October 21, 2024
It has been a year since I stepped off the international train at the Zagreb train station and my #PhD journey began. Since then, I have gotten properly settled in the vibrant city of Zagreb and began working with my wonderful colleagues at the department of reaction engineering and catalysis of Zagreb university.Â
Being part of the #BiodeCCodiNNg doctoral network has enabled me to carry out cutting edge research in the field of #biocatalysis, as well as allowing me to travel to interesting places and gain useful knowledge from both our academic and industrial partners. It was also great getting to know the other DCs and working with them towards the common goal of better understanding novel biocatalytic processes.Â
With regards to my #research, I was able to successfully express and purify several #NNzymes during my secondment at RU Groningen and do organic synthesis. I have also developed a reliable method for the monitoring of my enzymatic reactions and am currently working on thoroughly investigating the #kinetics of enzymatic reactions which will enable us to utilize our CC- and NNzymes in multi-enzyme #cascade reactions.Â
There’s plenty more exciting work to do and I look forward to seeing what results the next year will bring!
– Lan Julij Zadravec
#PhDversary #PhDJourney #Anniversary #BiodeCCodiNNgDN #MSCA #HorizonEU #PhDLife #Science
