Curriculum Vitae: Dr Ana Kovačič
Family-Name: KOVAČIČ Ana Date of birth: July 28th, 1991
Nationality: Slovenian Gender: Female
E-mail: ana.kovacic@ijs.si, ana.kovacic@fmach.it
Address: Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Researcher ID: 39144 (COBISS.SI); 0000-0003-1578-7363 (ORCID)
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana-Kovacic-2
Department of Environmental Sciences (O2): http://www.environment.si/en/organisation-and-people/
Statistics: h-index 12 (WoS), Published papers 16, Citations 336 without self-citations (WoS)
EDUCATION
02/03/2021 PhD in Ecotechnology; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
PhD Supervisor: Prof Ester Heath: Co-supervisors: Assoc Prof Tina Kosjek
Thesis: Bisphenol residues in the aqueous environment: Occurrence and fate
30/08/2016 MSc in Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Thesis: Synthesis and determination of the antioxidant activity of resveratrol derivatives
12/09/2013 BSc in Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Dissertation:
Oxidation of triphenyl imines with dimethyldioxirane
CURRENT POSITION
01/11/2024 Research Assistant; Department of Environmental Sciences (O2), Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia , MSCA (NOO reintegration)
2024 Assistant, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Department of Environmental Sciences (O2), Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2016 – 2021 Young Researcher; Department of Environmental Sciences (O2), Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIP
2022 – 2024 HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships 2021, Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), San Michele dall’Adige, Trento, Italy
2016 – 2021 PhD grant for Young Researcher by National Science Foundation of Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia
2014 – 2015 Erasmus Plus Internship scholarship, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
2006 – 2012 Zois scholarship, Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia
RESEARCH WORK / STUDY ABROAD
2022 – 2024 MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellow, Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), San Michele dall’Adige, Trento, Italy
05/11/2018 – PhD research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
21/11/2018
01/11/2017 – PhD research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
21/11/2017
2014-2015 Master semester, Department of Chemistry, Department of Material science, Department of Chemistry Engineering Erasmus exchange, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Jun. 2014 Summer school, Erasmus Intensive Program, University of Crete, Greece
Jun. 2012 Practical training, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
TRAINING / ASSISTING ACTIVITIES
2023 – Present Co-supervisor of PhD student Eirini Andreasidou
2023 – Present Co-supervisor of Master student Ivana Čulić
2018 – Present Training Master and PhD students, Group of Organic Analysis, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, master students: Anja Vehar, Nina Krištofelc, PhD students: David Škufca, Taja Verovšek, Eirini Andreasidou, Anja Vehar, Ivana Čulić
2018 – Present Organizing and leading students (summer) work, Group of Organic Analysis, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, students: Martin Rafael Gulin, Anže Brus, Ivana Čulić
2015 – 2016 Demonstrator of laboratory work, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
CONFERENCE TALKS / WORKSHOP / SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
26/08/2024 4th Nordic Metabolomics Conference in Turku, Finland
24/04/2023 2nd ISO-FOOD Symposium: ISO-FOOD from food sources to health, Portorož, Slovenia
22/05/2022 Non-target Analysis for Environmental Risk Assessment SETAC Focused Topic Meeting, Durham, NC, USA
01/04/2019 1st ISO-FOOD International Symposium on Isotopic and Other Techniques in Food Safety and Quality, Portorož, Slovenia
10/10/2018 Xenowac II Conference, Limassol, Cyprus
10/05/2018 10th Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School Students’ Conference and 12th Young Researchers’ Day, Piran, Slovenia
18/04/2018 MASSTWIN Workshop on Mass spectrometry in support of the environment, food, and health interaction and disease 2018, Antwerp, Belgium
19/04/2017 9th Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School Students’ Conference and 11th Young researchers’ Day 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2024 – Present NOO (C3.K8.IC) »Krepitev mednarodne mobilnosti slovenskih raziskovalcev in raziskovalnih organizacij ter za spodbujanje mednarodne vpetosti slovenskih prijaviteljev«, v okviru Načrta za okrevanje in odpornost: Neuroactive compounds in Tomatoes and their role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases via the gut-brain axis using a multi-Omics approach
2022 – 2024 HORIZON-NeuroTOm-101062798, Neuroactive compounds in Tomatoes and their role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases via the gut-brain axis using a multi-Omics approach
2020 –2022 EDC-WFD, Metrology for monitoring endocrine-disrupting compounds under the Water Framework, JRP n11
2016 – 2021 Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS): Young researcher grant, Program Group P1-0143: Cycling of substances in the environment, mass balances, modelling of environmental processes and risk assessment, Project N1-0047: Bisphenol A alternatives: transfer from food contact material, fate and human exposure, J2- 8162: Closure of Material Pathways in Urban Wastewater Treatment with Green Technologies, Project L7-1848: Photocatalytic water treatment - development of immobilised catalysts and compact reactor systems, Project L1-7544: Improved treatment and monitoring of Water Framework Directive priority pollutants.
2016 – 2020 The Research Foundation–Flanders (FWO) Project N1-0047: Bisphenol A Substitutions: Transition from Food Contact Materials, Circulation and Human Exposure
2016 – 2018 MASSTWIN (European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no. 692241
2018 – 2019 ISO-FOOD project (ERA Chair for isotope techniques in food quality, safety, and traceability, under grant agreement no. 621329)
AWARDS
Nov. 2024 Awarded Excellent in Science 2024 (ARIS), as the first author of selected research paper
Jun. 2023 Awarded the gold award for the excellent final work - "summa cum laude"
Oct. 2022 Awarded the Krka Prize for young researchers
May 2022 Awarded the Seal of Excellence to the proposal submitted under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions call, HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01, MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021