Dr Anze Zupanic
Research Associate - Systems Modeller

 

Introduction

I am a Research Associate at The Institute for Ageing and Health, working on a joint computational/experimental project dealing with selenoprotein translation.

Background

My undergraduate research mostly dealt with mathematical models of different electrophysiological processes, such as the active potentials of neural and muscle cells. For my PhD I focused on clinical applications of electroporation (exposing cells and tissues to high magnitude electric fields can temporarilz or permanently permabilize the plasma membrane) by means of mathemtical modeling at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. During this time I helped to develope several mathematical models of cell and tissue electroporation and developed an optimization algorithm for treatment planning of clinical electrochemotherapy. The developed models and algorithm are currently being used in clinical trials of liver metastases electrochemotherapy at Institute of Oncology in Slovenia.

 

Qualifications

2010 PhD awarded by University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 degree in Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (equivalent UK 1st class)

 

Memberships

Bioelectrochemical Society

Biochemical Society


Honours and Awards

1) Awarded Best Poster Presentation Award at 6th Conference on Experimental and Translational Oncology, 2010
2) Awarded the Faculty Preseren price for an outstanding Bachelor's Thesis, 2005
3) Achieved 2nd place in Computer Robot Soccer European Championships (team member), 2002

 

Languages

fluent spoken and written English, German, Slovenian, Serb and Croatian


 

Research Interests

Systems biology and mathematical modeling approaches to studying ageing and cancer.

Bioelectrochemistry of ageing and cancer. 


Other Expertise

  • I am a reviewer for a few international journals: Biomedical Engineering Online, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Journal of Membrane Biology
  • I was editor of a popular science column in a Slovenian popular magazine Ampak in 2008
  • I was president of the Slovenian Young Researcher Society from 2007-2009

 

 Postgraduate teaching

  • I was a teacher and designer of practical work at 3 postgradute workshops dealing with eelctroporation at University of Ljubljana
  • I have supervised two PhD students on short project at the University of Ljubljana