• 1983-1985.     Srednjoškolski obrazovni centar, Čakovec, matematičko-informatičko upravno -administrativni smjer,
• 1985-1987.     Medicinska škola, Varaždin, sanitarno-laboratorijski stručni radnik,
• 1988-1992.     Viša medicinska škola Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, sanitarni inženjer,
• 1989-1994.     Prirodoslovno-matematički  fakultet  Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Biološki odsjek, dipl.inž. biologije, smjer ekologija,
• 1994-1997.     Poslijediplomski studij prirodnih znanosti - oceanologije na Prirodoslovno-matematičkom  fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu,
• 08.07.1997.    obranio magistarski rad "Primjena bakterijskog SOS/umu-testa u procjeni genotoksičnog djelovanja smjesa zagađivala i modelnih spojeva",
• 05.12.2002.     doktorirao na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu. Disertacija "Stresni proteini HSP70 u dagnje M. galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 kao biološki pokazatelji onečišćenja morske vode".

Sudjelovanje na nacionalnim temeljnim znanstvenim projektima:

• Programirane stanične biosinteze i procjena genotoksičnog rizika (Projekt.0098114, R. Batel), -2006.
• Ekotoksični učinci onečišćenja na morske organizma (Projekt. 0982705-2725, N. Bihari), 2007-2008.
• Procesi biomineralizacije morskih organizama (Projekt 0982705-2727, D. Medaković), 2007-2010.
• Učinak onečišćenja na programirane biosinteze u morskih organizama (Projekt 0982705-2724, R. Batel), 2008-2012.

Primijenjena istraživanja:

• Sudjelovanje u izvršenju Hrvatskog nacionalnog monitoring programa „Sustavno istraživanje Jadranskog mora kao osnova razvitka RH, Projekt Jadran“ na temi „Razina i utjecaj onečišćenja na području većih naselja- vruće točke“, 1998. -

Vođenje znanstvenog, istraživačkog projekta:

• Hamer B., D. Pavičić-Hamer, L. Semenčić i Ž. Jakšić, Učinak ekoloških čimbenika (saliniteta i temperature mora) na biološke pokazatelje onečišćenja Jadranskog priobalja u dagnje M. galloprovincialis. (interni projekt u sklopu Projekta Jadran, direktor N. Smodlaka), 2004–2008. (Hamer i sur. 2008. Aquatic Toxicology; Hamer i sur. 2010. Acta Adriatica)
• Hamer B., M. Korlević i V. Nerlović, Istraživanje školjkaša iz roda Mytilus u svrhu utvrđivanja vrsta koje nastanjuju naše more u sklopu nacionalnog monitoring programa Projekt Jadran (2010). (Hamer i sur. 2011. Cahiers de Biologie Marine)
• Hrvatsko-Njemačka bilateralna suradnja (kordinatori: B. Hamer i H.C. Schröder) Carboanhydrase-Gehalt/Aktivität und Biomineralisation in Mittelmeermuscheln und Schwämmen, Internationales Büro des Bundesministerium fur Bildung un Forschung (BMBF), (MOE 08/R55), 2008-2009.
• Hrvatsko-Slovenska bilateralna suradnja (kordinatori: B. Hamer i T. Kanduč) Praćenje prirodnog i antropogenog učinka na morski ekosustav uzduž obale Istre koristeći mediteransku dagnju M. galloprovincialis. 2012-2013.

Studij Znanost o moru, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli (2008/2009/2010/2011)

1. godina studija

• Mikrobiologija (2+1+1) 5 ECTS bodova (Nositelji kolegija: D. Fuks / B. Hamer)
• Povijest istraživanja mora (1+0+0) 2 ECTS (R. Batel / B.Hamer)

2. godina studija

• Biološki učinci zagađivala (2+0+1) 5 ECTS (B. Hamer / Ž. Jakšić) 2008,2009
• Biotestovi i biološki monitoring zagađivala (1+0+1) 3 ECTS (B. Hamer)

• Hamer B., Korlević M., Durmiši E., Nerlović V., Bierne N. (2012) Nuclear marker Me 15/16 analyses of Mytilus galloprovincialis populations along the eastern Adriatic coast. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 53(1): 35-44.
• Hamer B., Medaković D., Pavičić-Hamer D., Jakšić Ž., Štifanić M, Nerlović V., Travizi A., Precali R., Kanduč T. (2010) Estimation of Freshwater Influx Along Eastern Adriatic Coast as a Possible Source of Stress for Marine Organisms. Acta Adriatica 51(2): 181-194.
• Hamer B., Ž. Jakšić, D. Pavičić-Hamer, L. Perić, D. Medaković, D. Ivanković, J. Pavičić, C. Zilberberg, H.C. Schröder, W.E.G. Müller, N. Smodlaka i R. Batel (2008) Effect of hypoosmotic stress by low salinity acclimation of Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis on biological parameters used for pollution assessment. Aquatic Toxicology 89(3): 137-151.
• Hamer B., D. Pavičić-Hamer, W.E.G. Müller i R. Batel (2004) Stress-70 proteins in marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis as biomarkers of environmental pollution: a field study. Environment International 30(7): 873-882.

