Personal Details

Nationality: Slovenian

Address: Zupanciceva 13, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

Phone: +386-41-353640

E-mail: bren@cmm.ki.si

Education and Credentials

1995-1999 Secondary school Gimnazija Kranj, Graduation with honours in Mathematics, Slovene, English, Physics and Chemistry

1999-2004 Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Undergraduate student

14th May 2004 Master of Science (Physical Chemistry), MS thesis: Optimisation of Empirical Force Field Parameters for Netropsin

2004-2007 Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Graduate student

21st December 2007 Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry), Ph.D. thesis: Free-Energy Computer Simulations of Stability and Reactivity of DNA

Research and Leadership Experience

1st June 2004 Department of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Visiting researcher for one month

1st October 2004- Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Researcher

15th October 2004 Department of Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Visiting researcher for four months

20th February 2006 Institute of Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Visiting researcher for four months

3rd January 2007 Department of Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Visiting researcher for five months

1st April 2008- ICS-UNIDO, Expert Consultant of United Nations in Molecular Modelling and Computational Drug Design

2009-2011 Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Principle Investigator: Molecular Simulations of Carcinogenesis

3rd June 2010 Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Elected as one of the two internal representatives in the Board of Governors

31st December 2010- Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Elected to the position of Research Assistant Professor

2011-2012 Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Principle Investigator: Carcinogenesis - A Theoretical Approach

1st April 2011- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, Visiting researcher

1st March 2012- joined the Editorial Board of E-Journal of Chemistry listed in ISI Web of Science

2013-2014 Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Principle Investigator: Molecular Toxicology - An Integrated Theoretical and Experimental Approach

2013-2016 Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Principle Investigator: Computer Simulations of Microwave Catalysis

2013-2015 Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry, Principle Investigator: Computer Simulations of Food Carcinogens

Teaching Experience

2003 Department of Physical chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, PChem lab Teaching Assistant

23rd November 2006- Department of Physical chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, PChem lab Coordinator

15th August 2008 Department of Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Visiting assistant professor during the Fall Semester of 2008, Lecturing Physical Chemistry I to undergraduate students

15th August 2010 Department of Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Visiting assistant professor during the Fall Semester of 2010, Lecturing Physical Chemistry I to undergraduate students

1st April 2011- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, Guest Lecturer, Lecturing Modelling and Simulations of Biomacromolecules to graduate students

18th April 2011- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Elected to the title of Assistant Professor of Chemistry

May 2011- Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Expert Evaluator

Awards

1995-2000 Recipient of Slovenian Scholarship for Gifted Children

1995 and 1996 Slovenian national champion in Chemistry

2000-2004 Recipient of Scholarship of Slovenian National Institute of Chemistry

2004 Dean's award: Student with the highest examination mark in the history of School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana

2004 Pre"seren's award: for the best MS thesis at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana in year 2004

2008 Recipient of Scholarship of World Federation of Scientists

2008 Maks Samec award: for the best Ph.D. thesis at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana in year 2008

2008 Pregel's award: for the best young researcher in year 2008

2009 Selected as one of the top 15% of reviewers for ACS yournal J. Chem. Inf. Model. in year 2009

2010 Jo"zef Stefan Golden Emblem award: for the most quoted Slovenian young scientiest in year 2010

2011 Best Fellow Award of the World Federation of Scientists: for important contribution to research of Planetary Emergencies

Popularization of Science

January 2010 Published a popular article Aflatoxins – A Frequent Group of Natural Carcinogens in supplement Znanost of leading Slovenian newspaper Delo

March 2010 Gave a radio interview describing his research activity and the problems of young Slovenian scientiests for Radio Slovenia 1

June 2010 Published a popular article Computer Simulations of Carcinogenesis in monthly magazine Novice IJS

October 2011 Gave interviews describing his research activity and the scientific challenges for leading Slovenian newspapers Delo and Dnevnik as well as for radio Val 202

October 2013 Co-organized a press round table Molecular Simulations of Food Carcinogens and gave interviews for the National Radio and Television as well as for newspapers Delo, Finance and Vecer

February 2014 Co-authored a popular broadcast Frekvenca X about molecular modelling on radio Val 202

March 2014 Published a popular article Molecular Modelling and Simulations in Chemistry for a quarterly magazin Kemija v soli in druzbi