Dr. sc. nat. Adisa Trnjanin

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Lecturer Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
• Coordinator external internships BLD

Focus

• Translational Molecular Diagnostics
• Single Cell Multiomics (Transcriptomics/Proteomics)
• Tissue to Single Cell Protocol Development
• Tissue to Single Cell Workflow Establishment
• Development Applied Personalized Diagnostic Workflows
• Computational Laboratory Medicine & AI

Teaching

• Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine
• Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
• Practice reflection and interprofessional collaboration

Experience

• Lecturer / Intership Coordinator
  ZHAW ICBT
  12 / 2021 - today
• Dpt. RP and GDP Area Lead
  AstraZeneca MC Switzerland
  01 / 2020 - 11 / 2021
• PhD Integrative Molecular Medicine
  Medical Faculty, University of Zurich
  06 / 2015 - 12 / 2019
• Registered Biomedical Scientist (BMA HF)
  Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil
  08 / 2007 - 10 / 2013
• Labmed Delegate
  Labmed
  05 / 2008 - 05 / 2009

Education and Continuing education

Education

• CAS Higher & Professional Education / Didactics
  ZHAW
  01 / 2023 - 12 / 2023
• External Auditor ISO 9001 / Quality Management
  SAQ Qualicon
  10 / 2023 - 11 / 2023
• PhD / Integrative Molecular Medicine
  University of Zurich
  06 / 2015 - 12 / 2019
• Master of Science / Cellular and Molecular Biology
  University of Zurich
  11 / 2013 - 05 / 2015
• Internal Auditor / ISO 9001
  SPZ Nottwil
  09 / 2012 - 09 / 2013
• Bachelor of Science / Bioanalytics
  FHNW
  09 / 2009 - 08 / 2012
• Higher Education (HF) / Biomedical Scientist
  Xund
  09 / 2006 - 08 / 2009

Network

Membership of networks

• Labmed
• SVTM Schweizerische Vereinigung für Transfusionsmedizin
• RefData Switzerland (active GLN)
• NAREG (active GLN)

Awards

Single Cell Transcriptomics of Kidney Cells
NCCR Kidney.CH
01 / 2019

Social media

LinkedIn Adisa Trnjanin

Media presence

ScaiPod: Revolutionizing Immuno-Oncology With Multi-Omics and AI at Scale

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Bourqui, L., Trnjanin, A., Kopper, K., Loffing-Cueni, D., Radvanyi, Z., Karpovich, A., Rahimi, T., Santos, R., Wengi, A., Pastor, J., Moe, O. W., Loffing, J., & Pathare, G. (2026). Klotho in the kidney distal convolution regulates urinary Klotho excretion and kidney calcium reabsorption, but not phosphate homeostasis. Kidney International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.01.030
• Vela, V., Sonay, A. Y., Limani, P., Graf, L., Sabani, B., Gjermeni, D., Rroku, A., Zela, A., Gorica, E., Rodriguez Cetina Biefer, H., Berdica, U., Hasanaj, E., Trnjanin, A., Muka, T., & Dzemali, O. (2025). Toward artificial intelligence in oncology and cardiology : a narrative review of systems, challenges, and opportunities. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(21), 7555. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14217555

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Antiaging hormone Klotho derived from renal distal-convolution regulates calcium but not phosphate homeostasis (2023)
• Transcriptional Programs Controlling Cell Growth and Function in Kidney and Cerebellum (2020)

Other publications

• Wissensstruktur des ersten interdepartmentellen Bachelorstudienganges „Biomedizinische Labordiagnostik“ in der Schweiz
• Toward Artificial Intelligence in Oncology and Cardiology: A Narrative Review of Systems, Challenges, and Opportunities. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(21), 7555;

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