Knjige i poglavlja u knjigama

Poglavlja u knjigama

• Pavičić-Hamer, D., Baričević, A., Gerdol, M. & Hamer, B. (2015) Mytilus galloprovincialis carbonic anhydrase II: activity and cDNA sequence analysis. U: Marin, F., Brümmer, F., Checa, A., Furtos, G., Lesci, I. & Šiller, L. (ur.) Biomineralization: From Fundamentals to Biomaterials & Environmental Issues. Pfaffikon, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, str. 137-150.

• Châtel, A. & Hamer, B. (2011) MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway : A Potential Biomarker of Environmental Pollution in the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. U: McGevin, L. (ur.) Mussels: Anatomy, Habitat and Environmental Impact. New York, NOVA Publishers, str. 129-144.

Radovi u časopisima

Znanstveni i pregledni radovi

• Majnarić, N., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Jaklin, A. & Hamer, B. (2022) Susceptibility of invasive tunicates Clavelina oblonga to reduced seawater salinities. Aquaculture Reports, 27, 101402, 4 doi:10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101402.

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• Pelikan, J., Majnarić, N., Maurić Maljković, M., Pikelj, K. & Hamer, B. (2022) Physico-Chemical and Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Marine Sediments Contamination: A Case Study of Rovinj Coastal Area, NE Adriatic Sea, Croatia. Toxics, 10 (8), 478-496 doi:10.3390/toxics10080478.

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• Wenne, R., Zbawicka, M., Prądzińska, A., Kotta, J., Herkul, K., Gardner, J., Apostolidis, A., Poćwierz-Kotus, A., Rouane-Hacene, O., Korrida, A., Dondero, F., Baptista, M., Reizopoulou, S., Hamer, B., Sundsaasen, K., Sundsaasen, K., Árnyasi, M. & Kent, M. (2022) Molecular genetic differentiation of native Mediterranean mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 populations and the relationship with environmental variables. The European zoological journal, 89 (1), 755-784 doi:10.1080/24750263.2022.2086306.

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• Čarapar, I., Jurković, L., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Hamer, B. & Lyons, D. (2022) Simultaneous Influence of Gradients in Natural Organic Matter and Abiotic Parameters on the Behavior of Silver Nanoparticles in the Transition Zone from Freshwater to Saltwater Environments. Nanomaterials, 12 (2), 296, 18 doi:10.3390/nano12020296.

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• El Ayari, T., Trigui El Menif, N., Hamer, B., Cahill, A. & Bierne, N. (2019) The hidden side of a major marine biogeographic boundary: a wide mosaic hybrid zone at the Atlantic–Mediterranean divide reveals the complex interaction between natural and genetic barriers in mussels. Heredity (Edinburgh), 122 (6), 770-784 doi:10.1038/s41437-018-0174-y.

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• Riquet, F., Liautard-Haag, C., Woodall, L., Bouza, C., Louisy, P., Hamer, B., Otero- Ferrer, F., Aublanc, P., Béduneau, V., Briard, O., El Ayari, T., Hochscheid, S., Belkhir, K., Arnaud-Haond, S., Gagnaire, P. & Bierne, N. (2019) Parallel pattern of differentiation at a genomic island shared between clinal and mosaic hybrid zones in a complex of cryptic seahorse lineages. Evolution, 73 (4), 817-835 doi:10.1111/evo.13696.

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• Kanduč, T., Šlejkovec, Z., Falnoga, I., Mori, N., Budič, B., Kovačić, I., Pavičić-Hamer, D. & Hamer, B. (2018) Environmental status of the NE Adriatic Sea, Istria, Croatia: Insights from mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis condition indices, stable isotopes and metal (loid)s. Marine pollution bulletin, 126, 525-534 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.052.

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• Kovačić, I., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Kanduč, T. & Hamer, B. (2017) Adaptation of cultured mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 from the northern Adriatic Sea to nearby aquaculture sites and translocation. Acta Adriatica, 52 (2), 285-296.

