11/30/2026  PhD Boris Turk   1,144 
4. J4-50150  Erythrocyte membrane-based nanocarriers for gene silencing cancer therapy   10/1/2023 - 9/30/2026  PhD Nina Kostevšek   4,220 
5. J1-3022  Systemic determination of legumain physiological roles   10/1/2021 - 9/30/2024  PhD Marko Fonović   2,359 
6. J1-2473  Human cathepsin F: An unusual cysteine protease involved in neurodegeneration   9/1/2020 - 8/31/2024  PhD Veronika Stoka   1,847 
7. N1-0127  Cathepsin-based non-invasive diagnostics of cancer   10/1/2019 - 9/30/2023  PhD Boris Turk   1,142 
8. J1-1710  Role of cysteine cathepsins in complement activation in cancer   7/1/2019 - 6/30/2023  PhD Boris Turk   1,189 
9. N1-0126  How Gram-positive pathogens impair E-cadherin functions   10/1/2019 - 9/30/2022  PhD Boris Turk   1,176 
10. J7-9435  Role of legumain in infection and inflammation   7/1/2018 - 5/31/2022  PhD Marko Fonović   1,411 
11. J3-9258  Molecular genetic biomarkers and mechanisms of unresponsiveness to biological therapy anti-TNF in patients with chronic immune diseases   7/1/2018 - 6/30/2021  PhD Uroš Potočnik   11,238 
12. N1-0031  Vloga mikro RNA-21 in katepsinov pri zakasnelem prekondicioniranju za akutno odpoved ledvic (Slovene)   3/1/2015 - 11/30/2018  PhD Boris Turk   1,244 
13. N1-0022  Proteaze pri vnetjih in celični smrti (Slovene)   1/1/2014 - 12/31/2017  PhD Boris Turk   1,439 
14. J1-6739  Vloga cisteinskih katepsinov pri z vnetji povezanih boleznih (Slovene)   7/1/2014 - 6/30/2017  PhD Boris Turk   2,391 
15. J3-5500  Uporaba proteomskih in aptamernih pristopov za študij interakcij gostitelj-mikroorganizem pri stafilokoknih in klostridijskih okužbah (Slovene)   8/1/2013 - 7/31/2016  PhD Maja Rupnik   6,082 
16. J1-5449  Vloga cisteinskih proteaz v procesu kancerogeneze (Slovene)   8/1/2013 - 7/31/2016  PhD Marko Fonović   2,743 
17. J4-4149  Preučevanje hom(e)olognih rekombinacij v evoluciji poliketidnih sintaz (Slovene)   7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014  PhD Štefan Fujs   4,584 
18. J3-4267  Raziskave vlog inhibitorjev cisteinskih proteaz v mehanizmu razvoja in metastaziranja tumorjev mlečnih žlez (Slovene)   7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014  PhD Olga Vasiljeva   1,785 
19. J1-4121  Vloga cisteinskih katepsinov pri celičnem signaliziranju (Slovene)   7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014  PhD Boris Turk   2,887 
20. J1-3602  Role of lysosomes and lysosomal proteases in cellular signaling   5/1/2010 - 4/30/2013  PhD Boris Turk   2,742 
21. J3-2258  Vloga cisteinskih katepsinov in kaspaz pri nevrodegeneraciji (Slovene)   5/1/2009 - 4/30/2012  PhD Veronika Stoka   1,661 
22. J1-0185  Proteomic identification of extracellular substrates of cysteine proteases   2/1/2008 - 1/30/2011  PhD Marko Fonović   1,218 
23. J1-0711  Role of cysteine cathepsins in regulation of cell proliferation and cell death   2/1/2008 - 1/30/2011  PhD Boris Turk   1,225 
24. J1-9520  Cathepsin F, a novel cysteine protease involved in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis   7/1/2007 - 6/30/2010  PhD Veronika Stoka   2,388 
25. J1-9359  Vpliv citrulinacije na razgradnjo proteinov zunajcikličnega matriksa s cisteinskimi in metaloproteazami v artritičnih sklepih (Slovene)   1/1/2007 - 12/31/2009  PhD Boris Turk   1,751 
26. Z1-7015  Role of cysteine cathepsins as immunomodulators in rheumatoid arthritis   1/1/2006 - 12/31/2007  PhD Boris Turk   1,135 
27. J1-6488  Role of cysteine proteases in inflammation   2/1/2004 - 1/30/2007  PhD Boris Turk   2,520 
28. J1-1258  Role of proteases and their inhibitors in apoptosis   1/1/1999 - 6/30/2001  PhD Boris Turk   1,346 
29. J1-0605  Structural studies of lysosomal cysteine proteases and their inhibitors   7/1/1998 - 6/30/2001  PhD Dušan Turk   1,989 
30. 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 
31. R1-2844  Razvoj diagnostičnih reagentov za imunohistokemijsko določanje človeških katepsinov in njihovih inhibitorjev v kliničnih preparatih (Slovene)   1/1/1998 - 10/31/1999  PhD Janko Kos   2,400 
32. 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. P1-0140  Proteolysis and its regulation in health and disease   1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027 PhD Boris Turk   3,836 
2. P1-0140  Proteolysis and its regulation   1/1/2015 - 12/31/2021 PhD Boris Turk   4,096 
3. P1-0140  Proteolysis and its regulation   1/1/2009 - 12/31/2014 PhD Boris Turk   4,061 
4. P1-0140  Proteolysis and its regulation   1/1/2004 - 12/31/2008 PhD Vito Turk   4,379 
5. P0-0504-0106  Proteolysis   1/1/1999 - 12/31/2003 PhD Vito Turk   5,079 
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