Alojz Ihan


Alojz Ihan is a doctor, specialist in medical microbiology and immunology from Slovenia. Beside his medical profession he is also a poet, writer, essayist and editor.
Ihan was born in Ljubljana in 1961 and studied at the Medical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana. He works at the university's Institute for Microbiology and Immunology. He is also known for his poetry and regularly publishes essays and oppinons in Slovene newspapers and journals. He received the Prešeren Foundation Award for his poetry collection Srebrnik in 1987 and in 1996 won the Jenko Award for his poetry collection Južno dekle.
In 2013, he won the prestigious Rožanc Award for his book Civic Essays. The book however received a mixed reception, with some critics denouncing its populist tone and weak arguments.

Poetry

  • Srebrnik, 1985
  • Igralci pokra, 1989
  • Pesmi, 1989
  • Ritem, 1993
  • Južno dekle, 1995
  • Salsa, 2003

Novels

  • Hiša, 1997
  • Romanje za dva … in psa, 1998
  • Hvalnica rešnjemu telesu, 2011
  • "Slike z razstave", 2013

Collection of Essays

  • Platon pri zobozdravniku, 1997
  • Deset božjih zapovedi, 2000
  • "Državljanski eseji", 2012

Popular science

  • Imunski sistem in odpornost : kako se ubranimo bolezni, 2000
  • Do odpornosti z glavo, 2003
  • , 2014

Scientific publications

  • Klinična uporaba analize limfocitnih populacij s pretočnim citometrom, 1999