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| I am a third year graduate student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) PhD program at Harvard University working in the laboratory of [https://silver.med.harvard.edu/ Pamela Silver].
| | [https://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Jernej_Turnsek This wiki can now be found here.] |
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| ==Conferences==
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| == Molecular Life of Diatoms 2015, University of Washington, Seattle, WA ==
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| Molecular Life of Diatoms 2015 brought together an eclectic mix of scientists from across various disciplines to discuss recent advances in our understanding of diatoms and the way they shape our planet.
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| You can download a poster I presented on the conference [http://openwetware.org/images/b/b5/Turnsek_MLD_15_Poster.pdf here].
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| ==Contact Info==
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| [[Image:Jaz&diatoms.jpg|thumb|400x200px|left]]
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| ===Lab===
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| :Jernej Turnšek | Ph.D. Candidate
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| :Harvard Medical School | Department of Systems Biology | 200 Longwood Avenue | Boston, MA 02115
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| :Phone: 617-797-5386 | Fax: 617-432-5012 | Email: turnsek@fas.harvard.edu
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| :[[Special:Emailuser/Jernej Turnsek|Email me through OpenWetWare]]
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| ===Social Media===
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| [[Image:linkedin.png|80x60px]] [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jernejt/ Visit my LinkedIn profile.] [[Image:Twitter-logo-hashtag.jpg|80x60px]] [https://twitter.com/SynEnthu Follow me on Twitter.]
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| ==Interests==
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| To understand biological, chemical and physical forces in biomineralization processes. | To use engineered cells for sustainable production of materials.
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| *Biomineralization | Biomaterials | Morphogenesis | Self-Assembly
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| *Marine Microbiome | Marine Natural Products
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| *Enzymology | Protein Engineering
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| *Phase Transitions in Cell Biology
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| *Astrobiology | Space Exploration | Origins of Life
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| ==Projects==
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| *Size- and shape-constrained synthesis of metal oxides using protein scaffolds.
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| *Biomineralization-specific proteomics in ''Thalassiosira pseudonana''.
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| [[Image:Cut_Tp_Yellow.png|thumb|400x200px|left|SEM of ''Thalassiosira pseudonana'']]
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| ==Publications==
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| <biblio>
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| #paper1 pmid=22021385
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| </biblio>
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| ==Past Affiliations==
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| *Ginkgo BioWorks, Inc., Boston, MA (10/2012 - 06/2013) | [http://ginkgobioworks.com/ Ginkgo BioWorks]
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| *Jerala Lab at the National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia (05/2010 - 07/2012) | [http://www.ki.si/en/life-sciences/l12-laboratory-of-biotechnology/ Jerala Lab]
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| ==Selected Awards & Accomplishments==
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| *Grand Prize, World Champion, iGEM 2010 | [http://2010.igem.org/Team:Slovenia Learn more about iGEM Slovenia 2010]
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| *Gold medal, BIOMOD 2011 | [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biomod/2011/Slovenia/BioNanoWizards Learn more about BIOMOD Slovenia 2011]
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| ==Education==
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| *[http://www.uni-lj.si/eng/ University of Ljubljana], Biotechnical Faculty, Diploma in Biotechnology, 06/2012
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| *Diploma thesis entitled: "Synthetic biology approach towards improvement of carotenoid biosynthetic pathway using zinc fingers"
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| ==Sports==
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| *Olympic distance triathlon PR | [http://www.lobstermantri.com/ Lobsterman Triathlon] 09/2014: 2h 40' 32"
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| *26.2 PR | [http://baystatemarathon.com/ Baystate Marathon] 10/2013: 3h 30' 55"
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| *13.1 PR | [http://www.bostonsruntoremember.com/boston/index.html Boston's Run to Remember] 05/2013: 1h 26' 30"
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| *10K PR | [http://www.baa.org/races/10k.aspx B.A.A. 10K] 06/2015: 40' 20"
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| *University of Ljubljana basketball champion in 2008 and 2009.
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