Dr. Tea Mišić Radić

Senior research associate
Telephone
+385 1 456 1128
Internal phone number
1328
Address
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Bijenička cesta 54
10000 Zagreb
Curriculum vitae

Education

1996 – 2001    B.Sc. in Chemistry

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Zagreb, Croatia.Thesis title: "Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in the air by gas chromatography" (supervisor Prof. Vlasta Drevenkar).

 

2005 – 2010    Ph.D.  in Chemistry - Physical Chemistry

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Zagreb, Croatia. Thesis title "Supra-molecular organization of marine gel biopolymers studied by atomic force microscopy" (supervisor Prof. Vesna Svetličić).

Research Areas

Specific research interests

Projects

  • How nanoplastics and ocean warming affect microalgae

    15.12.2025 - 14.12.2026

    CroRISIRB

  • Nanoplastics and microalgae: Unraveling nanostructural, nanomechanical and physiological responses - AlgaNanoPlast

    05.12.2025 - 04.12.2028 | 195,500.00 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • Bioactive extracellular polymers of the marine microalga Cylindrotheca closterium: characterisation of composition, structure and antioxidant activity

    18.12.2023 - 17.12.2024

    CroRISIRB

  • Research network VF-Croatia for the development of novel drug carriers from algae

    24.10.2022 - 23.04.2024 | 45,495.00 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • Evaluation of the biophysical and physiological effects of salinity stress on algal cells and its consequences for cell aggregation

    01.01.2021 - 31.12.2022 | 2,500.00 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • From algal cell surface properties to stress markers for aquatic ecosystems - CELLSTRESS

    01.12.2018 - 30.11.2022 | 116,172.27 EUR

    CroRISIRB

Awards and Achievements

2012. Annual award of Ruđer Bošković Institute for article published in high-impact journal 

2024. Annual award of Ruđer Bošković Institute for article published in high-impact journal 

Classes

Teaching activities at graduate and postgraduate levels

• Course "Organization and Function of Organic Matter", Interdisciplinary Doctoral Study Program in Oceanology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Course Leader (2014- ) (2006-2014 Assistant)

• Course "Molecular Biophysics", Graduate University Study Program in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Practicum Teaching (2014-2019)

• Course: "Experimental Methods of Physics in Biophysics", Interdisciplinary Doctoral Study Program in Biophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Practicum Teaching (2008-2015)

Teaching activities – schools and workshops

• 14th International School of Biophysics School, Split, Croatia, 2018; Lecturer at AFM workshop

• Workshops "Marine Microworld: Phytoplankton" within the project STEM.I Grow.I Research, Knowledge in Action, IRB, Zagreb, 2018, 2019, 2020; workshop co-leader

• TD0906 Training School AFM in Biology: A focus on marine biology, Genoa, Italy, 2013; lecturer at the workshop

Publications - book chapters

Original scientific paper

Publications - journal articles

Original scientific paper

Review article (scientific)

  • Pellequer, Jean-Luc; Aguayo, Sebastian; Alessandrini, Andrea; Alsteens, David; Ando, Toshio; Beaussart, Audrey; Betton, Michael; Betz, Timo; Blank, Kerstin G.; Bovio, Simone et al. | A FAIR road to a bioAFM databank // Nature methods, 1 (2026), 1; 1, 5. doi: 10.1038/s41592-026-03214-7

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Publications - conference proceedings

Conference abstract

Original scientific paper

Publications - Conference journals

Conference abstract

Publications - Conference unpublished

Unpublished conference paper

Publications - Graded papers

Master's thesis (university)

Doctoral thesis

Other Publications

Other

Membership in professional associations / societies

Croatian Zeolite Association (2010- )

Croatian Biophysical Society (2005- )

Croatian Microscopy Society (2005- )

2022 – now        Administrator of the module Equipment for RBI in Croatian Research Information System - CroRIS (https://www.croris.hr/)

2021 – 2022       RBI Administrator for scientific equipment database Šestar

2020 – now        Member of the Committee for Capital Equipment at RBI

2018 – now        Coordinator of the RBI capital equipment:

AFM - atomic force microscopy system

(https://croris.hr/oprema/oprema/22)

2022 - now         Coordinator of the RBI capital equipment: Atomic force microscopy (AFM) coupled with inverted fluorescence microscope (https://www.croris.hr/oprema/oprema/3282)