Goran Šinko

Division of Toxicology

Permanent Scientific Advisor, Chemist, Ph.D.

Place and date of birth

Zagreb (Croatia), June 20, 1974

Education

  • 1993-1998 Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb; Diploma in Chemistry. “Preparation of the isopropyl esters of racemic N-3,5-dinitrobenzoyl-α-amino acids and chiral stationary phases based on cellulose” [B.Sc. Thesis]. Supervisor: V. Šunjić
  • 1999-2007 Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. “Inhibition of cholinesterases with ethopropazine enantiomers” [Doctoral thesis]. Supervisor: V. Simeon

Work Experience

  • Since 1998 Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

Fields of interest

  • Enzyme structure and kinetics;
  • Structure activity relationship.

Awards

  • 2007 Annual award for Young scientist in 2006- The Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • 2008 Annual Award for Young Scientists in 2007, the Society of University Teachers, Scholars and Other Scientists – Zagreb
  • 2012 Annual award of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health for the publication with the highest number of citations until the end of 2011
  • 2013 Annual award of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health for the scientific paper published in journal with the highest impact factor in the category in 2012
  • 2017 Annual award of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health for the scientific paper published in Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology with the highest number of citations until the end of 2016
  • 2018 Annual award of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health for the scientific paper published in journal with the highest impact factor in the category in 2017
  • 2020 Annual award of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health for the publication with the highest number of citations until the end of 2019

Memberships

  • The Croatian Chemical Society
  • The Croatian Biochemical Society

List of publications