Project Team Members

Jean Claude Tabet

Professor in Chemistry, PhD in Organic Chemistry UMR 8232 University P. et M. Curie – CNRS (Paris Cedex 05) (h-index 28, 335 publications)

Education:

1968 – Nomination as assistant professor in chemistry (University of Orsay)

1970 – Ph.D in organic chemistry (University of Orsay) 1973 – Thèse de doctorat d’Etat (University of Orsay)

Research interests and skills: Organic Chemistry, Mass spectrometry applied to chemical and biological systems, instrumentation, mechanism.

Current position:

1. From 1985, professor of mass spectrometry, University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris 6, mass spectrometry team IPCM UMR 7201,

2. From 2007, French expert to the SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD of the OPCW (The Hague, Netherland)

3. From 2013 prof. Emeritus at University Pierre & Marie Curie Other professional experience: Scientific consultant – Nermag (1986-1989), ELF (1993-1999), Varian (1993-2003), Dephy (Canada, 2000-2002), TOTAL (1999-2010), ARKEMA (2005-2010), Michelin (2005-2007)-CEA (since 2011)

Member of editorial comity: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (Elsevier) 1990-1995 Spectroscopy, an International Journal (Elsevier) 1991-2001 Modern Mass Spectrometry: a review (1997, CRC) 1997 Mass Spectrometry Reviews (Wiley) 2003- Journal of Mass Spectrometry (Wiley) 2003 Distinctions: 1978 – National price of chemistry education by the French chemistry society. 1996 – Gramatikakis-Newman Price by the Academy of science. 2005 and 2009 – Nominated to Thomson medal by the International Mass Spectrometry Comity. 2009 – Doctor Honoris Causa of the Nis University (Serbia)

Some of the REFERENCES :

1. New insights into dissociation of deprotonated 2,4-dinitrotoluene by combined high-resolution mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations.Schwarzenberg, Adrian; Tabet, Jean-Claude; Cole, Richard B. et al. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 2015, Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Pages: 29-34

2. De l’emploi des armes chimiques lors de conflits à la Convention sur l’interdiction des armes chimiques et l’OIAC. Actualités chimiques décembre 2014 n°391.

3. Differentiation of isomeric dinitrotoluenes and aminodinitrotoluenes using electrospray high resolution mass spectrometry. Schwarzenberg, Adrian; Dossmann, Heloise; Cole, Richard B.; et al. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY, 2014, Volume: 49 Issue: 12 Pages: 1330-1337 .

4. High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Associated with Data Mining Tools for the Detection of Pollutants and Chemical Characterization of Honey Samples . Cotton, Jerome; Leroux, Fanny; Broudin, Simon; et al., JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014, Volume: 62 Issue: 46 Pages: 11335-11345

5. Annotation of the human serum metabolome by coupling three liquid chromatography methods to high-resolution mass spectrometry .Boudah, Samia; Olivier, Marie-Francoise; Aros-Calt, Sandrine; et al. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES 2014, Volume: 966 Special Issue: SI Pages: 34-

6. A revisit of high collision energy effects on collision-induced dissociation spectra using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-LIFT-TOF/TOF): application to the sequencing of RNA/DNA chimeras. Mauger, Florence; Tabet, Jean-Claude; Gut, Ivo G. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014, Volume: 28 Issue: 13 Pages: 1433-1443

7. Penning ionization-FT-ICR: Application to diesel fuel analysis. Le Vot, Clotilde; Afonso, Carlos; Beaugrand, Claude; et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014, Volume: 367 Pages: 35-42

8. Evidence for ion-ion interactions between peptides and anions (HSO4- or ClO4-) derived from high-acidity acids. Liu, Xiaohua; Tabet, Jean-Claude; Cole, Richard B. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014, Volume: 49 Issue: 6 Pages: 490-497

9. Comparison of the activation time effects and the internal energy distributions for the CID, PQD and HCD excitation modes. Ichou, Farid; Schwarzenberg, Adrian; Lesage, Denis; et al. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014, Volume: 49 Issue: 6 Pages: 498-508

10. Clarification of the 30 Da releases from the [M-H](-) and M-. ions of trinitrotoluene by electrospray high resolution mass spectrometry. Hubert, Cecile; Schwarzenberg, Adrian; Dossmann, Heloise; et al. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014, Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Pages: 327-330