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• McKenzie, D., Axelsson, M., Chabot, D., Claireaux, G., Cooke, S., Corner, R., de Boeck, G., Domenici, P., Guerreiro, P., Hamer, B., Jørgensen, C., Killen, S., Lefevre, S., Marras, S., Michaelidis, B., Nilsson, G., Peck, M., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Rijnsdorp, A., Shiels, H., Steffensen, J., Svendsen, J., Svendsen, M., Teal, L., van der Meer, J., Wang, T., Wilson, J., Wilson, R. & Metcalfe, J. (2016) Conservation Physiology of Marine Fishes: State of the Art and Prospects for Policy. Conservation physiology, 4 (1), cow046, 20 doi:10.1093/conphys/cow046.

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• Gardères, J., Domart-Coulon, I., Marie, A., Hamer, B., Batel, R., Müller, W. & Bourguet-Kondracki, M. (2016) Purification and partial characterization of a lectin protein complex, the clathrilectin, from the calcareous sponge Clathrina clathrus. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology, 200, 17-27 doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2016.04.007.

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• Pavičić-Hamer, D., Kovačić, I., Koščica, L. & Hamer, B. (2016) Physiological indices of maricultured mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 in Istria, Croatia: seasonal and transplantation effect. Journal of the world aquaculture society, 47 (6), 768-778 doi:10.1111/jwas.12316.

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• Gardères, J., Bourguet-Kondracki, M., Hamer, B., Batel, R., Schröder, H. & Müller, W. (2015) Porifera Lectins: diversity, physiological roles and biotechnological potential. Marine drugs, 13 (8), 5059-5101 doi:10.3390/md13085059.

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• Baričević, A., Štifanić, M., Hamer, B. & Batel, R. (2015) p63 gene structure in the phylum mollusca. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology, 186, 51-58 doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.04.011.

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• Duran, R., Bielen, A., Paradžik, T., Gassie, C., Pustijanac, E., Cagnon, C., Hamer, B. & Vujaklija, D. (2015) Exploring Actinobacteria assemblages in coastal marine sediments under contrasted human influences in the West Istria Sea, Croatia. Environmental science and pollution research international, 22 (20), 15215-15229 doi:10.1007/s11356-015-4240-1.

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• Schäfer, S., Hamer, B., Treursić, B., Möhlenkamp, C., Spira, D., Korlević, M., Reifferscheid, G. & Claus, E. (2012) Comparison of Bioaccumulation and Biomarker Responses in Dreissena polymorpha and D. bugensis After Exposure to Resuspended Sediments. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 62 (4), 614-627 doi:10.1007/s00244-011-9735-2.

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• Hamer, B., Korlević, M., Durmiši, E., Nerlović, V. & Bierne, N. (2012) Nuclear marker Me 15/16 analyses of Mytilus galloprovincialis populations along the eastern Adriatic coast. Cahiers de biologie marine, 53 (1), 35-44.

• Klöppel, A., Messal, C., Pfannkuchen, M., Matschullat, J., Zucht, W., Hamer, B. & Brümmer, F. (2011) Abiotic Sponge Ecology Conditions, Limski Kanal and Northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia. Open journal of marine science, 1 (1), 18-30 doi:10.4236/ojms.2011.11002.

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• Châtel, A., Talarmin, H., Hamer, B., Schröder, H., Müller, W. & Dorange, G. (2011) MAP kinase cell signaling pathway as biomarker of environmental pollution in the sponge Suberites domuncula. Ecotoxicology, 20 (8), 1727-1740 doi:10.1007/s10646-011-0706-1.

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• Châtel, A., Hamer, B., Jakšić, Ž., Vucelić, V., Talarmin, H., Dorange, G., Schröder, C. & Müller, E. (2011) Induction of apoptosis in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis gills by model cytotoxic agents. Ecotoxicology, 20 (8), 2030-2041 doi:10.1007/s10646-011-0746-6.

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• Kanduč, T., Medaković, D. & Hamer, B. (2011) Mytilus galloprovincialis as a bioindicator of environmental conditions : the case of the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. Isotopes in environmental and health studies, 47 (1), 42-61 doi:10.1080/10256016.2011.548866.

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• Mamindy-Pajany, Y., Hamer, B., Roméo, M., Géret, F., Galgani, F., Durmiši, E., Hurel, C. & Marmier, N. (2011) The toxicity of composted sediments from Mediterranean ports evaluated by several bioassays. Chemosphere, 82 (3), 362-369 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.005.

