The Ph.D. programme in biophysics is a Croatian national joint programme with similar contribution from Split and from Zagreb (in mentors and lecturers) and with important participation from foreign biophysicists. Our students will satisfy one of requirements for earning an European doctorate after training in foreign biophysical laboratories (a minimum three month research period).

I. University of Split, Faculty of Science (PMFST) is the main organizing institution for this PhD study: www.pmfst.hr
II. Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb (IRB) is the first collaborating institution: www.irb.hr/en/
III. Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences (MeDILS) in Split is the second collaborating institution: www.medils.hr
IV. Medical School, University of Split (MEFST) is the third collaborating institution: www.mefst.hr
V. Institute of Physics in Zagreb (IF) is the fourth collaborating institution: www.ifs.hr/en/

Lecturers and mentors from the University of Split and from research institutes in Split are:

Prof. Dr. Stjepan Marčelja (PMFST and Australia),
Prof. Dr. Ante Graovac (PMFST and IRB),
Prof. Dr. Davor Juretić (PMFST)
Prof. Dr. Mile Dželalija (PMFST
Prof. Dr. Franjo Sokolić (PMFST)
Prof. Dr. Paško Županović (PMFST)
Prof. Dr. Ante Bilušić (PMFST)
Prof. Dr. Davor Eterović (MEFST)
Prof. Dr. Janoš Terzić (MEFST)
Prof. Dr. Zoran Đogaš (MEFST)
Dr. Bojan Žagrović (MedILS)
Prof. Dr. Nada Krstulović (Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries)

Foreign biophysicists and physicists who will be giving lectures and seminars in Split and Zagreb are:

Prof. Dr. Rudi Podgornk, NIH, USA and University of Ljubljana Slovenia
Prof. Dr. Milan Brumen, Univesity of Maribor Slovenia
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Parpura, University of California Riverside, USA
Dr. Roderick Dewar, INRA, Bordeaux, France
Prof. Dr. Boris Martinac, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Prof. Dr. Jasna Peter Katalinić, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Germany
Prof. Dr. Hans Lutz, Bielefeld University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Iva Tolic-Norrelykke, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
Prof. Dr. Gordan Kilić, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA

Lecturers and mentors from the Ruđer Bošković Institute and from other scientific and university institutions located in Zagreb are:

Scientific adviser, Dr. Vesna Svetličić (IRB)
Prof. Dr. Krešimir Pavelić (IRB)
Prof. Dr. Dražen Vikić-Topić (IRB i MZOŠ)
Scientific adviser, Dr. Igor Weber (IRB)
Prof. Dr. Boris Rakvin (IRB)
Prof. Dr. Dušan Ražem (IRB)
Prof. Dr. Goran Baranović (IRB)
Prof. Dr. Sanja Tomić (IRB)
Prof. Dr. Neven Žarković (IRB)
Dr. Bono Lučić (IRB)
Dr. Andreja Ambriović-Ristov (IRB)

Dr. Silvia Tomić (IF)
Dr. Tomislav Vuletić (IF)

Academician Prof. Dr. Vladimir Paar (PMF)
Prof. Dr. Selma Supek (PMF)
Prof. Dr. Mladen Vrtar (PMF)

Students from physical sciences and computer science students will be interested in applying their knowledge to biology, while students with biological and chemical background will be interested in physical instrumentation, structural bioinformatics, computational models and physical aspects of biology. Only close interaction between theory and experiments and knowledge transfer among disciplines can lead to fundamental advances in our understanding of the physical basis of life. The programme scope includes strong theoretical training by lecturers from Split, from Zagreb and from abroad, and laboratory rotations at the Ruđer Bošković Institute at Zagreb, Croatia. The programme will train students to perform creative research at the interface of theory and experiment and at the interface of physics and biology & biomedicine.