11. Structural studies of the sBBI/trypsin non-covalent complex using covalent modification and mass spectrometry 2014, Darii, Ekaterina; Saravanamuthu, Guanalini; Gut, Ivo G.; et al. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014, Volume: 28 Issue: 5 Pages: 413-429

12. Bacterial Detection Using Unlabeled Phage Amplification and Mass Spectrometry through Structural and Nonstructural Phage Markers. Martelet, Armelle; L'Hostis, Guillaume; Tavares, Paulo; et al. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH 2014, Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 1450-1465

13. Application and challenges in using LC-MS assays for absolute quantitative analysis of therapeutic proteins in drug discovery. Stojiljkovic, Natali; Paris, Alain; Garcia, Patrice; et al. BIOANALYSIS 2014, Volume: 6 Issue: 6 Pages: 785-803

14. The Pauson-Khand Mechanism Revisited: Origin of CO in the Final Product. Lesage, Denis; Milet, Anne; Memboeuf, Antony; et al. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2014, Volume: 53 Issue: 7 Pages: 1939-1942

15. Charge Enhancement of Single-Stranded DNA in Negative Electrospray Ionization Using the Supercharging Reagent Meta-nitrobenzyl Alcohol. By: Brahim, Bessem; Alves, Sandra; Cole, Richard B.; et al. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 24 Issue: 12 Pages: 1988-1996

16. Unimolecular dissociation characteristics of cationic complexes between nicotinic acid and Cu(II) and Ni(II). Dossmann, Heloise; Afonso, Carlos; Tabet, Jean-Claude; et al.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 354 Special Issue: SI Pages: 165-174

17. High-resolution mass spectrometry and partial de novo sequencing constitute a useful approach for determining the profile of chemokine secretion following the stimulation of human intestinal epithelial cells. Maubert, Marie-Anne; Quevrain, Elodie; Capton, Estelle; et al. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 27 Issue: 19 Pages: 2179-2187

18. Instrumental Dependent Dissociations of n-Propyl/Isopropyl Phosphonate Isomers: Evaluation of Resonant and Non-Resonant Vibrational Activations. Bennaceur, Chafia; Afonso, Carlos; Alves, Sandra; et al. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 24 Issue: 8 Pages: 1260-1270

19. Characterization of an Electron Ionization Source Trap Operating in the Presence of a Magnetic Field Through Computer Simulation. Vitcher, Sarah; Charvy, Claude; Dudragne, Laurens; et al. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 24 Issue: 7 Pages: 1130-1136

20. Identification tree based on fragmentation rules for structure elucidation of organophosphorus esters by electrospray mass spectrometry. Schwarzenberg, Adrian; Ichou, Farid; Cole, Richard B.; et al. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 48 Issue: 5 Pages: 576-586

21. Gas-Phase Formation and Fragmentation Reactions of theOrganomagnesates [RMgX2](-). Khairallah, George N.; Thum, Charlene C. L.; Lesage, Denis; et al. ORGANOMETALLICS 2013, Volume: 32 Issue: 8 Pages: 2319-2328

22. MALDI/Post Ionization-Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry of Noncovalent Complexes of Dopamine Receptors' Epitopes. Woods, Amina S.; Jackson, Shelley N.; Lewis, Ernest K.; et al. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH 2013, Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Pages: 1668-1677

23. ESI formation of a Meisenheimer complex from tetryl and its unusual dissociation. Hubert, Cecile; Dossmann, Heloise; Machuron-Mandard, Xavier; et al. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 48 Issue: 3 Pages: 306-311

24. Critical Evaluation of Kinetic Method Measurements: Possible Origins of Nonlinear Effects Bourgoin-Voillard, Sandrine; Afonso, Carlos; Lesage, Denis; et al. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Pages: 365-380

25. Collision cell pressure effect on CID spectra pattern using triple quadrupole instruments: a RRKM modeling. Ichou, Farid; Lesage, Denis; Machuron-Mandard, Xavier; et al. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013, Volume: 48 Issue: 2 Pages: 179-186

26. Prompt and Slow Electron-Detachment-Dissociation/Electron-Photodetachment-Dissociation of a 21-Mer Peptide. Perot-Taillandier, Marie; Zirah, Severine; Enjalbert, Quentin; et al. CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 2013, Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Pages: 350-357

