Tomislav Pogačić

Personal information

Tomislav Pogačić, PhD
Young researcher (2005.)
Department of Dairy Science
Hall II, I Floor
tel: +385 01 239 3646
e-mail: tpogacic (add @agr.hr)

Teaching

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Milk and dairy products (assistant)

Graduate study programme (MSc)

Dairy microbiology (assistant)
Fermented milks (assistant)

Research interests

Microbial ecology of raw milk cheeses
Indigenous LAB – genetic and functional characterization
Cheese metagenomics
Preservation of microbial biodiversity

Academic qualifications

2011 - Ph.D.

Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Authenticity of artisanal fresh sheep cheese Karakačanski skakutanac

2003 - B.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Bacteriological quality of raw milk: Assessment of the bacteriological quality of raw milk by flow cytometry

Training and research experience

2008, University of Padova, CIRVE, Laboratory of microbiology & Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Molecular characterization of indigenous microbiota of artisanal fresh sheep cheese by PCR-ARDRA & PCR-DGGE, Prof.ssa Viviana Corich

2008, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Chair of Dairy Science, Microbiological characterisation of artisanal fresh sheep cheese, Prof.dr.sc. Irena Rogelj

2007, Institute Rudjer Boskovic, DLS analysis of casein system in raw sheep milk, curd and cheese, Maja Dutour-Sikirić, PhD

Employment and work experience

2005. - now

Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

2005.

State Administration Office, County of Karlovac, Croatia - apprentice

Past projects

2007. - 2009.

Functional dairy products made of sheep milk - project assistant, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Croatia, Prof.dr.sc. Dubravka Samaržija

2002. - 2006.

The flavour and texture of traditional Paški cheese - project assistant, Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports, Croatia, Prof.dr.sc. Dubravka Samaržija

Other professional activities

Member of the Croatian Microbiological Society (HMD-CMS)
Member of the Croatian Dairy Union

Scientific publications

Pogačić, T., D’Andrea, M., Kagkli, D-M., Corich, V., Giacomini, A., Baldan, E., Čanžek Majhenič, A., Obermajer, T., Rogelj, I., Samaržija, D. (2011): Biodiversity of microbial consortia isolated from traditional fresh sheep cheese Karakačanski skakutanac. Mljekarstvo / Dairy, 61 (3) 208-219.

Pogačić, T., Kagkli, D-M., Sikora, S., Kalit, S., Havranek, J., Samaržija, D. (2011): Experimental approaches for identification of indigenous lactococci isolated from traditional dairy products. Mljekarstvo / Dairy, 61 (1) 3-14.

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.

Pogačić, T., Samaržija, D., Corich, V., D’Andrea, M., Kagkli, D-M., Giacomini, A., Čanžek Majhenič, A., Rogelj, I. (2010): Microbiota of Karakačanski skakutanac, an artisanal fresh sheep cheese studied by culture-independent PCR-ARDRA and PCR-DGGE. Dairy Science & Technology, 90 (4) 461–468.

Zamberlin, Š., Pogačić, T., Mahnet, S., Golem, Ž., Havranek, J., Samaržija, D. (2010): The effect of heat treatment of ovine milk on the compositional and sensory properties of set yoghurt. International Journal of Dairy Technology, 63 (4) 587-592.

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=270656