Dr. Anita Šenk

JAN 2022 – NOW

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Institute of Anatomy, Bern, Switzerland

Investigating vascular mimicry using zebrafish fin regenerative assay
Project management including troubleshooting and problem solving
Supervision and mentorship of laboratory technicians
Co-examiner for medical students and Problem-based learning tutor
Assistant in the histology courses

JAN 2017 – DEC 2021

PhD RESEARCHER

Institute of Anatomy, Bern, Switzerland

Investigating alternative mechanisms of blood vessel formation
Project management including troubleshooting and problem solving
Supervision and mentorship of laboratory technicians and graduate students
Zebrafish facility manager coordinating a small teams
Co-examiner for medical students and Problem-based learning tutor
Assistant in the histology courses

JUNE 2015 – DEC 2016

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST

Sandoz AG, TRD Biologics BPRD-LPAD, Basel, Switzerland

Bioassay development
Good documentation practice, SOPs
Microbiology testing, Cell culture and Flow cytometry
international collaboration

FEB 2014 – JUNE 2015

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST

Sandoz Biopharmaceutical, Cell and Molecular Biology, Mengeš, Slovenia

Method and equipment optimization, implementation and validation (IQ, OQ, PQ)
Good documentation practice, SOPs, GMP, Training responsibilities
International collaboration

JUNE 2012 – FEB 2014

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST – TRAINEE

Sandoz Biopharmaceutical, RCB, Mengeš, Slovenia

Media optimization, Stability testing and Cell bank characterization
Cell sub-cultivation and Analytical analysis
Good documentation practice, GLP, GMP

EDUCATION

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

University of Bern

2017 – 2021

Master of Science Laboratory Biomedicine

 University of Ljubljana

2011 – 2014

Bachelor of Science Engineering in Laboratory  Biomedicine

University of Ljubljana

2008 – 2011

SKILLS

Methodologies and technics

Molecular biology: DNA/RNA isolation, qPCR, Sequencing, Cloning, Electrophoresis Microbiology: Cell banking and characterization, Sterility testing and Cell sub-cultivation Biochemistry: Bioassays, HPLC, FACS

Microscopy: Confocal microscopy, Electron microscopy, In vivo imaging

Documentation: GDP, GMP, SOPs, PQ, OQ, IQ

Computer technics:  Graphpad, BLAST, ImageJ, EndNote, Adobe, FlowJo