National Science Projects

Croatian Science Foundation Research Projects (HRZZ)

MEFOS Principal investigators:

Type of project: Establishing research projects, HRZZ UIP-2019-04 
Project title: “NGS analysis of MAIT and γδT cell transcriptome: phenotype, function and TCR repertoire in the aetiology of Psoriasis vulgaris”
 
Principal investigator: Assist. prof. Stana Tokić,  Ph.D.  
Researchers:  Assist. prof. Barbara Viljetić, Ph.D. , Assist.prof. Teuta Opačak Bernardi, , Ph.D. , Maja Levak Tolušić, Ph.D.,  Vera Plužarić, MD. 
Duration of the project: 01.02.2020. - 31.01.2025.

Type of project: Research projects, HRZZ IP-2016-06-8744 (RAS-AdrenOX) 
Project title: " Interaction of Renin-Angiotensin and Adrenergic System in Oxidative Stress Induced Endothelial Activation 
(RAS-AdrenOX)”
Principal investigator: Assist. prof. Ana Stupin, MD, PhD,  
Researchers: Assist. Martina Mihalj, MD, PhD,  , Assist.prof. Jukić (born Grizelj) MD, PhD,  Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD, Anita Ćosić, Ph.D. Nikolina Kolobarić, mag.prot.nat.et.amb., Nataša Kozina, prof., Zrinka Mihaljević, Ph.D.,  Marko Stupin, MD, prof. Ines Mrakovčić-Šutić, Ph.D., Assist. prof. Kristina Selthofer-Relatić, MD, PhD, Assist.prof. Aleksandar Kibel, MD, PhD,  Vatroslav Šerić, Ph.D.   
Duration of the project: 03.04.2017 - 02.10.2021.

Type of project: Research projects, HRZZ IP-09-2014 (Raft Tuning) 
Project title: "Pathophysiological consequences of lipid raft changes" 
Principal investigator: Prof. Marija Heffer, MD, PhD,  
Researchers: Prof. Svjetlana Kalanj Bognar, MD, PhD,  Assis.prof. Kristina Mlinac, MD, PhD,  Assist.prof. Dragana Fabris Ph.D., Assist.prof. Jasenka Wagner, Ph.D. , Assist.prof. Barbara Viljetić, Ph.D. , Vedrana Ivić, Ph.D. Ivana Škrlec, Ph.D. Marta Balog, Assist.prof. Senka Blažetić, Ph.D.,  Assist.prof. Valentina Pavić, Assist.prof. Robert Blažeković, Ph.D.,  Prof. Ph.D. Željka Vukelić, Assist.prof. Irena Labak, Ph.D, Assist.prof. Milan Mesić, Ph.D. , Assist.prof. Melita Čačić Hribljan, Ph.D.,  Stefan Mrđenović, Ph.D.,  Alen Imširović, MD, David Andrijević, MD, Ana Kiš, MA. med.lab., Tihana Mendeš, Ph.D., Martina Matanović, MA. lab., Tea Markulak mag. lab., Mateo Čupić mag. lab., Assist.prof. Andrijana Včeva, Ph.D.   
Project duration: 10.12.2015 - 09.06.2021.

Type of project: Research projects, HRZZ IP-09-2014-6380 (V-ELI Athero), 
Project title: " Impaired Vasorelaxation and Endothelial-Leukocyte interaction (ELI) in Development of Atherosclerotic Lesions (V-ELI Athero) " 

Principal investigator: Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD,  
Researchers: Assist.prof. Kristina Selthofer-Relatić, MD, PhD,  Assist.prof. Martina Mihalj, MD, PhD,  Anita Ćosić, M.Sc., Sanja Novak, M.Sc.Exp.Biol., Assist.prof. Mirela Baus Loncar, Ph.D., Ivana Tartaro Bujak, Anita Horvatić, Zrinka Mihaljević, prof., Ivana Grizelj, MD, PhD,  Ana Čavka, MD, PhD,  Maro Bujak, Dubravka Mihaljević, MD, PhD,  Nataša Kozina, prof. 
Project duration: 01.10.2015 - 30.09.2019.

MEFOS researchers on HRZZ projects:

HRZZ – IP-2020-02-3593 " Characterisation of RadioPhotoLuminescent dosimeters for measurements in Heavy Charged Particle fields" (RPLforHCP) 
Principal investigator: Prof. Marija Majer, MD, PhD,  
Researcher: Assist.prof. Hrvoje Brkić, Ph.D.
Project duration: 15.01.2021 – 14.01.2025.

HRZZ - IP-2016-06-2717 "Tff3 protein at the crossroads of metabolism and neurodegeneration" (Inter MeNe-3) 
Principal investigator: Assist.prof. Mirela Baus Lončar,  Ph.D.
Researcher: Assist.prof. Nikola Bijelić, MD, PhD,  Ivana Ilić, Ph.D. 
Project duration: 18.04.2017 - 17.03.2022.

