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Assoc. Prof. Daša Zupančič, PhD

+386 1 543 7686

E-mail: dasa.zupancic@mf.uni-lj.si

Research interests

Research of urothelial cell's normal, alternative and pathological differentiation by using animal models of urothelial regeneration after injury, animal model and human samples of cystitis, preneoplastic lesions and urinary bladder cancer. Recent research topics are focused on detection and targeting of cancer urothelial cells by lectins, protective role of vitamin A against bladder cancer and cystitis.

Methodological expertise​

  • Light microscopy

  • Fluorescence microscopy

  • Scanning electron microscopy

  • Transmission electron microscopy

  • Histochemistry

  • Immunohistochemistry

  • Lectin histochemistry

  • Western blotting

Education and Degrees

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  • B.Sc. in Biology – Molecular biology (Undergraduate level) at the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana.

  • M.Sc. in Cell Biology (Postgraduate level) Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana.

  • Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana. Subject: Protective role of melatonin in injury and regeneration of urothelium after cyclophosphamide treatment.

Projects and Awards

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  • 2017: EMBO Short Term Fellowship Award for the Project »The role of retinoid signaling pathway in urothelial cancer transformation«.

  • 1.1.2016―31.12.2018: Investigator of the research project J1-7302: Nanotheranostics based on magneto-responsive materials.

  • 1.1.2016–31.12.2018: Investigator of the research project J3-7494: Tunneling nanotubes for innovative urinary bladder cancer treatments.

  • 11.9.2020―31.8.2023: Investigator of the research project J7-2594: The amniotic membrane as a novel multimodal therapy for bacterial cystitis and bladder cancer: unravelling its antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and anticancer activity.

  • 1.9.2020―31.8.2023: Investigator of the research project J3-2521: Inflammatory process in interstitial cystitis and evaluation of the influence of cannabinoid receptor agonists in urinary bladder - from cells to patients.

Membership in professional associations

 

  • Slovene Society for Microscopy

  • Slovenian Biochemical Society

  • Society for Laboratory Animals of Slovenia

  • Member of Terminology commissions of the Slovenian Biochemical Society

Bibliography

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