Anna Warnet

· Permanent staff, Co-founder and secretary of AQualEER. (2011 – 2015) · Pharmacist-biologist and certified professor of biochemistry and of industrial-technological-biological sciences · Supervision of BTS interns in biological, analytical controls at ESTBA (Analytical, Biological, technical Superior School. Volunteer teacher supervising chemist students with biological research themes, at UPMC, since 2005. · Organization in coming of foreign professors who are invited by UPMC since 2005. · Involved in the teaching of master NRBC (health risks in nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical areas) at the military school of the Val de Grâce, since 2009. · Collaboration in the Bilateral Scientific Cooperation CNRS-France/MSTD-Serbia (Call 2010) Heavy Metals Geochemical Modeling and Speciation in Groundwater and Soil using Soft Ionization Mass Spectrometry. · Involved in the teaching at the mass spectrometry Serbian schools, since 2008 (POPS, GC, Chemical risks). 1. Unusual electrospray solvent for protein desorption. Anna Warnet; Nicolas Auzeil; Jean-Claude Tabet. 58Th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics May 23-27 2010, Salt lake City, Utah. 2. Utilisation de l’acétone comme solvant d’ESI pour l’analyse de protéines en mode DESI : un mécanisme impliquant une solvatation externe. Anna Warnet; Nicolas Auzeil; Jean-Claude Tabet. 27eme Journées Françaises de Spectrométrie de Masse (2010 Clermont-Ferrand).

Natali Stojiljković

Permanent staff, Co-founder and treasurer of AQualEER (2011 – 2015).

Academic status: PhD in Chemistry.

Senior Analyst since 2001 in LCH (Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques), French National and International Reference Laboratory for horse doping control with mass spectrometry as a cornerstone methodology (accreditated ISO CEI 17025 by French accreditation body COFRAC).

PhD student at University of Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, in metabolomic subject matter (“Metabolomic approach based on LC-HRMS of anabolic steroids in equine urine”) • Lecturer since 2008 at Niš (Serbia) Mass Spectrometry School

• Co-founder and of AQualEER -France

• Member of ASMS (American Society of Mass Spectrometry)

• Member of RFMF (Réseau Français de Métabolomique et Fluxomique)

1. Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Patrice GARCIA, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Alain PARIS, Christophe JUNOT, Jean-Claude TABET; Development of a metabolomic approach based on liquid chromatography–high resolution mass spectrometry for the screening of anabolic steroids in equine urine. Poster at 18th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians, Queenstown, New Zealand, March 2010

2. Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Patrice GARCIA, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Alain PARIS, Christophe JUNOT, Jean-Claude TABET; Development of a metabolomic approach based on liquid chromatography–high resolution mass spectrometry for the screening of anabolic steroids in equine urine. Oral communication at The 1st Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Sea Region Countries Mass Spectrometry Workshop, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, October 2010

3. Fanny LEROUX, Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Fanny BOYARD, Patrice GARCIA, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Christophe JUNOT ; Study of the impact of physiological variations on the metabolome in mares ; Application for the screening of anabolic steroids in equine urine. Poster at 5èmes Journées Scientifiques du RFMF, Paris, France, mai 2011

4. Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Patrice GARCIA, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Alain PARIS, Christophe JUNOT, Jean-Claude TABET ; Dévelepement d’une approche métabolomique pour le dépistage du stanozolol dans l’urine équine. Orale communication at 5èmes Journées Scientifiques du RFMF, Paris, France, mai 2011

5. Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Patrice GARCIA, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Alain PARIS, Christophe JUNOT, Jean-Claude TABET; Development of a metabolomic approach based on LC-HRMS for the screening of anabolic steroids in equine urine. Poster at 59th The American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference, Denver, USA, June 2011.

