About Instruct.SI

Instruct.SI is a consortium of academic institutions in Slovenia that brings together research infrastructure in the field of structural biology. The consortium was established upon the inclusion of the Republic of Slovenia in Instruct-ERIC.

The purpose and goals the Instruct.SI consortium are primarily:

• Connecting, strengthening synergies, and creating critical mass among key actors of the Slovenian research community in the field of structural biology, in terms of content, personnel, infrastructure, and organization.
• Actively involving consortium partners in Instruct-ERIC activities.
• Continuous development and advancement of the scientific level in the field of structural biology.

Member institutions

• Centre of Excellence for Integrated Approaches in Chemistry and Biology of Proteins / Center odličnosti za integrirane pristope v kemiji in biologiji proteinov (CIPKeBiP), Ljubljana
• Jožef Stefan Institute / Institut “Jožef Stefan” (IJS), Ljubljana
• National Institute of Chemistry / Kemijski inštitut (NIC / KI), Ljubljana
• National Institute of Biology / Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo (NIB), Ljubljana
• University of Ljubljana / Univerza v Ljubljani (UL), Ljubljana
  • Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology / Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo (UL FKKT)
  • Biotechnical Faculty / Biotehniška fakulteta (UL BF)
  • Faculty of Medicine / Medicinska fakulteta (UL MF)
  • Faculty of Pharmacy / Fakulteta za farmacijo (UL FFA)
• University of Maribor / Univerza v Mariboru (UM), Maribor
  • Faculty of Medicine / Medicinska fakulteta (UM MF)
  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering / Fakulteta za strojništvo (UM FS)
• University of Nova Gorica / Univerza v Novi Gorici (UNG), Nova Gorica

Instruct.SI consortium is open to accept new members willing to actively participate in it’s activities.

Management board

The management board of the Instruct.SI consortium is composed of one main representative from each of the member institutions, plus one deputy member.

Institution	Main representative	Deputy representative
CIPKeBiP	Prof. Dr. Nataša Poklar Ulrih	Assist. Prof. Dr. Livija Tušar
IJS	Prof. Dr. Dušan Turk	Prof. Dr. Igor Križaj
KI/NIC	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjetka Podobnik	Dr. Ajasja Ljubetič
NIB	Prof. Dr. Maruša Pompe Novak	Prof. Dr. Kristina Gruden
UL	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miha Pavšič	Acad. Prof. Dr. Robert Zorec
UM	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andraž Stožer	Prof. Dr. Zoran Ren
UNG	Prof. Dr. Ario de Marco	Dr. Matteo De March

President of the management board: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miha Pavšič

Coordinator of the consortium: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjetka Podobnik

Management board tasks

The tasks of the Instruct.SI management board include:

• Admission of new member institutions.
• Exclusion of members.
• Deciding on the extent of participation in Instruct-ERIC (membership, establishment of a research site/centre, etc.) as proposed to the Republic of Slovenia as a member of Instruct-ERIC.
• Deciding on the management of the consortium’s financial resources.
• Decision-making on various project application submissions.
• Deciding on other matters as specified in the agreement.

Coordination

Institution coordinating the membership of the Republic of Slovenia in Instruct-ERIC: National Institute of Chemistry (Ljubljana, Slovenia).

Slovenian delegates to the Instruct-ERIC Council:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjetka Podobnik (National Institute of Chemistry)
• Dr. Albin Kralj (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia)

Financing

Membership of the Republic of Slovenia in the Instruct-ERIC is financed by:

• Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia

Logo

High-resolution logo of Instruct.SI can be downloaded via this link (PNG format, transparent background). Please use it on all materials related to Instruct.SI (co)-financed activities.