Farmaceutski-biokemijski fakultet

University of Zagreb
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
since 1882

prof. dr. sc. Ana Mornar Turk

E-mail: amornar@pharma.hr
Phone: 01 4811 004
Address: Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
A. Kovačića 1, 10000 Zagreb

prof. dr. sc. Ana  Mornar Turk

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Ana Mornar, PhD is associated professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis. She teaches graduate courses Pharmaceutical Analysis and Analytics in Pharmaceutical Product Development and postgraduated specialist studies courses Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals and Bioanalytical Methods. Her scientific interests include chromatographic techniques, mass spectrometry, pharmaceutical analysis, dietary supplement analysis and bioanalytical methods.

Education:

  • 2007 Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb, Postgraduate doctoral study, academic title: PhD, field of science: Biomedicine and health
  • 2001 Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb, Graduate study of Pharmacy, academic title: Master of Pharmacy

Work experience:

  • 2013 – today: associated professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2009 – 2013: assistant professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2008 – 2009: senior assistant-research associate at the Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb
  • 2001 – 2007: research assistant at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb

Visiting positions:

  • June-October 2003. - Röhm America, Degussa, Piscataway, NJ, USA
  • September 2005. - summer school ˝CEEPUS II, HPLC Method Development”, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic
  • November-December 2005. - Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Sanofi Aventis, Paris, France
  • June-July 2006. – Department of Pharmacokinetics, School of Medicine, University of Gdansk, Poland

Projects:

Associate on projects funded by the University of Zagreb:

  1. Development of nanosensors and advanced analytical methods for determination of pharmaceuticals (2014) and
  2. Novel electroanalytical, capillary electrophoresis and chromatographic methods in quality control of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements (2013).

Associate on project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia:

  1. Investigation of new methods in analysis of drugs and bioactive substances (2008-2012., project ID: 006-0061117-12406)
  2. Biologically active compounds, metabolites and QSAR (2007., project ID: 006-0061117-1237).
  3. Composition and antioxidative capacity of Croatian propolis (2004.-2006., project ID: TP04/00 06-04)
  4. Biologically active compounds and QSAR (2001.-2007., project ID: 0006541)

Awards and honours:

  • Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia scholarship during graduate study

Memberships:

  • Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers (2001.-today)
  • Society for Medicinal Plant Research (2006.-2007.)
  • Croatian Chamber of Pharmacists (2013-today)

Other:

  • 2004- Member of the organizing committee at the 10th International Symposium on Separation Sciences: New Achievements in Chromatography, Opatia, Croatia
  • 2008- Member of the organizing committee at the 14th International Symposium on Separation Sciences: New Achievements in Chromatography, Primošten, Croatia
  • Editor of Book of Abstracts of 14th International Symposium on Separation Sciences: New Achievements in Chromatography, editors: Šegudović N., Bolanča T., Mornar A.
  • Member of Editorial Board of the journal Advances in Chemistry (2013.-today)

The works included in the Croatian scientific bibliography (CROSBI)