6. N. Stojiljkovic, Zied KAABIA, J.C. Tabet, C. Junot, Gaud DERVILLY-PINEL, Bruno LE BIZEC, Patrice Garcia, Philippe PLOU, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE ; Metabolomics fingerprinting and steroids profiling: Efficient and innovative strategies to screen for the abuse of anabolic steroids in horses. Oral communication at 19th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians, Philadelphia, USA, Septembre 2012

7. Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Patrice GARCIA, Fanny BOYARD, Ludovic BAILLY-CHOURIBERRY, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Alain PARIS, Christophe JUNOT, Jean-Claude TABET; LC-HRMS based metabolomic approach as a screening tool in horse racing doping control. Invited lecturer at 29 Journées Françaises de Spectrométrie de Masse, Orléans, France, Septembre 2012

8. Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Patrice GARCIA, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Alain PARIS, Jean-Claude TABET, Christophe JUNOT ; Evaluation of horse urine sample preparation methods for metabolomic analysis using liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry. Under correction in Analytica Chimica Acta, Elsevier.

9. Natali STOJILJKOVIC, Fanny LEROUX, Saša Bubanj, Marie-Agnès POPOT, Yves BONNAIRE, Alain PARIS, Jean-Claude TABET, Christophe JUNOT ; Environmental factors with a telling effect on metabolomic analysis of horse urine using liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry

Marija Jevtić

Education: Agricultural faculty University of Cacak, Serbia;

Professional title: B.Sc. in food technology;

Job title: Chef of quality system;

Professional experience: Since december 2011. Zlatiborac, Production technologist.

Responsible for the organization of production and quality control of food.

Zorica Gavrilović

Education: Agricultural faculty University of Novi Sad, Serbia;

Professional title: Master in food technology;

Job title: Production technologist;

Professional experience: 2005 – 2010.

Professional practice and operating practice in enterprises: Alltech Fermin in Senta, Distillery Srbobran, alcohol factory Pannon Crvenka, Simex Subotica, Novi Sad MB brewery, brewery Celarevo, Tipoplastika Gornji Milanovac, Spectrum Gornji Milanovac.

February 2011. Zlatiborac, Production technologist.

She organizes and supervises the activities on maintenance of hygiene. Also, she worked on the Department of packaging of goods; participated in the installation and putting into operation of equipment for smoking, fermentation and ripening to achieve the desired product quality; member of the HACCP team, participates in managing HACCP documentation, provides and approves a traceability in production, cooperates with relevant inspections, and other. Responsible for quality control.

Nataša Ljubojević Vesović

Education: Agricultural faculty University of Novi Sad, Serbia;

Professional title: Master in food technology;

Job title: Production technologist

Professional experience: 2013. Zlatiborac, Production technologist.

Responsible for quality control.

Majlinda Vasjari

Born May 20, 1961, in Tirana, Albania

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Affiliation and official address: University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bulevardi “Zogu I”, Tirana, Albania

Education:

1979-1983 University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dept.of Chem.

1993-1997 Ph.D. University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences. 2002 Awarded Ass.Prof, University of Tirana , Faculty of Natural Sciences.

2010 Awarded Prof, University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Career/Employment:

1984-1993 Chemist Engineer in Textile Combine in Tirana, and assistant in Chemistry Depatment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana

1993-1999 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana (lecturer and researcher)

2000-2001 National Environmental Agencyof Albania, (director).

Since 2001 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana (lecturer and researcher)

2012-2013 Chairwoman of the Council of Professors, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana

2013-2016 Vice dean/ Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana Specialization (i) main field Electroanalytical Chemistry (II) other fields Electrochemistry, Environment (III) current research interest Analytical Sensor and Biosensor

Honours, Awards, Fellowships:

1997 Tempus fellowship in University "Ca Foscari", Venecie, Itali

1999 DAAD fellowship (Regensburg-Germany)

2000 Fellowship of Italian Embassy in University of Florenc, Italy.

2002 Tempus fellowship in University "La Sapienza", Rome, Itali

2003 DAAD fellowship (Regensburg-Germany)

2005 Tempus fellowship in Autonom University of Barcelona, Spain 2008 DAAD fellowship (Regensburg-Germany)

2010 Erasmus fellowship (Graz-Austria)

Publications: 43 (Nanotechnology, Microchim.Acta, Fres’J.Anal.Chem, The Sci. of Tot. Env.etc), Book Chapter: 1(Chapter 12. Chemical sensors for mercury vapour”, Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, Volume 49). Projects: 25 (Tempus, DAAD, JoinEU-SEE, CEEPUS- network, UNEP, Erasmus+, UT,,etc) Suppervisor : 8 (PhD), 29 (diploma)

