Faculty Research Interests related to biophysics study programme

1)    Prof. Dr. Stjepan Marčelja – Electrostatic contribution to surface forces between two macromolecules in an aqueous electrolyte; The relationship between global warming and the change in the average ocean level.
2)    Prof. Dr. Ante Graovac – Modelling of biomacromolecules and their complexes; Graph-theoretical methods for the description of DNA and proteins
3)    Prof. Dr. Davor Juretić – The design principles for selective peptide antibiotics; The applications of the maximum entropy production principle in enzyme kinetics and bioenergetics; Accuracy improvements for predicting polypeptide membrane-associated topology and secondary structure.
4)    Prof. Dr. Mile Dželalija – Biomechanics
5)    Prof. Dr. Franjo Sokolić - Microscopic structure and dynamics of water molecules.
6)    Prof. Dr. Paško Županović – Irreversible thermodynamics; Development and applications of the maximum entropy production principle as selection principle in physics and biology
7)    Prof. Dr. Ante Bilušić – Novel experimental techniques from solid state physics that can be used in biophysics as well.
8)    Prof. Dr. Davor Eterović – Multivariate statistical methods in medical applications; Respiration physiology and physics of medical diagnostics.
9)    Prof. Dr. Janoš Terzić – Molecular genetics and physiology; Diabetes in Dalmatian population of Southern Croatia
10)    Prof. Dr. Zoran Đogaš – Neurotransmitters in the control of breathing; Respiratory control during anaesthesia and breathing disorders.
11)    Dr. Bojan Žagrović – Atomistic simulation of protein folding by using worldwide distributed computation; Dynamic activation and entropy in enzyme function; Intrinsically unfolded proteins.
12)    Prof. Dr. Nada Krstulović – Microbial ecology of marine environment.
13)    Scientific adviser, Dr.  Vesna Svetličić – Supramolecular organization and self-assembly of organic matter in aquatic systems; Synthesis and characterization of organometallic compounds and nanostructures; Conductivity and phase transition of polymers in dispersed state; Basic principles for electrochemical sensors
14)    Prof. Dr. Krešimir Pavelić – Growth factors and oncogenes in embryonal and tumour growth; Cancer genetics
15)    Prof. Dr. Dražen Vikić-Topić - Combined application of spectroscopic methods (NMR, IR, MS) in biochemistry and pharmaceutical industry; Application of spectroscopic methods in food technology and biotechnology; Biological effects of organometal and complex compounds with Hg, Pt, Pd.
16)     Dr. Igor Weber – Structure and function of plastids and cytoskeleton
17)    Prof. Dr. Boris Rakvin - Molecular structure and dynamics of systems with paramagnetic particles.
18)    Prof. Dr. Dušan Ražem – Radiation chemistry
19)    Prof. Dr. Goran Baranović – Isotopic labelling and molecular spectroscopies
20)    Prof. Dr. Sanja Tomić - Modelling protein-protein interactions; The study of small molecules interaction with nucleic acids; Point mutation effect on protein function and disease appearance.
21)    Prof. Dr. Neven Žarković – Oxidative stress and malignant diseases; Oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation.
22)    Dr. Bono Lučić – Molecular descriptors; Structure-activity/property relationship; Modelling global properties of proteins.
23)    Dr. Andreja Ambriović-Ristov – Adenovirus vectors in cancer gene therapy; Mechanisms of integrin-mediated drug resistance.
24)    Prof. Dr. Silvia Tomić - Screening and fundamental length scales in different biomacromolecular systems;
25)    Academician Prof. Dr. Vladimir Paar – Computational genomics; Computer simulations in Biology; Classical and quantum deterministic chaos.
26)    Prof. Dr. Selma Supek – Cortical neurodynamics; Functional brain mapping by magnetoencephalographic techniques.
27)    Prof. Dr. Mladen Vrtar - Radiological and radiotherapeutical physics.
28)    Prof. Dr. Rudi Podgornk - Experimental and theoretical elucidation of the DNA-DNA interactions and the elasticity of DNA; Physics of viruses.
29)    Prof. Dr. Milan Brumen – Modelling of cellular and membrane processes; Modelling of calcium signalling in smooth muscle cells.
30)    Prof. Dr. Vladimir Parpura – Systems neuroscience; Understanding the modulation of calcium-dependent glutamate release from astrocytes.
31)    Dr. Roderick Dewar – Non-equilibrium predictions of maximum information entropy principle and applications to modelling planetary climate; Wider implications of the maximum entropy production principle for the relation between biological and thermodynamic evolution.

32)    Prof. Dr. Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecky - various ICAST research topics such as: Quantum chemistry molecular dynamics "on the fly"; laser selective chemistry of nanoclusters; optical properties and optimal control of hybrid metal-biomolecule systems for biosensing; influence of metal ions on conformational changes in proteins; structure-rteactivity relationships of metal oxide clusters as foundations for development and design of nanoscale catalytic materials.

33)    Prof. Dr. Gordan Kilić – The application of biophysics and biophysical methods in examining signal transmission by cells; Defects in signal transmission as causes for different human diseases.
34)    Dr. Iva. M. Tolić-Norrelykke – Self-organization of molecular motors and large-scale movements in the cell.

35)   Prof. Dr. Jasna Peter-Katalinić - Applications of mass spectrometry to biology and medicine.

36)   Prof. Dr. Matko Marušić - Immunology, oncology and medical education.

37)   Prof. Dr. Jasna Puizina -  Plant functional genomics; Biodiversity of endemic, endangered and cultivated plants.

38)   Prof. Dr. Željko Jeričević - Bioinformatics, biocomputing and algorithm developmrent