HRZZ - IP-2016-06-7456 "Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of emergent and re-emergent neuroinvasive arbovirus infections in Croatia" (CRONEUROARBO) 
Principal investigator: Assist.prof. Tatjana Vilibić Čavlek, Ph.D.
Researcher: Assist.prof. Ljiljana Perić, MD, PhD,  Dario Sabadi, MD. 
Project duration: 01.03.2017 - 28.02.2021.

HRZZ - IP-2018-01-4682 "New compounds based on purine bioisosteres for testing their antitumor and antipathogenic effects", (PurBioCaPa) 
Principal investigator: Prof. Silvana Raić-Malić, Ph.D.
Researcher: Prof. Domagoj Drenjančević, MD, PhD,  
Project duration: 01.12.2018 - 30.11.2022.

HRZZ - IP-06-2016 – 3917 "Problems in the behavior of school-age children: The role of executive functions, individual, family and genetic factors" (ECLAT) 
Principal investigator: Silvija Ručević,  Ph.D.
Researcher: Assist.prof. Jasenka Wagner,  Ph.D.
Project duration: 10.01.2017 - 09.06.2021.

HRZZ - IP-04-2019 – 1130 "Genetic and epigenetic markers as indicators of aggressiveness of differentiated thyroid cancer" (ThyroGeneMark) 
Principal investigator: Academician Zvonko Kusić 
Researcher: Prof. Ivica Mihaljević, MD, PhD,  Assist.prof. Željko Zubčić, MD, PhD,  Assist.prof. Jasmina Rajc, MD, PhD,  
Project duration: 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2023.

HRZZ- IP-2018-01-2936- "Biological importance of dipeptidyl peptidase III and its impact on human health" (DPP3BioRe) 
Principal investigator: Prof. Sanja Tomic MD, PhD,  
Researcher: Assist.prof. Hrvoje Brkić,  Ph.D.
Project duration: 01.10.2018 - 30.09.2022.

HRZZ - STR-2016-05-3 "Croatian Pharmacological Nomenclature" (FARMANA) 
Principal investigator: Prof. Kristina Peros, Ph.D.  
Researcher: Prof. Martina Smolić, MD, PhD,  
Duration of the project: 01.09.2016 - 30.11.2017.

HRZZ - IP-09-2014 - 6499 " Investigation of iodine intake in pregnancy and childhood in view of national strategy for prevention of iodine deficiency disorders " (IPACSTOPIDD) 
Principal investigator: Academician Zvonko Kusić MD, PhD,  
Researcher: Prof. Ivica Mihaljević,  MD, PhD,  
Project duration: 22.09.2015 - 21.12.2019.

HRZZ- IP-2018-01-4649: "Molecular recognition of DNA:RNA hybrid and multi-stranded structures in bioanalytical and in vitro systems" (DNARNAHyB-MolBio) 
Principal investigator: Marijana Radić Stojković,  
Researcher: Prof. Ljubica Glavaš-Obrovac, Ph.D.
Project duration: 01.10.2018 - 30.09.2022.

HRZZ- IP-06-2016 – 3917 " Problem behaviors and school success in early school-age children – role of executive functions, empathy, and some family factors " (ECLAT) 
 Principal investigator:  Associate professor, Ph.D. Silvija Ručević 
Researcher: Assist.prof. Jasenka Wagner, Ph.D.
Project duration: 10.01.2017 - 09.01.2021.

HRZZ- IP-2019-04 – 7902 " The Impact of the Internet and Internet Social Networking Sites on Attitudes and Decisions about Vaccination " (INTERVAKC) 
Principal investigator: Assist.prof. Željko Pavić, Ph.D.
Researcher: Prof. Maja Miškulin, MD, PhD,  Assist.prof. Ivan Miškulin, MD, PhD,  
Project duration: 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2023.

HRZZ- IP-2018-01-1227 " Development of a sustainable integrated process for the production of bioactive isolates from food industry residues" 
Principal investigator: Prof. Ana Bucić-Kojić, Ph.D.
Researcher: Assist.prof. Katarina Mišković Špoljarić,  Ph.D.
Project duration: 31.10.2018 - 30.10.2022.

HRZZ- UIP-2017-05-4295 " Genotype specificity of wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum L.) highly nutritional natural food supplement" 
Principal investigator: Assist.prof. Andrijana Rebekić 
Researcher: Assist.prof. Katarina Mišković Špoljarić, Ph.D.  
Project duration: 01.01.2018 - 31.12.2022

HRZZ - UIP-2017-05-9909 " Application of innovative techniques of the extraction of bioactive components from by-products of plant origin" 
Principal investigator: Prof. Stella Jokic, Ph.D.
Researcher:  Nika Pavlović, Ph.D.
Project duration: 01.01.2018 - 31.12.2022.

Unity through Knowledge Fund, UKF
 
1.    Mechanisms of microcirculatory vascular reactivity in resistance arteries, UKF Grand Agreement No.88/11,
 project manager: Assist.prof. Ivana Jukić, MD,  project start: 2011 

2.     Influence of diet and exercise on vascular reactivity and vascular stiffness, UKF Grand Agreement No. 87/1,
        project manager: Assist.prof. Ana Stupin, MD, Project start: 2011.