Selectet publications:

1. Vasjari M., Merkoci A., Alegret S ,“Potentiometric characterisation of acid rains by using corrected linear plots” “Analytica Chimica Acta” 405 (2000) 173-178

2. Merkoci A. Vasjari M., Fabregas E., Alegret S., “Determination of Pb and Cu by anodic stripping voltametry using glassy carbon electrodes modified with mercury or mercury nafion films”, “Microchimica Acta” 135 (2000),29-33

3. Babi D. Vasjari, M. Celo V., Koroveshi M.,“Some results on Hg content in hair in different populations in Albania” , “The Science of the Total Environment” 259 (2000) 55-60

4. Vasjari M., Mirsky V.M., “Calibrated nanoinjections of mercury vapor”, “Fresenius’Jurnal of Analytical Chemistry",(2000) 368 , 727-729

5. V.Mirsky, M.Vasjari, I.Novotny, V.Rehacek, V.Tvaroyek and O.Wolfbeis, “Self-assembled monolayers as selective filter for chemical sensors”, “NANOTECHNOLOGY", (2002), No.13, f.1-4.

6. M.Vasjari, A.Merkoci, J.P.Hart, S.Alegret, “Amino acid determination using creen-printed electrochemical sensors”, Microchim. Acta (2005), DOI10.10007/s00604-005-0361-4 (Springer-Verlag 2005)

7. M.Vasjari, Z.M.Shirshov, A.V.Samoylov, V.M.Mirsky; “SPR investigation of mercury reduction and oxidation on thin gold electrodes”, Journal of Electrochemical Chemistry; 605 (2007)73-76

8. M. Vasjari, V.M. Mirsky, ”Chemoresistor for determination of mercury vapor, in: S. Alegret, A. Merkoci (Eds.), Electrochemical Sensor Analysis;Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, vol. 49, Elsevier, 2007, pp.233–249.

9. V.M. Mirsky, M. Vasjari, “Chapter 12. Chemical sensors for mercury vapour”, Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, Volume 49, Electrochemical Sensor Analysis. S. Alegret and A. Merkoçi (Eds), Elsevier B.V.,2007, p. 1065–1069

10. M.Terpo, M.Vasjari, J.Marka etj., “The characterization of mosses as bio indicators and bio accumulators in air pollution monitoring”, IJEES, Vol 1/3 65-68, 2011

11. N. Parroj, M. Vasjari, “Development of a Biosensor for phenolic Compounds based on Carbon Paste Electrode modified with Banana fruit tissue”. Buletini i Shkencave Natyrore. Viti 2011, ISSN:224-1779.

12. N. Broli, M. Vasjari, -" Different part of mushroom tissue used as modifier in carbon paste sensor". Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry. Vol 41, Issue 3, pp 187-193, August 2013.

13. Veseli A., Mehmeti E., Vasjari M., “Current methods and the ones in perspective for the determination of biogenic amines in food”. Hacettepe J. Biol. And Chem., 41/4 pp 347-356, 2013.

14. E. Baraj, R. Totoni, A. Shehu, F. Niencheski, M. Vasjari, B. Baraj, “ Experimental estimation of the systematic errors due to matrix interferences in trace analyses”. International Journal of Advanced Research (2015), Volume 3, Issue 10, 704 – 709, (ISSN 2320-5407.

15. A. Shehu, M. Vasjari, E. Baraj, R. Lilo, R. Allabashi “Contamination status of Erzeni River, albania due to heavy metals spatial and temporal distribution”. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Volume 25 – No. 2/2016, pages 370-372

16. K.Jusufi, T. Stafilov, M. Vasjari, A. Berisha “Determination of heavy metals by ICP-OES in the agricultural soils surrounding Kosovo’s power plant” Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 25(5):1312-1320, 2016,

17. A. Veseli · M. Vasjari · T. Arbneshi · A. Hajrizi ·Ľ. Švorc · A. Samphao · K.Kalcher “ Electrochemical determination of histamine in fish sauce using heterogeneous carbon electrodes modified with rhenium (IV) oxide” Feb 2016 · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical Volume 228, 2016, Pages 774–781.

Alda Kika

Associate Professor joined the Department of Informatics at the Faculty of Natural Sciences in 2001 as lecturer of Computer Science Subjects: Programming in Java, User interface (Human Computer Interaction) and Architecture Application Enterprise.

