2023 Outstanding achievement by ARIS 2023 Kopitar AN, Repas J, Janžič L, Bizjak M, Tanjšek Vesel T, Emeršič N, Zajc Avramovič M, Ihan A, Avčin T and Pavlin M, Alterations in immunophenotype and metabolic profile of mononuclear cells during follow up in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrom (MIS-C). Frontiers in Immunology Vol 14, 2023 in field of Medicine year 2023 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1216193/full
2013 The results of the project “Analysis of functionalization and mobility of magnetic nanoparticles in vitro for application in biomedical applications”, PI Vladimir Boštjan Bregar were selected as outstanding achievement by ARRS in year 2013
2007 Mojca Pavlin Luigi Galvani award of the International Bioelectrochemical Society for the exceptional achievements of young scientists in the field of bioelectrochemistry [article in Delo newspaper]
PhD students
2022 Jernej Repas Krka’s – prize for a doctoral thesis “Effects of Metformin and 2-deoxy-D-glucose on MDA-MB-231 Cells and Model T Lymphocytes in vitro” (mentor: assist. prof. dr. Mojca Pavlin, Co-mentor: prof. dr. Armin Gerger, MD)
2019 Maruša Bizjak Krka’s – prize for a doctoral thesis “ Effect of metformin on cancer cells in vitro as a function of the available nutrients” (mentor: assist. prof. Mojca Pavlin, PhD)
2015 Jasna Lojk Krka’s prize for a doctoral thesis, a prize yearly awarded to the best research works in the fields of sciences and technologies connected to pharmaceutical industry in Slovenia (mentor: assist. prof. Mojca Pavlin, PhD)
Students:
2024 Andrea Milaković in Milan Krnojelac Prešern award of Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana for the research project THE EFFECT OF METABOLIC INHIBITORS ON DIFFERENTIATION AND FUNCTIONALITY OF T LYMPHOCYTES
2024 Zara Gradecki in Dušan Habič Prešern prize of Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana for the research project LONG-TERM INFLUENCE OF METABOLIC ACTIVE SUBSTANCES ON THE METABOLISM OF TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER CELLS IN IN VITRO CONDITIONS
2022 Maja Vodlan Krka’s special preise for the research project “Effect of metformin on mitochondrial biogenesis of breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 under in vitro conditions”
2021 Maja Vodlan Prešern award of Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana for the research project “Effect of metformin on mitochondrial biogenesis of MDA-MB-231 cells”
2021 Tadeja Snedec Krka’s prize for a master thesis “Optimization of liposome preparation and their pharmaceutical applicability”, mentor M. Pavlin
2021 Petra Piber Prešern prize of Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana for the research project “Analysis of metformin on growth and activation of Jurkat cell for different nutrients levels”
Poster awards
2013 Best poster presentation award (7th Conference on Experimental and Translational Oncology, CETO 2013) for poster Comparison of magnetic nanoparticles uptake in two cell lines from authors Jasna Lojk, Vladimir Boštjan Bregar, Peter Veranič and Mojca Pavlin
2012 BioNanoNet best poster award (9th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies, NN12 2012) for poster Visualization of internalization pathways of polyacrylic acid functionalized cobalt ferrite nanoparticles and their intracellular fate from authors Jasna Lojk, Maruša Stražišar, Vladimir Boštjan Bregar, Vid Šuštar, Peter Veranič and Mojca Pavlin.
2002 Katja Kotar and Urška Vehovec – Golden recognition award (2. place) for research in the field of electrical engineering at the 2002 National meeting of younger researchers (mentors: Mojca Pavlin, Gorazd Pucihar, Jasmina Rome and Damijan Miklavčič)