Place and date of birth
Zagreb, 4 September 1987
Education
- 2017–2021 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, post-graduate (doctoral) study of Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Engineering, Food Technology and Nutritionism
- 2010–2013 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, graduate study of Bioprocess Engineering
Work Experience
- 2023 – Scientific Associate at Division of Toxicology, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb
- 2022–2023 Postdoctoral Researcher at Toxicology Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb
- 2017–2022 – Assistant at Analytical Toxicology and Mineral Metabolism Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb
- 2014–2015 – Toxicology Expert at Department of Physical-chemical and Toxicology Expertise, Forensics Science Centre “Ivan Vučetić”, Ministry of the Interior, Zagreb
Fields of interest
- Application of gas and liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry in the analysis of biological and environmental samples; development and validation of analytical methods for the determination of trace organic pollutants, psychoactive substances, and their degradation products; assessment of effects on human health; human biomonitoring; experience working with cell lines and in the application of molecular biology methods for the detection of DNA damage.
Additional training
- HPLC & UPLC: Troubleshooting and Problem Prevention (2025)
- Education and professional training in the application of liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, Cagliari, Italy (2024)
- National Reitox Academy on Toxicovigilance of Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances, Zagreb, Hrvatska
- Continuing Education Course Old methods, new perspective: new regulation and approach to toxicity testing of food chemicals, Rabac, Croatia (2021)
- Training and education in Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Backweston Laboratory Complex, Celbridge, Ireland (16 April–16 June 2021)
- Understanding and applying the norm HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (2019)
- Comet Workshop – Basic comet assay techniques, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina (2019)
- EUROTOX Specialized Toxicology Course in Regulatory Toxicology, Otočec, Slovenia (2018)
- HPLC Fundaments – Theory and Practice, Zagreb, Croatia (2017)
Awards
- 2023 Annual Award of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health for the publication of three original scientific papers with first authorship, Zagreb, Croatia
- Winner of COST, EUROTOX and Croatian Society of Toxicology Travel bursary awards supporting early scientist career
- 2011 – Rector’s award for the work Green, green, green: solvents, catalysts, processes
Memberships
- 2025 – Social Media Editor for the journal Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
- Organizing Committee member at the 7th Croatian Congress of Toxicology – CROTOX 2025 (5–8 October 2025, Rab, Croatia)
- 2024 – Member of the Working Group for the Preparation and Implementation of the Pilot Project for Monitoring Intoxications with Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances in the City of Zagreb, Croatian Institute of Public Health
- Organizing Committee member at the 52nd European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS) & 15th International Comet Assay Workshops (ICAW) Meeting, 23–27 September 2024, Rovinj, Croatia.
- 2023 – Member of the executive editorial board of the journal Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
- Organizing Committee member at the 6th Croatian Congress of Toxicology – CROTOX 2021 (3–6 October 2021, Rabac, Croatia)
- Member of the Working Group on the Early Warning System on New Psychoactive Substances in the Republic of Croatia at the Croatian Institute for Public Health
- Member of the Croatian Society of Toxicology (HTD)
- Member of the Croatian Genetics Society (HGD)