Her post doctoral work focuses on the discovering using machine learning algorithms and managing knowledge from various application domains such as medical field data and distributed computing.

Synopsis of Scientific Activities Publications in refereed journals: 12 Presentation in conferences: 20 MSc research projects supervised: 45 Current postgraduate research students4 Masters; 3 PhD

1. T. Shtylla, E. Circella, A. Madio, G. Di Paola, P. Çabeli, I. Kumbe, A. Kika, A. Camarda(2009). Multiple antimicrobial resistance among Avian Escherichia coli strains in Albania: Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 8, No 4 : 771-774.

2. A Kika, I. Ninka, B. Çiço, R. Alimehmeti (2009). Use of an intelligent system for preoperative assessement of likely outcome of peripheral nerve surgery: Albanian Journal of Natural and Technical Sciences (AJNTS), 26 (2): 13-20.

3. A Kika, S. Greca (2013). Multithreading Image Processing in Single-core and Multi-core CPU using Java: International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA, IF= 1.386), Vol. 4, Nr. 9, Pages 165-169.

4. R. Alimehmeti, A. Kika (2014). Chronic shoulder pain and suprascapular nerve”, Invited commentary: Medical Journal of Dr D.Y. Patil University, Wolters Kluwer and Medknow publications. ISSN: 0975-2870., Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 48-49.

5. A Kika, R. Alimehmeti (February 2014). Prognosis of failed back surgery syndrome based on feature extraction method: International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering. ISSN(Print):2320–9798; ISSN(Online):2320-9801, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Pages 2916-2921.

6. K. Hoxha, A. Kika, E. Gani, S. Greca(2014).Towards a Modular Recommender System for Research Papers written in Albanian”, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (http://thesai.org/Publications/IJACSA), Vol. 5, No. 4, USA, ISSN: 2156-5570.

Rozana Troja

Born: November 22, 1956, in Tirana, Albania

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Affiliation and official address: University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bulevardi “Zogu I”, Tirana, Albania

Education:

1975-1980- University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Industrial Chemistry Branch 12.02.1990- "Candidate of Sciences", University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences.

30.06.1993 - PhD., University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences.

13. 12. 1994-awarded Associated Professor, University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences.

24. 12. 2002-awarded Professor, University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Career/Employment:

1980-2017, Chemist Engineer in the State Company of Food Production "Ali Kelmendi", Tirana; 1981 -2017, full time in the University of Tirana, Lecturer in the Faculty of Natural Sciences;

1981-2017, leader of Seminars, Exercises and Laboratory Practices in Industrial Microbiology and Food Chemistry and Technology;

1987-1990, lecturer of “Industrial Microbiology and Food Microbiology” in the Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana;

1994 -2017, lecturer of “Food Chemistry and Food Technology " in the Faculty of Natural Sciences; 1994 -2017, lecturer of “ Food Systems and Food Equilibrium” in the Faculty of Natural Sciences;

1990-1994, lecturer of “Food Chemistry and Food Technology " in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences;

1999 -2017, lecturer of " Food Chemistry and Food Technology , Department of Pharmacy, in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, in the Faculty of Pharmacy, and in the Faculty of Medicine in Tirana University & in the University of Medicine of Tirana;

2008-2017, lecturer of Advanced Food Chemistry and Food Technology & Plant Industries in Post University Studies " Food Sciences and Food Technologies";

2000-2017 Lecturer in the Program of Master of Sciences - second level in the Department of Industrial Chemistry-FNS-UT; 2008-2017 Lecturer of " Food Chemistry and Food Technology"in Albanian University;

1999-2002 Lecturer of Food Chemistry in University of Tetovo, Macedonia; 1995-2005 Lecturer of Food Chemistry in the Faculty of Medicine, Pristine University;

2005-2017 Lecturer of Nutrition Sciences, Food Chemistry and Food Technology in UMIB University, Kosovo.

1980-2017 Scientific Researcher in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tirana University - issues: Food Chemistry, Food Technology, Industrial Microbiology.

1990-2016, Head of the Chair & of the Group of Food Chemistry and Industrial Microbiology , FNS, UT.

