Duration of the project:
1. 7. 2023 – 30. 6. 2025.
Lead partner:
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences
Principal investigator:
Assoc. Prof. Zala Jenko Pražnikar (SICRIS, ResearchGate)
Team at UP Faculty of Health Sciences:
Assist. Prof. Ana Petelin (SICRIS, ResearchGate)
Assist. Prof. Saša Kenig (SICRIS, ResearchGate)
Katja Kramberger (SICRIS, ResearchGate)
Karin Šik Novak (SICRIS, ResearchGate)
Abstract:
We have successfully obtained a bilateral project between Slovenia and Serbia: “Sustainable food for healthy future.” The leading partner is the University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, and the collaborating organization is the Institute of Food Technology Novi Sad. The project leader is Associate Professor Zala Jenko Pražnikar. Other participants from UP FVZ include Assistant Professor Ana Petelin, Associate Professor Saša Kenig, Katja Kramberger, and Karin Šik Novak.
The goal of bilateral cooperation between the Faculty of Technology in Novi Sad (led by Dr. Alena Stupar) and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Primorska (led by Dr. Zala Jenko Pražnikar) is to combine knowledge and experience in the field of extraction methods and analysis of biological activities of plant extracts on cell lines, and subsequently on functional food products in humans. An additional significance of the project is the utilization of green technologies that do not involve the use of organic solvents in any stage of extraction and further sustainable development of food products.
