Identification Number of Scientist: 261963
CroRIS-CROSBI link: https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/20769
Place and date of birth
Zagreb, 21 July 1980
Education
- 2003-2009 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Postgraduate study in natural sciences, Biology-Toxicology, Ph.D. in Biology
- 1998-2003 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, B.Sc. in Nutritional Technology
Work Experience
- December 2003-present Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health (Division of Occupational and Environmental Health), Zagreb, Croatia
Fields of interest
Toxicokinetics and toxicodinamics of toxic elements and their interaction with essential elements; ecotoxicology: biomonitoring of exposure and effects of pollutants in terrestrial wildlife; risk assessment of foodstuff contaminants for human health
Scientific/professional projects
- 2025–2028 Associate researcher within the national research project „Conservation Medicine – apex predators as sentinels of ecosystem health – COMPASS“ (Croatian Science Foundation no. IP-2025-02-1750, Principal investigator: Magda Sindičić)
- 2025–2028 Associate researcher within the national research project „Prenatal exposure to metal(loid)s, phthalates and microplastics: effects on steroid hormones, microRNA expression and birth outcomes – FetalExpo“ (Croatian Science Foundation no. IP-2025-02-4002, Principal investigator: Ankica Sekovanić)
- 2024–2027 Associate researcher within the national research project “Interactions between human and environmental health: determinants for health preservation – HumEnHealth” (European Union – Next Generation EU, Program Contract, Class: 643-02/23-01/00016, Reg. no. 533-03-23-0006, Principal investigator: Jelena Macan)
- 2022–2024 Associate within the educational project “Meet the Toxicity – Live Safely” (MeeTox) Erasmus+ KA2 small partnership project in the area of adult education (European Commission and Tempus Foundation, Principal investigator: Danijela Đukić-Ćosić, Srbija)
- 2021–2025 Associate researcher within the national research project „Indirect effect of global warming on mammals physiological parameters via high temperature-stressed plant diet – TEMPHYS” (Croatian Science Foundation no. IP-2020-02-7585, Principal investigator: Ivana Šola)
Additional training
- 25–27 Nov 2024 5th Environmental scientific school (IRB) Zagreb, Croatia
- 8 Sep 2024 Continuing Education Course – CEC04 – Toxicology – “Environmental Pollutants”, (IUTOX and EUROTOX) Copenhagen, Denmark
- 18 September 2022, Continuing Education Course „Thresholds of toxicological concern – recent developments“, IUTOX and EUROTOX, Maastricht, Netherlands
- 23–27 August 2021, 9th BfR-Summer Academy (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany), online
- 11–17 November 2018, Institute of Nature Conservation of Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland (study visit)
- 4–8 April 2016, Principles of Toxicology (EUROTOX in colaboration with the Croatian Toxicological Society), Zagreb, Hrvatska
- 17-27 November 2015, LabAnim 3 course (Laboratory Animal Science Course, FELASA category C equivalent), Zagreb, Croatia
- 14-18 April 2014, Expert Mission on authorisation of biocidal products (ETT IND/EXP 55794, TAIEX), Zagreb, Croatia
- 17-21 March 2014, Challenges in Health Risk Assessment (Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet), Stockholm, Sweden
- 10-16 September 2004, Basic Toxicology Course (EUROTOX in colaboration with the Croatian Toxicological Society), Plitvice Lake, Croatia
Memberships
- Croatian Society of Toxicologists (HTD)
- Croatian Laboratory Animal Science Association (CroLASA; Secretary 2018–2023)
- Professional group for chemical hazards in food and feed at the Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food (HAPIH)
Other
- Organisation of scientific meetings: Organizing Committee for two international (2015 XI. ISTERH, Croatia; 2025 VII. CROTOX, Croatia) and three national congresses (2016 V. CROTOX, Croatia; 2018 III. symposium CroLASA, Croatia; 2020, VI. CROTOX, Croatia)
- Invited lecture: 1st ToxLearn4EU Summer School, Zagreb, 2023
- Awards: best poster at the 13th International Congress of the Serbian Society of Toxicology and 1st TOXSEE Regional Conference, 2023
- Guest Editor Special Issue on Biomonitoring of Elements in Wildlife Animals, Toxics (Vol 11(1), 2023; ISSN 2305-6304).
- Peer review: rewiever of 52 scientific paper in 25 WoSCC-indexed journals
- Papers: 39 original scientific papers in journals indexed in WoSCC, 3 indexed in SCOPUS, and 53 congress proceedings (Abstract book)
- Citations: 559 in WoS (2026), h-index 15