SSST - Mirza Ibrišimović, PhD

Associate Professor

mirza.ibrisimovic@ssst.edu.ba

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October, 2014 - Present:
- Assistant Professor of Physiology and Medical Biology at Medical School Faculty, University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
August, 2013 - May, 2014:
- Supervisor of Tissue Culture Lab – Quality Control, at American company Baxter AG, Orth an der Donau, Austria.
February, 2013 - July, 2013:
- Postdoc at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (Department of Molecular Microbiology), Vienna, Austria.
September, 2009 – January, 2013:
- Research scientist at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (Department of Molecular Microbiology), Vienna, Austria.
October, 2008 – July, 2012:
- Senior Teaching Assistant at Max F. Perutz Laboratories, at Department for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology; University of Vienna, Austria.

January 11th, 2013:
- Successful completion of PhD exam in molecular biology with honors.
2009 - 2013:
- PhD in Molecular Biology at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, in the lab of Univ.-Prof. DDr. Thomas Lion, (Department for Molecular Microbiology), with the title: “Alternative approaches for the treatment of adenovirus infections”. 2
October 1st, 2008:
- Master thesis under supervision of Univ. Prof. Dr. Fritz Pittner (Department for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology; University of Vienna): „Evaluation of novel, nanotechnological biosensor-chips for monitoring of bacterial spoilage: Evaluation of sensor sensitivity and correlation with currently used microbiological testing methods and their improvement”.
June 10 th , 2009:
- Master diploma in molecular biology.
2005 - 2009:
- Studies in Molecular Biology at University of Vienna (subspecializations in biochemistry, molecular medicine and genetics).

Ibrišimović, M., Kesić, A., Mehmedinović M., Ibrišimović, N. (2015). Substrate addition and matrix optimization increased sensitivity and selectivity of the PLGA sensor, resulting in a stronger detection signal toward bacterial contaminations. TechConect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Washington DC.
Ibrišimović, M., Ibrišimović Mehmedinović, N., Kesić, A., Pittner, F. (2015). Microbial biosensor- A new trend in detection of bacterial contamination. Chemical Monthly, 2015, 146: 1363-1370. 3
Ibrišimović Mehmedinović, N., Ibrišimović, M., Kesić, A (2015). A polymerbased, optical biosensor chip for detection of microbial leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) activity and its potential as a novel, medical diagnostic test. The First Conference of Medical and Biological Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina (CMBEBIH 2015), Sarajevo.
Ibrišimović, M., Lion, T., Klein, R. (2013). Combinatorial targeting of 2 different steps in adenoviral DNA replication by herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase and artificial microRNA expression for the inhibition of virus multiplication in the presence of ganciclovir. BMC Biotechnolo, 13:54.
Ibrišimović, M., Kneidinger, D., Lion, T., Klein, R. (2013). An adenoviral vectorbased expression and delivery system for the inhibition of wild-type adenovirus replication by artificial microRNAs. Antiviral Research, 97 (1):10-23.

Project: „Fresh stripe sensor“, with Sony DADC, 2008-2009; Austria (student collaborator).
Project: „Sensor for detection of meat degradation“, with AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety), 2007-2009; Austria (student collaborator).
Project: „Inhibition of adenoviruses by enzyme-dependet activation of prodrugs“, supported by ÖNG (Austrian National Bank); Grant:12814; Austria (student collaborator).
Project: „RNA interference-mediated inhibition of adenoviruses“, supported by FWF (The Austrian Science Fond); Grant L665-B13; Austria (student collaborator).
FP7–Project: „FUNGITECT: Optimised Diagnostics for Improved Treatment Stratification in Invasive Fungal Diseases”, funded by European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under grant agreement n° 602125 (collaborator).

Nadira Ibrišimović Mehmedinović, Jasmina Dedić, Mirza Ibrišimović, Aldina Kesić. „Uvod u laboratorijski rad (Introduction to laboratory work)”. OFF-SET Tuzla, 2015, ISBN 978-9958-31-226-7.

2008-2012:
- Senior Teaching Assistant in Biochemistry Laboratory Course for Chemists - Basic Techniques; Department for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology; University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
2008-2012:
- Senior Teaching Assistant in Laboratory Course C + Advanced Laboratory Course in Biochemistry (Protein Biochemistry); University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
2014-2015:
- Assistant Professor in Medical Biology, Medical School Faculty, University SSST, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2015-ongoing:
- Assistant Professor in following fields of study: Human Physiology and Medical Biology; Teaching courses: Human Physiology I, Human Physiology II, Introduction to Immunology, Stem Cells in Clinic and Research.