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• Hamer, B., Medaković, D., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Jakšić, Ž., Štifanić, M., Nerlović, V., Travizi, A., Precali, R. & Kanduč, T. (2010) Estimation of Freshwater Influx Along Eastern Adriatic Coast as a Possible Source of Stress for Marine Organisms. Acta Adriatica, 51 (2), 181-194.

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• Châtel, A., Hamer, B., Talarmin, H., Dorange, G., Schröder, C. & Müller, W. (2010) Activation of MAP kinase signaling pathway in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis as biomarker of environmental pollution. Aquatic toxicology, 96 (4), 247-255 doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.11.002.

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• Pfannkuchen, M., Marić, D., Godrijan, J., Fritz, G., Brummer, F., Jaklin, A., Hamer, B. & Batel, R. (2009) Sponges (Porifera) and eukaryotic, unicellular plankton. A case study on Aplysina aerophoba, Nardo 1886 in the Northern Adriatic. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 382 (1), 40-46 doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2009.09.016.

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• Hamer, B., Jakšić, Ž., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Perić, L., Medaković, D., Ivanković, D., Pavičić, J., Zilberberg, C., Schroder, H., Muller, W., Smodlaka, N. & Batel, R. (2008) Effect of hypoosmotic stress by low salinity acclimation of Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis on biological parameters used for pollution assessment. Aquatic Toxicology, 89 (3), 137-151 doi::10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.06.015.

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• Jakšić, Ž., Hamer, B., Landeka, N. & Batel, R. (2008) Western mosquitofish as a bioindicator of exposure to organochlorine compounds. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 71 (2), 426-435 doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.11.006.

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• Zucht, W., Sidri, M., Brümmer, F., Jaklin, A. & Hamer, B. (2008) Ecology and distribution of the sponge Aplysina aerophoba (Porifera, Demospongiae) in the Limski kanal (northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia). Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 17 (7a), 890-901.

• Thakur, N., Jain, R., Natalio, F., Hamer, B., Thakur, A. & Muller, W. (2008) Marine molecular biology : An emerging field of biological sciences. Biotechnology advances, 26 (3), 233-245 doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.01.001.

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• Hamer, B., Jaklin, A., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Brümmer, F., Müller, E., Zahn, K. & Batel, R. (2007) Contribution to the ecology of the sponge Suberites domuncula (Olivi, 1792) (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hadromerida): Sponge contraction. Fresenius environmental bulletin, 16 (8), 980-984.

• Jaklin, A., Hamer, B., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Brümmer, F., Pfannkuchen, M., Müller, E., Zahn, K. & Batel, R. (2007) Contribution to the ecology of the sponge Suberites domuncula (Olivi, 1792): A field study (northen Adriatic Sea, Croatia). Periodicum biologorum, 109 (2), 189-194.

• Bihari, N., Fafanđel, M., Hamer, B. & Kralj-Bilen, B. (2006) PAH content, toxicity and genotoxicity of coastal marine sediments from the Rovinj area, Northern Adriatic, Croatia. Science of the Total Environment, 366, 602-611.

• Wiens, M., Belikov, I., Kaluzhnaya, V., Schröder, C., Hamer, B., Perovic-Ottstadt, S., Borejko, A., Luthringer, B., , , re, Müller, M. & Müller, E. (2006) Axial (Apical-Basal) Expression of Pro-apoptotic and Pro-survival Genes in the Lake Baikal Demosponge Lubomirskia baicalensis.. DNA and Cell Biology, 25 (3), 152-164.

• Hamer, B., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Mueller, W., Zahn, R. & Batel, R. (2005) Detection of stress-70 proteins of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis using 2-D gel electrophoresis:a proteomics approach. Fresenius environmental bulletin, 14 (7), 605-611.

• Muller, E., Borejko, A., Brandt, D., Osinga, R., Ushijima, H., Hamer, B., Krasko, A., Xupeng, C., Muller, M. & Schroder, C. (2005) Selenium affects biosilica formation in the demosponge Suberites domuncula: Effect on gene expression and spicule formation. The FEBS journal, 272 (15), 3838-3852.

• Hamer, B., Najdek, M., Blažina, M., Radić, T., Reifferscheid, G., Muller, W., Zahn, R. & Batel, R. (2005) Genotoxic sub-lethal injuries, filamentous growth and culturability of Salmonella typhimurium TA1535/pSK1002. Fresenius environmental bulletin, 14 (7), 625-633.