2016-2017, Head of the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences-University of Tirana

2014-2017 Chairwoman of the Council of Professors, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana

Others:

2000 -2017, member of the board of Post university School-Department of Industrial Chemistry

1997-2000, expert and member of the group for the preparation of Reports of Evaluation of National Program "Life Sciences and Biotechnology".

2000-2007, focal point of National Agency of Environment, Bio safety and Biodiversity.

2000-2017, expert of General Directory of Accreditations; 2001-2005, representative of Tirana University -WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization);

1992-1998, member of Editorial Board of Bulletin of Natural Sciences;

1998-2017 Member of BENA; 1998-2017Member of National Society of Chemists;

1994-2017 Head and member of Commissions of PhD thesis and diploma thesis;

2005-2017 Head of the Commission of Final Exam of Bachelor Programin Food Chemistry;

1991-2006, member of Scientific Council of Food Research Institute -Tirana; 2000, expert of National Programs R&D 2014, member of the Panels of National Authority of Food.

Trainings and Specializations: Issues: Food Chemistry and Food Technology, Nutrition, Food Systems and Food Equilibrium, Industrial Microbiology, Industrial Yeasts Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Honours, Awards, Fellowships:

1981-1983 Training in Technology of the Yeasts of Industrial Importance and Biochemical Engineering, FSN & IFR, Tirana.

1991-1992, Yeasts of Industrial Importance. USTL- Montpellier, France. Fellowship of French Government. 1992-General Aspects of Food Economy, INRA- Montpellier, France.

1994-1995, Natural Sources and Human Nutrition UT-Trieste, Italy, Fellowship of Aria di Confini.

1998, New Methods of the Taxonomy of the Yeasts Used in Food Technology. NCAIM- Budapest Hungary, UNESCO.

2005, USAID E&E REGIONAL PARTICIPANT TRAINING PROGRAM -Cochran Fellowship Program, USA 2005.

Publications: text books, monographic publications, research publications, presentations in international and national conferences-posters and publications in proceeding books, etc. supervisor of PhD thesis, micro thesis and diploma thesis.

Coordinator and member of International and National projects Some of R&D projects

Bilateral projects Albania-Italia-cooperation with University of Perugia-7 projects-coordinator of 3 projects, member of 4 projects

Coordinator of 1 project (Regulatory of GMO-s), financed by UNEP/GEF

Bilateral cooperation Albania-Greece-1 project-coordinator Coordinator of projects of National Program of Biotechnology-2 projects, etc.

Selected publications:

R. Troja: (2006), Food Chemistry and Technology- Published in Mihal Duri 2006, reprint in 2011, 2014, Mihal Duri e Re, p.300.

R. Troja: (2016), Food Chemsitry and Technology, Infobotues, p.299. R. Troja: (1997), Food System and Food Equilibrium, SHBLU, p.150.

R. Troja: (2004), Air Microphlora, published in Mihal Duri, p.100.

Troja R. “Equilibrium of Vitamins A, B12, D in human being and the arrangement through the food.” BSHB, 2002.

Troja R “Theoretic Typology of food equilibrium of the Albanian populations “. BSHB, 2001.

Troja R. “Polymerase Chain Reaction in the isolation of ADN of industrial important yeasts. National Conference of Chemistry, May 2001, Tirana.

Troja R, Prifti D. “Production of high amylolytic strains of E. fibuligera using UV rays.” Balkan Conference of BENA , November 2001, Bucharest, RUMANI.

Troja R “Albanian experience in risk assessment and risk management, in the regulation and administration of GMO.” Conference of Biosafety of CEE, December 1999, Sofia, BULGARIA. ( Proceedings )

Mara V. Troja R.” Role of the university programs in dairy technologies and control of milk and milk products.” Land O’lake, October 2001

Troja R. Prifti D. Shabani L, etc. “Biotechnology of fermented processes of dairy and alcoholic beverages industries. Tirana, 2001.

Troja R. “Microbiological and analytical evaluation of the water used by the different groups of the Albanian populations.” Bulletin of Agricultural Sciences 2004.

Troja R. etc. “Development of the National Framework of Biotechnology and Biodiversity “ Monographic publication, 2004

Sini K., Troja R., Mara V. Berisha A. etc. “The use of GMO foods, enzymes and microorganisms” Biotechnology and GMO” , FLESH 2005.

