Slovenian proposal for collaboration

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Slovenian proposal for collaboration

• Trans-national training session in Food Quality
  and Safety
• 21-22 April, Nitra, Slovakia

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Dr. Vesna Cerkvenik Flajs

• Education -1987 BSc from Chemical Sciences,
• -1993 MSc from Food Science,
• -2000 PhD from Veterinary
  Science
• Employment Department of Food Hygiene and
  Bromatology at Veterinary Faculty, University of
  Ljubljana - from 1987
• Position
• -Research Associate for Bromatological Analyses
• -Vice Head of Unit for Food of Animal Origin at
  National Veterinary Institute
• -Head of Residue Laboratory at National
  Veterinary Institute
• Duties
• -responsibility for the analyses of residues of
  various veterinary drugs and organochlorine
  pesticides in food of animal origin
• -contributing in educational process for students

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Advanced Scientific Study

• Trainings
• -HPLC -(1987), Perkin Elmer Ed. Centre,
  Überlingen,Germany,
• -(1989), Chemical Institute, Ljubljana,
  Slovenia
• -(2002), Agilent Ed. Centre, Ljubljana,
  Slovenia
• -TLC -(1989) Chemical institute, Ljubljana
  Slovenia
• -GC software -(1990), Hewlett Packard Ed.
  Centre, Vienna
• Individual education
• -veterinary drug residues
• -(1990), Levnedsmiddelstyrlesen,
  Københaven, Denmark,
• -(1994), RIKILT-DLO, Wageningen, The
  Nederlands,
• -(2001), LGC Teddington, United Kingdom
• -residues of hormones
• -(1992), Landesuntersuchungsam für das
  Gesundheitswesen Südbayern, Oberschleißheim,
  Germany

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Research activities

• development and introduction of analytical
  methods for the analysis of veterinary drug
  residues in foodstuffs of animal origin
  chloramphenicol, avermectins, quinolones,
  azaperone,
• surveillance studies of food of animal origin in
  Slovenia
• depletion and stability studies of antiparasitic
  drug residues pharmacokinetic studies in
  sheep blood plasma and milk and the influence of
  thermal treatment on residue content in milk
  products,
• depletion studies of chloramphenicol in cows
  blood plasma and milk

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Projects/ Memberships

• Projects
• -1997-1999 Ivermectin residues in sheep plasma,
  milk and milk products after subcutaneous
  administration
• -1998-2001 Fresh-water fishes in Slovenia
  residues of polutants and drugs
• -2002-2003 (Project leader) Ecotoxicological,
  residual and economic aspects of the use of
  avermectin drugs in small ruminants
• -2004-2008 Research programme "Animal health,
  environment and food safety".
• Membership
• -Food Section of Slovenian Chemical Society,
• -expert cooperation in the Commission for drugs
  use in veterinary medicine in Slovenia,
• -EMEA Safety Working Party from 2004

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Bibliography

• 20 Original Scientific Articles
• 2 Review Articles
• 1 Professional Article
• 4 Popular Articles
• 29 Published Scientific/Professional Conference
  Contributions

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Proposal for cooperation topics

• depletion and stability studies of veterinary
  drug residues in body fluids and foodstuffs of
  animal origin
• development and introduction of new analytical
  approaches for the analysis of veterinary drug
  residues in foodstuffs of animal origin
• surveillance studies of food of animal origin

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Contact details

• Name, Surname Vesna Cerkvenik Flajs
• Address University of Ljubljana, Veterinary
  Faculty, Institute for Food Hygiene and
  Bromathology,
• Gerbiceva 60, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Phone[phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail vesna.cerkvenik_at_vf.uni-lj.si