Jana Petković, PhD
- Date and city of birth: 1982, Teslić, BiH
- 2000-2006 BSc in Microbiology - University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Interdepartmental Programme in Microbiology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Graduated under the supervision of prof. dr. Darja Žgur Bertok and dr. Bojana Žegura. Thesis title: Cytotoxic and genotoxic influence of natural and mineral water on HepG2 cells
- 2006-2011 PhD studies – University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty, postgraduate programme Biomedicine, field Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Supervisor: prof. dr. Metka Filipič, thesis title: Mechanisms of toxicity and genotoxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles.
- since 2006 – Researcher at National institute of biology
Involvement in project:
WP6: Comparative studies of the responses to exposure to cytostatics in in vitro fish and human models
D6.2: Report on cyto- and genotoxicity of the four selected cytostatic drugs in HepG2 and ZFL cells
D6.3: Report on the sensitivity and applicability of H2AX foci assay to predict genotoxic effects in HepG2 and ZFL cells
Area of research:
- Fate and effects of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in the environment
