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Tadej Kotnik

Prof. Tadej Kotnik

Head of the laboratory

Education

  • 2000 — Ph.D. Biophysics, University of Paris XI, France
  • 2000 — Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

Professional positions

  • 2019–present — Head of Laboratory of Biocybernetics
  • present — Vice-Dean for Research and Full Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

Awards & honors

  • 2014 — Ten Most Prominent Research Achievements of the University of Ljubljana
  • 2001 — Galvani Prize of the Bioelectrochemical Society
  • 1995 — Prešeren Award, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

Bibliography

Extensive publication record spanning electroporation biophysics, transmembrane voltage modelling, and number theory. Selected publications listed below.

Selected publications

  1. Kotnik T, Weaver JC. Abiotic gene transfer: rare or rampant? J. Membrane Biol. 249: 623–631, 2016.
  2. Kotnik T, Frey W, Sack M, Haberl Meglič S, Peterka M, Miklavčič D. Electroporation-based applications in biotechnology. Trends Biotechnol. 33: 480–488, 2015.
  3. Yarmush ML, Golberg A, Serša G, Kotnik T, Miklavčič D. Electroporation-based technologies for medicine: principles, applications, and challenges. Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 16: 295–320, 2014.
  4. Kotnik T. Lightning-triggered electroporation and electrofusion as possible contributors to natural horizontal gene transfer. Phys. Life Rev. 10: 351–370, 2013.
  5. Kotnik T, Kramar P, Pucihar G, Miklavčič D, Tarek M. Cell membrane electroporation – Part 1: The phenomenon. IEEE Electr. Insul. M. 28(5): 14–23, 2012.
  6. Kotnik T, Pucihar G, Miklavčič D. Induced transmembrane voltage and its correlation with electroporation-mediated molecular transport. J. Membrane Biol. 236: 3–13, 2010.
  7. Pucihar G, Kotnik T, Miklavčič D, Teissié J. Kinetics of transmembrane transport of small molecules into electropermeabilized cells. Biophys. J. 95: 2837–2848, 2008.
  8. Kotnik T, Miklavčič D. Theoretical evaluation of voltage inducement on internal membranes of biological cells exposed to electric fields. Biophys. J. 90: 480–491, 2006.
  9. Kotnik T, Pucihar G, Reberšek M, Mir LM, Miklavčič D. Role of pulse shape in cell membrane electropermeabilization. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1614: 193–200, 2003.
  10. Kotnik T, Mir LM, Flisar K, Puc M, Miklavčič D. Cell membrane electropermeabilization by symmetrical bipolar rectangular pulses. Part I. Bioelectrochemistry 54: 83–90, 2001.

Activities & memberships

  • Associate Editor, Bioelectromagnetics (2005–2007)
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2002–2014)
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience (2004–2013)
  • Member, Council of the Bioelectrochemical Society (2009–2017)
  • President, Slovenian Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology (2007–)
  • Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Slovenian Forum on Non-Ionising Electromagnetic Radiation
  • President, International Society for Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments (ISEBTT, 2016–2017)
  • Member, Council of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia (2010–2013)
  • Referee for 50+ SCI-indexed journals