Founder’s Credentials
Education
- PhD in Biology
University of Zagreb, Croatia, 2002 - BS in Biochemistry (Honors)
UC Davis, California, 1997
Awards
- Scientific Research Excellence Award
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of Croatia, 2008 - Award for Science Popularization – applied towards publishing the book ”Zinfandel:A Croatian-American Wine Story”
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of Croatia, 2004 - Tracy and Ruth Storer Scholarship
UC Davis, 1995 and 1996 - UC Regents Scholarship
UC Davis, 1995 - National Dean’s List
UC Davis, 1995 and 1996 - Novo Nordisk Biotech. Scholarship
Novo Nordisk Biotech., 1993
Certificates and Workshops
- Introduction to the Renal System Workshop
2014 American Medical Writers Association - SKOMP: Workshop for Media and Press Coverage of Scientific Events
April 2004, Institute for Physics, Zagreb, Croatia - Certificate of Participation
2006 and 2009 Science Festivals, Zagreb, Croatia
Professional Service
- Expert reviewer of scholarship and grant proposals for several European research agencies
2004 – current
(evaluate proposals for scientific rigor and quality and make funding recommendations) - Reviewer of research manuscripts for more than 10 international peer-reviewed journals
2006 – 2012
(evaluate manuscripts for scientific rigor and quality and make publishing recommendations) - Member-judge, 2014 AMWA Medical Book Awards Committee
(evaluate medical books written for the general public for accuracy, readability and clarity of presentation)