Place and date of birth
Dubrovnik, 1964
Education
- 2001-2004 Specialization in Epidemiology; Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb
- 1996 United States Medical License No: 0-540-829-9
- 1988-1990 Postgraduate studies in Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb
1998 Dissertation
1993 Master of Science - 1982-1987 Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb
Work Experience
- Since 1990 Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Medicine, Zagreb
- 1989-1990 Zabok Medical Center
- 1988-1989 Clinical hospital “Sisters of Mercy”, internship
SCIENTIFIC AND TEACHING
- 2023 Full professor
- 2016 Scientific advisor in permanent position
Additional training
- 2000 Ohio State University, Columbus, USA; Mazzess Scholarship
- 1995 Rheumatology Unit, University of Bristol, England
- 1991 Aarhus Amstygehus, Denmark
Awards
- 2005 Annual award of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Medicine for scientific work
Memberships
- Editorial board of the “Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology”
- Croatian Society of Osteoporosis
- Croatian Calcified Tissue Society
- Croatian Epidemiological Society
Other
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
- Head of three projects financed by Croatian Ministry of Science (“Influence of factors from the general and working environment on the musculoskeletal system”, “Calcium metabolism and osteoporosis”, “Degenerative joint disease – radiological evaluation”) and one financed by International Atomic Energy Agency (“Studies of osteoporosis in Croatia using isotopes related techniques“)
- Collaborator on three projects of the Ministry of Science, one of the Croatian Science Agency and one of the European Union – Next Generation EU.
TEACHING ACTIVITY
- “Safety, health at work and working environment”, Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Zagreb
- “Food Epidemiology” Faculty of Food and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb
- “Epidemiology and Public Health”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek