Institute of Physiology
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Founded in 2005 as part of the Faculty of Medicine University of Maribor, members of our institute have since tackled many open questions in the field of physiology and in teaching new generations of scientists and health professionals.
Research
Our team effort is focused on answering open questions in the field of physiology, especially in research of pancreatic Islets of Langerhans. We use state-of-the-art imaging techniques and cutting edge tools from the theory of complex networks to tackle these questions.
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We are also involved in the teaching of physiology to undergraduate and graduate students at the Faculty of Medicine, and in teaching of various physiology-related subjects at other faculties at the University of Maribor, Medical University of Vienna and elsewhere.
Learn MoreCollaboration
We collaborate with other faculties and institutes in Slovenia and abroad.
Among our tightest partnerships are the Medical Faculty of Vienna, the University of Szeget, and the Alberta Diabetes Center in Canada.
Team
We are a multidisciplinary team with members from the fields of medicine, veterinary medicine, biology, pharmacology and physics.
Nika Polšak
The newest member of our team. Loves reading criminal stories and is an enthusiastic volleyball player.
Andraž Stožer
Senior team member and head of the department of physiology.
Marjan Slak Rupnik
Full professor and senior team member who started our institute.
Jurij Dolenšek
Senior team member, electrophysiology and calcium imaging expert.
Maša Skelin Klemen
Senior member of our team. Aerial joga enthusiast who likes to construct things.
Lidija Križančić Bombek
Senior team member and big sports enthusiast.
Rudi Mlakar
Sports enthusiast who keeps our lab running smoothly.
Jasmina Kerčmar
Veterinarian who loves mountains, hiking and is a passionate coin collector.
Viljem Pohorec
Resident expert in laboratory mice.
Marko Gosak
Computational physicist, family man and sports enthusiast.
Marko Šterk
Junior member of our lab and PhD candidate in Physics who likes web development and electronics.
Eva Paradiž Leitgeb
Young researcher and PhD student who loves to travel
Nastja Sluga
Young researcher and PhD student who loves cycling and bonsai trees.
Jan Kopecky
Junior lab member, PhD student, science and nature enthusiast.
Dean Korošak
Full Professor and senior team member.
Maruša Rošer
Loves DIY projects and helps keep our lab running smoothly.
Projects
We currently run several research projects funded by either the Slovenian Research Agency or in collaboration with research agencies abroad.
All projectsTopological connectivity of microvascular networks and its alteration in diabetes and associated morbidities
Project leader: izr. prof. dr. Marko Gosak
The role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in normal beta cell physiology and during development of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Project leader: Andraž Stožer
Multilayer network analysis of collective cellular activity in normal and diabetic pancreatic islets
Project leader: Marko Gosak
Interactive physiological simulator QuantiPhy - project with students
Project leader: University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine
Publications
We regularly publish our research in top international peer-reviewed journals. Have a look at the latest publications or check out the entire list.
All publicationsConfocal Laser Scanning Microscopy of Calcium Dynamics in Acute Mouse Pancreatic Tissue Slices - video guide
Andraž Stožer et al.
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy of Calcium Dynamics in Acute Mouse Pancreatic Tissue Slices
Andraž Stožer et al.
Assessing the origin and velocity of Ca2+ waves in three-dimensional tissue: Insights from a mathematical model and confocal imaging in mouse pancreas tissue slices
Marko Šterk et al.
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Pancreatic Alpha and Beta Cells Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Vladimir Grubelnik, Jan Zmazek, Rene Markovič, Marko Gosak, Marko Marhl
Raziskave celic, ključnih za inzulin (SLO)
New super-resolution STED microscope
Successful PhD thesis defense of Viljem Pohorec
Krka Prize Award for Master Thesis - Jan Kopecky
Third International Summer Institute on Network Physiology, Como, Italy
100th annual meeting of the German Physiological Society - Frankfurt am Main
Mini symposium 2020
Contact Us
The Institute of Physiology is located at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Maribor.
The exact address is Taborska ulica 8, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
If you wish to contact us feel free to use the contact form below or give as a call.