University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine
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Department of Biophysics

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The Department of Biophysics of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor (MF UM) teaches biophysics at all levels of study at MF UM. The course focuses on understanding physical processes in biological systems, and we closely link teaching with research. The Department’s members are scientifically active mainly in cellular and intracellular signaling and metabolic processes. Particular attention is paid to modeling the mechanisms of pancreatic alpha and beta cells, which plays an important role in understanding diseases such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Research is also conducted on enzymatic reactions, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Methodologically, we use various approaches of deterministic and stochastic modeling, time series analysis, network analysis, big data processing and, increasingly, artificial intelligence algorithms.

Department

Staff

Dr. Andrej Dobovišek HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHER – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ACADEMIC ASSISTANT WITH A DOCTORATE Dr. Maja Duh RESEARCH ASSOCIATE / HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHER – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Dr. Marko Gosak HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHER - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Aleksander Kocuvan PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER IN THE TEACHING PROCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY Dr. Lana Kralj HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHER – ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Dr. Marko Marhl HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHER - FULL PROFESSOR

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Undergraduate study program
General Medicine
Undergraduate study program
Dental Medicine
Undergraduate study program
Pharmacy
Postgraduate study program
Biomedical Technology

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Research

Dr. Marko Gosak SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Members of the research program group P1-0055 Biophysics of polymers, membranes, gels, colloids and cells (program leader Dr. Primož Ziherl, IJS)

Members of the research program group P3-0396 Cell and tissue networks (program leader Dr. Andraž Stožer, MF UM)

J3-60062 The effect of amino acids on the function of the cell network in the islets of Langerhans (1.1.2025-31.12.2027, project leader Dr. Marko Gosak)

J3-3077 Analysis of collective cellular activity in normal and diabetic pancreatic islets using the principles of multilayer networks (1.10.2021-30.9.2024, project leader Dr. Marko Gosak)

BI-FR/23-24-PROTEUS-007 Topological connectivity of microvascular networks and its changes due to diabetes and associated comorbidities (1.1.2023-31.12.2024, project leader Dr. Marko Gosak)

Collaborators on the applied project L3-60156 The effect of tannins on the development and remission of metabolic syndrome (1.1.2025-31.21.2027, project leader Dr. Maša S Klemen, MF UM)

Collaborators on the project J1-2457 Phase transitions towards coordination in multilayer networks (1.9.2020-30.9.2023, project leader Dr. Matjaž Perc, FNM UM)

Collaborators on the project N3-0133 Beta cells during the development and remission of diet-induced diabetes (1.1.2020-31.12.2022, project leader Dr. Andraž Stožer, MF UM)

Cooperation with Infinite d.o.o. (2024) Research and development in natural sciences and technology (Dr. Andrej Dobovišek)

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