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Microscope

What I Do

The main goal of prof. dr. David Stopar research is to understand microbial biofilms, their development and rheology as well as ways and means to control their growth. In his research he combines microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics tools. Learn more about his research areas.

My research

Antimicrobial Treatments

We apply the knowledge of microbes to control problems with biofilms, problems with microbes contamination in water distribution systems, microbial induced corrosion of  waterlogged archeological wood or heat exchangers.

Hydrodynamic Cavitation

Cavitation causes material demage, but can also be used to kill microorganisms. We study the mechanisms of hydrodynamic cavitation induced bacterial killing.

Biofilms

Biofilm is the most prevalent life style of microbiological existence. We study model biofilm systems rheology and microrheology in an attempt to understand mechanical properties of biofilms responsable for their resiliance.

SCIENTIFIC EXCELENCE

Our work on bacterial mechanical coupling has been selected as one of the distinguished research achievement at the University of Ljubljana in 2017.

A little about me

My Story

  • BSc in Horticulture (1992, Ljubljana University, Slovenia)

  • MSc in Microbiology (1995, Ljubljana University, Slovenia)

  • PhD in Moleculat biophysics (1997, University of Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • 1999 Assistant Professor of microbiology

  • 2004 Associate Professor microbiology

  • 2010 Full Professor of microbiology

Professional qualifications

  • Microbiology/Biofilms/Microbial ecophysiology

  • Biochemistry/Polysaccharides

  • Molecular Biophysics/Spectroscopy/Rheology

WHY NOT JOINING US

MICROBIOLOGY IS YOUR STORY

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