Andrea Skelin

Personal information

Andrea Skelin M.Sc.
Assistant (2006)
Department of Microbiology
Building 2, Floor 1
tel: +385 01 239 4034
e-mail: andreasv (add @agr.hr)

Teaching

Undergraduate study program (BSc)

Introduction to General Microbiology (collaboartor)
Introduction to soil microbiology (collaborator)

Graduate study program (MSc)

Microbial biotechnology in animal husbandary (collaborator)
Microbial diversity in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems (collaborator)
Wine microbiology and biotechnology (collaborator)
Methods in Microbial Ecology (collaborator)

Research interests

Food  microbiology
Lactic acid bacteria in food fermentations
Molecular characterisation of  microbial communities in dairy ecosystems
Molecular characterisation and selection of  indigenous yeasts

Current projects

2010 – 2012, Characterisation and tracking the orign of specific features of traditional cheeses in western Balkans, FP7 project: SEE-ERA.NET Plus Joint, Jasmina Havranek, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

2007 - 2011 , Microbial Quality Analysis of the Indigenous Soft and Hard Sheep Cheese, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Sulejman Redžepović, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2010 - Ph.D.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Genetic diversity of  Lactic Acid Bacteria isolated from autochtonous Istrian ewe's cheese

2003. - M.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of  Zagreb
Characterisation of indigenous Saccharomyces sensu stricto group isolated from cv. Plavac mali

1997 - B.Sc.

Faculty of  Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb
Embryo morphology in correlation with IVF success

Training and research experience

July, 2004, Michigan State University – National Food safety and Toxicology Center, Training in Food safety and Food Safety Course

April, 2005, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb - Methodological  Courses in Biology and Medicine: DNA and RNA from Animals,

June, 2007, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Zootechnical Department, Institute for Dairying, Professor Irena Rogelj

Employment and work experience

1997 - now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2002 – 2006, Characterisation of indigenous yeast strains, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Sanja Sikora, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2000 – 2003, Selection of indigenous yeast strains isolated from Croatian vineyards, Ministry of  Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Sulejman Redžepović, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1997 – 2000, Symbiotic effectiveness of indigenous Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains isolated from soils in eastern Slavonia, Ministry of Science and Technology, Croatia, Sulejman Redžepović, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Other professional activities

2010, Central European Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Microbial Ecology  "Power of microbes in industry and environment", Malinska, Member of the Organising Committee

2007, Central European Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Microbial Ecology  "Power of microbes in industry and environment", Zadar, Member of the Organising Committee

Croatian biological society

Croatian microbiological society

Scientific publications

Duraković, Lejla; Blažinkov, Mihaela;  Skelin-Vujić, Andrea; Sikora, Sanja; Delaš, Frane; Mrkonjić-Fuka, Mirna; Huić-Babić, Katarina; Redžepović, Sulejman., Temperature-dose relationships with aflatoxin M1 in milk on the brine shrimp (Artemia salina) larvae. // Mljekarstvo. 61 (2011), 2; 145-153.

Duraković, Lejla; Skelin-Vujić, Andrea; Sikora, Sanja; Delaš, Frane; Mrkonjić-Fuka, Mirna; Huić-Babić, Katarina; Blažinkov, Mihaela., Impact of new synthesized analogues of dehydroacetic acid on growth rate and vomitoxin accumulation by Fusarium graminearum under different temperatures in maize hybrid. // African journal of biotechnology. 10 (2011) , 52; 10798-10810.

Mrkonjić Fuka, Mirna; Engel, Marion;  Skelin, Andrea; Redžepović, Sulejman; Schloter, Michael., Bacterial communities associated with the production of artisinal Istrian cheese. // International journal of food microbiology. 142 (2010).

Duraković, Senadin; Duraković, Lejla; Vahčić, Nada; Skelin, Andrea; Duraković, Zijad., Affect of Moulds Growth in Mixed Cultures on Production of Aflatoxins on Maize Hybrid. // Cereal Research Communications. 36 (2008) , 3 (S5); 1615-1618

Samaržija, Dubravka; Podoreški, Marijana; Sikora, Sanja; Skelin, Andrea; Pogačić, Tomislav. Mikroorganizmi - uzročnici kvarenja mlijeka i mliječnih proizvoda. // Mljekarstvo. 57 (2007)  4; 251-273

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

https://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=263460