The kick-off meeting of the BeDIFFERENCE project was held on Tuesday, 20th January 2026, at Ruđer Bošković Institute, beginning at 12:30 h.
Lunch for project meeting participants at 12:30 h
Presentation schedule, starting at 14:00 h:
1. dr. Zrinka Dragun, RBI, Zagreb, Croatia: "The research team and objectives of the BeDIFFERENCE project"
2. dr. Damir Valić, RBI, Zagreb, Croatia; assoc. prof. dr. Krešimir Žganec, University of Zadar: “The sampling period and sites on the Mura River, selected bioindicator organisms, and fish biodiversity”
3. dr. Zoran Kiralj, RBI, Zagreb, Croatia: “Overview of metal(loid) analyses in aquatic organisms of different biological complexity, habitats and feeding habits”
4. dr. Sonja Tolić, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia: “Organic pollutant analysis in the river water”
5. dr. Tatjana Mijošek Pavin, RBI, Zagreb, Croatia: "From organisms to organs: application of biomarkers as indicators of environmental contamination"
Coffee break
6. dr. Josip Barišić, MSD Animal Health Innovation AS, Bergen, Norway: "Using fish blood biomarkers for non-lethal monitoring of river metal pollution"
7. prof. dr. Katerina Rebok, PMF, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, North Macedonia: "Micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities in fish blood"
8. prof. dr. Maria Montes-Bayón and assist. prof. dr. Mario Corte Rodriguez, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain: "Analysis of nanoparticles from complex biological tissues: a challenge for sample preparation"
9. assoc. prof. dr. Maikel Rosabal Rodriguez, Environmental Metallomics Laboratory, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada: "Subcellular partitioning of trace metals in fish: from mechanistic toxicology to predictive modelling"
Project meeting participants:
Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI): dr. Zrinka Dragun, dr. Damir Valić, dr. Zoran Kiralj, dr. Dušica Ivanković, dr. Branka Bilić, dr. Saša Kazazić, dr. Snježana Kazazić, dr. Mavro Lučić, dr. Ana Puljko, Karla Bogdan, Sara Šariri, Davor Merkaš, Ivana Karamatić, Zvjezdana Šoštarić Vulić
Andrija Štampar School of Public Health: dr. Sonja Tolić
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb: prof. dr. Jasna Lajtner (online participation)
University of Zadar: assoc. prof. dr. Krešimir Žganec (online participation)
MSD Animal Health Innovation AS, Bergen, Norway: dr. Josip Barišić (online participation)
PMF, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, North Macedonia: prof. dr. Katerina Rebok and prof. dr. Milica Ristovska (online participation)
University of Oviedo, Spain: prof. dr. Maria Montes-Bayón and assist. dr. Mario Corte Rodriguez (online participation)
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada: assoc. prof. dr. Maikel Rosabal Rodriguez (online participation)
