Zlatko Kniewald
Retired, professor emeritus
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
Born: 1938
Education:
Year of awarding diploma degree: 1961
Year of awarding PhD degree: 1971
Business address:
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb
e-mail address: zlatko.kniewald@pbf.hr
Academy membership: Emeriti member
Year of admission to HATZ: 1998
Affiliation with the Academy Department: Department of bioprocess engineering
Professional activities
Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:
- 1972 – 1979 The Ford Foundation grant, New York, USA, (256.000 US$) „Study of neuroendocrine system and influence of 5a- reductase on the gonadotropic feedback mechanism“ – project realized on The Laboratory for Experimental Medicine University of Zagreb and Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology U. of Zagreb, Croatia (FFTBT)
- 1990. – 1992. Former Yu-USA Joint Fund for S&T JFP PN 934 grant „Pesticide behavior in agricultural systems of Yugoslavia – part Croatia“, FFTBT
- Intellectual and industrial property in the science of Croatia” grant 058409 , Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Rep. of Croatia,(MSES RC) 1997 – 2001, at FFTBT
- “Development of animal cell culture” – grant 0058001, MSES RC 2002-2005, at FFTBT
- “Nonclinical methods for testing of environmental pollutants on animal cells of vertebrates and fishes” grant 058-0582184-2414 MSES RC, 2006 – 2009 at FFTBT
- Wave” bioreactor for development of biotechnological production using animal cell technology” – grant TP-01/05803 MSES RC, 2002 – 2004, at FFTBT
Area of scientific and professional interest:
- Activity of steroid hormones in the endocrine system
- Bioreactor engineering
- Animal cell and tissue technology
- Intellectual property protection
- Scientific policy
Memberships in scientific or professional associations:
- Croatian Biochemical Society, 1988 – 2000
- Croatian-American Society 1991 – 2015
- Croatian Society for Biotechnology 1991 – today
- Society for the Study of Reproduction, Washington D.C. USA, 1987 -2012
- Scientific Council for Agriculture and Forestry, Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, 1992 – 2012
Awards or recognitions:
- Order of Labor with a golden wreath, 1986
- Annual award “Ruđer Bošković” of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia for significant scientific activity in natural sciences – field of chemistry 1986
- Medal of “Danica Hrvatska with the figure of Nikola Tesla” 2006
- Plaque and award of the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Univ. in Zagreb as the best teacher 2001/2002
- HATZ Lifetime Achievement Award “Power of Knowledge” in 2016
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