Kovač Viršek Manca

Name:	Manca
Surname:	Kovač Viršek
Position:	Assistent with doctorate
Academic Title:	Assistent with doctorate (Environment protection)
Education:	B.Sc. Biology., PhD
Sector:	Sector for Marine Waters
T:	+386 (0)1 4775  301
E:	manca.virsek(at)izvrs.si

Field of work:

Water pollution, microplastics, ecology of marine ecosystems.

Short Biography:

Education:

1.   9/2008–3/2014, Ph. D. in Biomedicine, University of Ljubljana, Thesis title: »Selection pressure of non-bioavailable mercury on maintenance of mer operon in microbial communities«
2.   9/2003–8/2008, B. Sc. in Biology, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology

Employment:

1.   2/2014 – Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia
2.   8/2008 – 1/2014 Institute for physical biology, Ltd.

Projects:

1. MEDCIS (Support Mediterranean Member States towards Coherent and coordinated Implementation of the second phase of the MSFD); 3/2017 – 3/2019;
2. EEA-ETC/ICM European thematic center for inland, coastal and marine waters (2014-2018);
3. Microplastics assessment in sewage treatment plants; Vodovod Kanalizacija Celje; 9/2016-7/2017;
4. DeFishGear – Derelict Fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region; IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007 – 2013, project number: 1str°/ 00010
5. Factors of bacterial and viral infections in mussels; CRP ARRS V4-1402;
6. SFRA0025: Identification and Assessment of Riverine Input of (Marine) Litter; European Commission DG Environment under Framework Contract No ENV.D.2/FRA/2012/0025.

Links:

http://www.sicris.si/public/jqm/search_basic.aspx?lang=slv&opdescr=search&opt=2&subopt=1&code1=cmn&code2=auto&search_term=manca%20kova%C4%8D%20vir%C5%A1ek

http://izumbib.izum.si/bibliografije/Y20170406130814-31074.html

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manca_Virsek

http://www.linkedin.com/in/manca-kovac-virsek-5a8a0361/

Selected publications:

Scientific publications:

1. Rijavec, T., Zrimec, J., Oven, F., Kovač Viršek, M., Somrak, M., Podlesek, Z., Gostinčar, C., Leedjärv, A., Virta, M., Snoj Tratnik, J., Horvat, M., Lapanje, A. Development of highly sensitive, automatized and portable whole-cell Hg biosensor based on environmentally relevant microorganisms. Geomicrobiology journal, ISSN 0149-0451, [in press] 2016, 10 pp., doi: 10.1080/01490451.2016.1257661. [COBISS.SI-ID 30060071]
2. Kovač Viršek, M., Palatinus, A., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Horvat, P., Kržan, A. Protocol for microplastics sampling on the sea surface and sample analysis. Journal of visualized experiments, ISSN 1940-087X, [v pripravi] 2016, št. XXX, str. e55161-1 – 55161-9. http://www.jove.com/video/55161/protocol-for-microplastics-sampling-on-sea-surface-sample?status=a57167k, doi: 10.3791/55161. [COBISS.SI-ID 7805025]
3. Kovač Viršek, M., Hubad, B., Lapanje, A. Mercury induced community tolerance in microbial biofilms is related to pollution gradients in a long-term polluted river. Aquatic toxicology, ISSN 0166-445X. [Print ed.], 2013, vol. 144-145, pp. 208-217, doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.023. [COBISS.SI-ID 3029839]

Reports:

1. Kovač Viršek, M., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Pflieger, M., Kržan, A., Horvat, P., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Bertaccini, E., Benzi, M., Kaberi, H., Zeri, C., Liubartseva, S., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Krdžalić, S., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J., Kovač Viršek, M. (editor), Koren, Š. (editor). Pilot assessment on microplastic in fishing areas: report for WP5. [Ljubljana]: DeFishGear, 2016. VIII, 25 pp., [8] pp. app., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 7815009]
2. Koren, Š., Kovač Viršek, M., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Horvat, P., Kržan, A., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Tsangaris, C., Digka, N., Zeri, C., Gajić, A., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Džalić-Valjevac, M., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J., Koren, Š. (editor), Kovač Viršek, M. (editor). Pilot assessment on microplastic in guts of commercially available fish species and mussels: report for WP5. [Ljubljana]: DeFishGear, 2016. 42 pp., [20] pp. app., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 7820129]
3. Kovač Viršek, M., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Pflieger, M., Kržan, A., Horvat, P., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Bertaccini, E., Benzi, M., Kaberi, H., Zeri, C., Liubartseva, S., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Krdžalić, S., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J., Kovač Viršek, M. (editor), Koren, Š. (editor). Pilot assessment on microplastic in rivers: report for WP5. [Ljubljana]: DeFishGear, 2016. IX, 23 pp., [6] pp. app., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 7816801]
4. Kovač Viršek, M., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Pflieger, M., Kržan, A., Horvat, P., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Bertaccini, E., Benzi, M., Kaberi, H., Zeri, C., Liubartseva, S., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Krdžalić, S., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J., Kovač Viršek, M. (editor), Koren, Š. (editor). Pilot assessment on microplastic in sea surface and beach sediment potential accumulation zones: report for WP5. [Ljubljana]: DeFishGear, 2016. X, 77 pp., [22] pp. app., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 7815265]
5. Peterlin, M., Kirn, T., Petelin, Š., Kocijančič, U., Vrhovec, Š., Peterlin, M. (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Gabrijelčič, E. (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Kramar, M. (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Palatinus, A. (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Trdan, Š. (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Robič, U. (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Kovač Viršek, M. (sodelavec pri raziskavi). Poročilo o delu Inštituta za vode Republike Slovenije: programski sklop I. skupina EU politika do voda : naloga I/3 Okvirna direktiva o morski strategiji : ekonomske vsebine Programa ukrepov. Ljubljana: Inštitut za vode Republike Slovenije, 2015. 80 str., [160] str. pril., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 7458913]
6. Palatinus, A., Peterlin, M., Kovač Viršek, M., Centa, M., Trdan, Š., Cepuš, S., Kramar, M., Robič, U., Bašelj, A., Koren, Š., Rebolj, D. Poročilo o delu Inštituta za vode Republike Slovenije za leto 2015 : programski sklop I. Skupina EU politika do voda : naloga I/3 Izvajanje Okvirne direktive o morski strategiji : vsebine vezane na obvladovanje onesnaženja vode z odpadki (D10). Ljubljana: Inštitut za vode Republike Slovenije, 2014. IX, 91 str., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 7463777]
7. Van Der Wall, M., Van Der Meulen, M., Tweehuijsen, G., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Kovač Viršek, M., Coscia, L., Kržan, A. SFRA0025: identification and assessment of riverine input of (marine) litter: final report for the European Commission DG Environment under Framework Contract No ENV.D.2/FRA/2012/0025: report for Michail Papadoyannakis DG Environment. Bristol: Ifremer … [etc.]; Ljubljana: Inštitut za vode RS, 2015. 181 pp., ilustr. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/good-environmental-status/descriptor-10/pdf/iasFinal%20Report.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 7337569]