Ankica Sekovanić

Gospić, 8 April 1985

• 2010-2018 PhD in Biomedicine and Health Sciences, field: Pharmacy, Medical Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
• 2004-2009 BSc in Chemical Engineering (pre-Bologna process degree), University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

• April 11^th 2022- Research Associate, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb
• April 11^th 2018-April 10^th 2022 Post-doc Fellow, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb
• October 6^th 2009-February 13^th 2018 Research Assistant, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb

• 2021 1^st EFLM online Postgraduate Course “Biostatistics in Laboratory Medicine”. Organized by: EFLM Working Group on Congresses and Postgraduate Education
• 2020 „Better Skills for Better Jobs: Excellent Lab book for an Excellent Career“, online. Organized by: Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)
• 2013 „Fundamentals of designing and communicating scientific research“, Zagreb, Croatia. Organized by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health and Association for Promotion of Multimedia Education (UMNA)
• 2011 „EUROTOX Basic Toxicology Course“, Beograd, Serbia. Organized by: EUROTOX, Serbian Society of Toxicology, and University of Belgrade Faculty of Pharmacy

• excellent poster presentation at 10^th International Society For Trace Element Research in Humans (ISTERH 2013), Tokyo, Japan

• Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers (CSCE)
• Croatian Society of Toxicology (CST)
• Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (CSBMB) 

Research projects

• 2024-2027 Leader of work package 3: “Human biomonitoring and (epi)genetic“ within the project “Interactions between human and environmental health: determinants for health preservation“ (HumEnHealth) (funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU, Program Contract of 8 December 2023 Class: 643-02/23-01/00016, Reg. no. 533-03-23-0006, PI: J. Macan, PhD)
• 2020-2024 Associate on the project of Croatian Science Foundation “The role of blood-brain barrier, innate immunity, and tau oligomerization in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease“ (CSF grant No. IP- 04-2019- 3584, PI: G. Šimić, PhD)
• 2021-2023 Associate on the in-house scientific project “Bioactive potential, metal and nicotine content in edible Boletus regarding the toxic metal burden of soil“ (funded by IMI, PI: M. Lazarus, PhD)
• 2020-2023 Associate on the project of European Regional Development Fund “Development of functional beverage in sustainable packaging (JamINNO+, KK.01.2.1.02.0305, Jamnica plus, PI: S. Lovković)
• 2021-2022 Leader of the in-house scientific project “Assessment of the effects of MT2A + 838 G/C and MT2A –209A/G gene polymorphisms on the levels of toxic and essential elements at childbirth“ (funded by IMI)
• 2017-2022 Associate on the project of Croatian Science Foundation “Assessment of daily exposure to metals and maternal individual susceptibility as factors of developmental origins of health and disease“ (CSF grant No. IP-06-2016-1998, PI: M. Piasek, PhD/ J. Jurasović, PhD)
• 2019-2021 Associate on the in-house scientific project “Evaluation of reproductive toxicity of commonly used pesticides followed by chronic low-dose exposure in vivo“ (funded by IMI, PI: B. Tariba Lovaković, PhD)
• 2019-2020 Associate on the in-house scientific project “Nutritive and toxicological properties in organic vs. conventional honeys“ (funded by IMI, PI: M. Lazarus, PhD)
• 2011-2013 Associate on the project “Monitoring of organic and inorganic pollutants in the environment of Plitvice Lakes National Park“ (funded by Plitvice Lakes National Park, PI: S. Herceg Romanić, PhD)
• 2009-2017 Associate on the in-house scientific project “Biomonitoring of contaminants using biomarkers in European brown bear (Ursus arctos)“ (funded by IMI, PI: M. Lazarus, PhD)
• 2010-2013 Scientific Novice on the project of Croatian Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports “Exposure to metals and their effects in pregnancy and postnatal period“ (MSES grant No. 022-0222148-2135, PI: M. Piasek, PhD)