Editor-in-Chief

It is with deep sadness that we inform you that our dear colleague and friend, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Food Technology and Biotechnology and distinguished professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology at the University of Zagreb, Dr Sc Vladimir Mrša, professor emeritus, passed away over the weekend after a long and serious illness.
With his passing, the scientific community has lost a respected member, an outstanding scientist, an enthusiast of scientific publishing and an advocate of open science, but above all a dear friend and colleague who educated generations of young scientists and experts and helped them to find their own way.
He will always remain in our hearts and we will endeavour to justify his trust in us, and we will continue to advocate for excellence in scientific research and the promotion of open science.

Professor Vladimir Mrša was named the Editor-in-Chief of Food Technology and Biotechnology in 2009, succeeding Professor Emeritus Pavao Mildner, who was the Editor-in-Chief from 1968-2009 and later Honorary Editor until he passed away in February 2012. He is dearly missed, but his successor is effectively following the path set by Professor Mildner.

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Vladimir Mrša received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb in 1984. He joined Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb in 1980 and has been a full professor at the same Faculty since 1999. The research areas of the work of Professor Mrša are protein glycosylation and secretion, and cell wall biosynthesis in fungi. Professor Mrša has published 37 scientific papers and is the coauthor of 2 patents. He has been an invited lecturer at a number of domestic and international meetings and he organized several congresses as a member of the Croatian Microbiological Society. He is also the president of the Scientific Panel on GMO and Novel Food at Croatian Food Agency and an active member of the Croatian Academy of Engineering, Croatian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Croatian Society for Biotechnology. Professor Mrša was twice the Dean of the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology.

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