Personal information

Iva Dolenčić Špehar, BSc.
Young Researcher (2005)
Department of Dairy Science
Hall II, I Floor
tel: +385 01 239 3704
e-mail: ispehar (add @agr.hr)

Teaching activity

Undergraduate study program (BSc)

Milk processing on family farms (associate)

Graduate study program (MSc)

Cheesemaking (associate)

Research interests

Production technology of autochthonous cheese
Production of goat and sheep cheeses
Endogenous enzymes of milk

Academic qualifications

2003 - B.Sc.

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
Production of "Dried cheese of Zagreb"

Training and research experience

May 2006, Postgraduate PhD study, Biotechnical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Dairy Science, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture.

Employment and work experience

2005 - now

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture

Past projects

2007–now, "Ecological production and analytical methods for proofing cheese authenticity". Ministry of Science, Education and Sport. Jasmina Havranek, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture.

2009-2011, "Standardization and protection of cheese "Prevelac". Cheesemakers association of small cheesemakers of Sisak-Moslavina county "Prevelac". Samir Kalit, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture.

2002-2005, "Physiological value of somatic cell count as indicator of subclinical mastitis in sheep". Ministry of Science, Education and Sport. Neven Antunac, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture.

Other professional activities

2006-now, Croatian Dairy Association, (member).

Scientific publications

Dolenčić Špehar, I., Martinković, F., Havranek, J., Marinculić, A., Tudor Kalit, M., Kalit, S. (2013) Detection of cathepsin D in ewe milk. Mljekarstvo, (accepted for publish).

Zamberlin, Š., Dolenčić Špehar, I., Kelava, N., Samaržija, D. (2012) Probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus: beneficial and adverse effects on human health. Milchwissenschaft-Milk Science International, 67(1), 30-33.

Pogačić, T., Kelava, N., Zamberlin, Š., Dolenčić Špehar, I., Samaržija, D. (2010) Methods for Culture-Independent Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Dairy Products. Food technology and biotechnology, 48(1), 3-10.

Samaržija, D., Tudor, M., Prtilo, T., Dolenčić Špehar, I., Zamberlin, Š., Havranek, J.(2009) Probiotičke bakterije u prevenciji i terapiji dijareje. Mljekarstvo, 59(1), 28-32.

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=270491