Place and date of birth
Požega, 4 Sep 1997
Education
- 2019-2021 – MASTER OF BIOLOGY, GRADUATE STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK, CARA HADRIJANA 8/A, OSIJEK, CROATIA
- 2016-2019 – BACHELOR OF BIOLOGY, UNDERGRADUATE STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK, CARA HADRIJANA 8/A, OSIJEK, CROATIA
Work Experience
- Aug 2025 => ASSISTANT, PHD STUDENT, INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, KSAVERSKA CESTA 2, ZAGREB, CROATIA
Participation in the activities determined by the plan and goals of the research trilateral Swiss-Croatian-Romanian project PROMETHEUS, which is related to the preparation of a doctoral dissertation, the field of work “Genetic toxicology and population biomonitoring”.
- Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 HEAD OF DDD SERVICES, ZAGREBAČKI EKOLOŠKO SANITACIJSKI HIGIJENSKI SERVIS D.O.O., KUSTOŠIJANSKA 8, ZAGREB, CROATIA
Maintaining documentation (certificates, records), keeping records of DDD (disinfection, disinfection, deratization) procedures and materials used in the work protocol, developing and updating implementation plans for facilities where DDD measures are implemented, communication with partners and field work.
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
- Participation in the 7th Croatian Congress of Toxicology with International Participation (CROTOX 2025) on Rab with a 2 posters presentation (1. poster title: Cyto-/genoprotective effects of homogentisic acid against 24- and 48-hour exposure to benzo [a] pyrene on HepG2 liver tumor cells, authors: Bekić Bruno, Benković Vesna, Lauc Marija, Popović Ana, Milić Mirta / 2. Poster title: Efficacy of apigenin in protection against 24- and 48-hour exposure to benzo[a]pyrene in a HepG2 cell line model: MTT and comet assay study, authors: Milić Mirta, Benković Vesna, Lauc Marija, Popović Ana, Bekić Bruno) (2025)
- Co-author of the poster presentation at the 14th Croatian Biological Congress with international participation in Pula (poster title: Effects of nano and bulk zinc on Common toad development; authors: Olga Jovanović Glavaš, Bruno Bekić, Branimir Hackenberger Kutuzović) (2022)
- Participation and poster presentation at the 1. Biological-Psychological Student Conference in Koper, Slovenia; award for best biological poster (poster title: Influence of Alpha Cypermethrin and Difenoconazole Pesticides on European Green Toad tadpoles (Bufotes viridis L.); authors: Bruno Bekić, Olga Jovanović Glavaš, Anamarija Žagar, Tatjana Simčič) (2021)
- Participation and poster presentation at 10. Symposium Kopački rit yesterday, today, tomorrow; (poster title: Influence of pesticides on European Green Toad tadpoles (Bufotes viridis L.); authors: Bruno Bekić, Olga Jovanović Glavaš) (2021)
- Participation in COST action CA18221 PERIAMAR project (PEsticide Risk AssessMent for Amphibians and Reptiles); project goal: to support the individual mobility of young scientists, strengthen existing networks and encourage international cooperation. (2021)
- Participation in workshops and tours of biologically significant localities in the area of the city of Osijek and its surroundings as part of the science popularization project of the Department of Biology “Biolog-i-Ja”. I participated in the project as an educator at several important locations of the Drava and Kopački rit for amphibians and held lectures on the importance of preserving amphibians and their habitats and how to protect them. (2019-2020)
Fields of interest
- Genotoxicology, biomonitoring of exposed populations, individual sensitivity, DNA repair and damage mechanisms
Memberships
- Croatian Genetic Society (HGD)
- Croatian Society of Toxicology (HTD)
- Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS)
- Croatian Association for Cancer Research (HDIR)