Lazo P. Troja R. “ The determination of the content of caffeine and phosphoric acid in different nonalcoholic beverages” AJNTS,2003.

Sini K.,Troja R. Zenelaj R., Mara V. “GMO and the products derived from them, safety and regulatory mecanisms “ Journal of Academy of Sciences, 2005

Zenelaj R., Mara V., Troja R., Sini K. “ Legal Framework of GMO” Journal of Academy of Sciences, 2005

Prifti D. Troja R “Prof. M. Frasheri-A personality in the chemical sciences”, Bulletin of Natural Sciences 2008

Muca E., Dalanaj N., Ceci R., Troja R., Toska V., Mele A., Como A., Petre A., Prifti D. (2012) "Diversity of Microorganisms Hosted by the Albanian Medicinal Plants and the Antimicrobial Effect of the Chemical Compounds Extracted by Them"-Trends in Vital Food and Control Engineering, INTECH 2012, Chapter 8, p.143-161.

Troja D. Shabani L., Boduri A., Troja R., (2013), "Monitoring and Assessment of Microbiological Charge in Widely used Pharmaceutical Products" JHED-Vol 5, pp.29-33.

Dalanaj N. Troja R., Ceci R.,et al (2013) " Exploration of Microbiological Diversity in Albanian Decorative Plants" J. Int. Environmental Application & Science, Vol. 8 (4), 2013: 607-611.

Gjata A., Troja R., I. Kallço I., (2013)" Stability of Vitamin C in Apple Juice, Produced in the Region of Korca (Albania), Utilizing Different Conservation Methods" , J. Int. Environmental Application & Science, Vol. 8 (4), 2013: 601-606

Lila L, Shehu L, Troja R., (2013) "Microbiological Safety of Drinking Water in Tirana, in Relation to Primary Springs, Communal and Individual Network Supply " J. Int. Environmental Application & Science, Vol. 8(4): 620-626 (2013).

Como M., Troja R., Terpo M., " Quality Evaluation of Some Deep Frying oils and Deterioration During Continuous and Intermittent Usage", J. Int. Environmental Application & Science, Vol. 9 (3), 2014: 466-470.

Troja D., Shabani L., Allushi G., Troja R. "Improvement of safety and quality of widely used medicaments through periodical microbiological control", BSHN, N.17, 2014 Troja D., Shabani L.,

Troja R. " Packaging systems influence on the microbial contamination of common pharmaceutical products, 7th CEFOOD CONGRESS, Ohrid Macedonia, 24 May 2014. (published in JHED)

Troja D., Shabani L., Troja R.., " Evaluation of microbial presence in liquid vitamin supplements",7th CEFOOD CONGRESS, Ohrid Macedonia, 24 May 2014. (published in JHED)

Afriola Ceta, R. Troja, Donika Prifti (2014) “ Microbiological Control of liquid vitaminic supplements”, Buletini Shkencor (seria e shkencave të zbatuara), Universiteti”Fan S. Noli” Korçë, Viti XIX i Botimit, Nr. 28, 2014, f.139-145.

Afriola Ceta, Anisa Kristo, Klodjan Zotaj, Elena Muca, R.Troja (2015). "Morphological And Physiological Characterization of Specific Microbial Strains Isolated From Liquid Substrates, " Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design " -JHED Macedonia, Vol. 12, pp. 71-76, 2015

Ceta Afriola, Troja Delina, Muca Elena, Troja R. (2014) "The Applicable Regulation Concerning Vitamins and Vitamin Supplements used by Albanian Population" (2014), Journal of Hygienic Engineering Design, UDC 613.2:577.16 (496.5), f.49-53.

Afriola Ceta, R. Troja, Eltion Dhamo, Xhuljana Cela (2016), “ Determination of microbial charges of food products used for infants and young children”, Proceeding Book ISCPS 2016, First International Scientific Conference on Professional Sciences ISBN, 978-9928-4381-5-7, p. 231.

Afriola Ceta, R. Troja, Elena Muca, Ornela Shima (2016), “ Evaluation of physic chemical parameters of baby food products”, Proceeding Book ISCPS 2016, First International Scientific Conference on Professional Sciences, 25-26 November, Durres, Albania, ISBN, 978-9928-4381-5-7, p. 117-118.