• Hamer, B., Pavičić-Hamer, D., Muller, W. & Batel, R. (2004) Stress-70 proteins in marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis as biomarkers of environmental pollution: a field study. Environment international, 30 (7), 873-882.

• Bihari, N., Mičić, M., Fafanđel, M., Hamer, B., Jakšić, Ž. & Batel, R. (2004) Testing quality of sea water from the Adriatic coast of Croatia with toxicity, genotoxicity and DNA integrity tests. Acta Adriatica, 47 (1), 75-81.

• Bihari, N., Hamer, B., Jakšić, Ž., Fafanđel, M., Mičić, M. & Batel, R. (2002) Application of alkaline elution, fast micromethod and flow cytometry in detection of marine contamination. Cellular and molecular biology, 48 (4), 373-377.

• Hamer, B., Bihari, N., Reifferscheid, G., Zahn, R., Muller, W. & Batel, R. (2000) Evaluation of the SOS/umu-test post-treatment assay for the detection of genotoxic activities of pure compounds and complex environmental mixtures. Mutation research : genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis, 466 (2), 161-171.

• Batel, R., Jakšić, Ž., Bihari, N., Hamer, B., Fafanđel, M., Chauvin, C., Schroder, H., Muller, W. & Zahn, R. (1999) A microplate assay for DNA damage determination (fast micromethod) in cell suspensions and solid tissues. Analytical biochemistry, 270 (2), 195-200.

Radovi u zbornicima skupova

Znanstveni radovi u zbornicima skupova

• Hamer, B., Durmiši, E., Nerlović, V. & Bierne, N. (2013) Recent Taxonomic Discoveries Concerning the Genus Mytilus in the Adriatic Sea: Implications for Biomonitoring. U: de Lange, G., Gačić, M., Romaña, A., da Costa, M., Boero, F., Tura, C. & Sala, E. (ur.)Rapport Commission International pour l'exploration scientifique de la Mer Mediterranee.

• Durmiši, E., Vujaklija, D., Bielen, A., Duran, R. & Hamer, B. (2013) Physicochemical and ecotoxicological evaluation of the Rovinj costal area sediments, northern Adriatic, Croatia. U: de Lange, G., Gačić, M., Romaña, A., da Costa, M., Boero, F., Tura, C. & Sala, E. (ur.)Rapport Commission International pour l'exploration scientifique de la Mer Mediterranee.

• Pavičić-Hamer, D. & Hamer, B. (2010) Carbonic anhydrase in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: a preliminary study. U: Rapport du 39e Congrés de la CIESM. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/489474).

• Amélie, C., Talarmin, H., Hamer, B., Schröder, H., Müller, W. & Dorange, G. (2010) Voies de signalisation des MAP kinases et apoptose : biomarqueurs de pollution ?. U: 16ème Congrès National de la Recherche en IUT. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/488392).

• Pavičić-Hamer, D. & Hamer, B. (2007) Chemical and ecotoxicological quality assessment of the Rovinj coastal area, Northern Adriatic, Croatia. U: Briand Frederic (ur.)Rapport du 38e Congrés de la CIESM. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/299663).

• Hamer, B. (1998) Assay system: SOS/umu-test and filamentous bacteria. U: Mueller, W. (ur.)Modern aspects in monitoring of environmental pollution in the sea.

Ocjenski radovi

Doktorske disertacije

• Hamer, B. (2002) 'Stresni proteini HSP70 u dagnje Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 kao biološki pokazatelji onečišćenja morske vode', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.

Magistarski radovi

• Hamer, B. (1997) 'Primjena bakterijskog SOS/umu-testa u procjeni genotoksičnog djelovanja smjesa zagađivala i modelnih spojeva', magistarski rad, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.

Članstva u društvima:

• Hrvatsko biološko društvo 1885
• Hrvatsko toksikološko društvo
• Hrvatsko genetičko društvo
• European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (newESCB)
• The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

Članstva u organizacijskim i znanstvenim odborima škola i kongresa:

• Organizacijski odbor Škole koncervacijske biologije: 2005, 2006, 2007.
• Potpredsjednik Škole konzervacijske biologije: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
• Organizacijski odbor 9. Hrvatskog biološkog kongresa, Rovinj, 2006-
• Znanstveni odbor 10. Hrvatskog biološkog kongresa, Osijek, 2009, 2012.

Član uredništva časopisa

• African Journal of Agricultural Research (AJAR), 2006 – (http://www.academicjournals.org/ajar/)
• African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (AJEST), 2007 – (http://www.academicjournals.org/ajest/)