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Dr. Silva Katušić Hećimović

voditelj laboratorija znanstveni savjetnik u trajnom izboru
Telephone
+385 1 457 1327
Internal phone number
1593
1841
Academic title
Assistant Professor
Address
Bijenicka 54
10002 Zagreb
Croatia
Curriculum vitae

Education

  • 1991 University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, B.Sc.
  • 1995 University of Zagreb Faculty of Science (field: Chemistry, branch: Biochemistry), M.Sc.
  • 2000 University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Ph.D.
  • 2001-2004 St. Louis, MO, USA Washington University School of Medicine, post-doc.

Research Areas

Specific research interests

Projects

COGITO programme, Croatian-French research project (2019-2021)

Title: The molecular links between lipidome, brain vulnerability and apolipoprotein E

Role: Principal Investigator

Croatian Science Foundation – call IP-06-2016 (2017-2021)

Title: Molecular mechanism of neurodegeneration in Niemann-Pick type C

Role: Principal Investigator

Bilateral project between DAAD (Germany) and MZOS (HR) (2016-2017)

Title: Elucidating BACE1 as a potential target for treating Niemann-Pick type C disease

Role: Principal Investigator

Bilateral project between Croatia and Serbia (2016-2017)

Ttile: Elucidating BACE1-substrate processing and distribution in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and their potential role in the disease pathogenesis

Role: Principal Investigator

Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) - “Projekt razvoja karijera mladih istraživača - izobrazba novih doktora znanosti” (2015-2018)

Role: Mentor

FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF (Marie Curie) (2014-2016)

Title: Presenilin 2 - a protector against Alzheimer's disease

Role: Coordinator

Awards and Achievements

  • 1991 University of Zagreb dean's award for the best student work in the year 1990/91.
  • 2001 Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship
  • 2002 The John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation postdoctoral fellowship
  • 2005 NIH-Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award - USA
  • 2008 Award J. J. Strossmayer (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts/ Zagreb fair), for the best publishing venture in science, for the book „Methods in molecular biology“by Andreja Ambriović Ristov (Editor-in-chief) and Anamaria Brozović, Branka Bruvo Mađarić, Helena Ćetković, Maja Herak Bosnar, Dubravka Hranilović, Silva Katušić, Hećimović, Nevenka Meštrović Radan, Snježana Mihaljević, Neda Slade, Dušica Vujaklija (Eds.).

Classes

  • Lectures and laboratory practice of the "Polymerase Chain Reaction Method" at the course Methods in Biology and Medicine „DNA and RNA“ organized by Rudjer Boskovic Institute
  • Lecturer of the course "Genetics of Neurodegenerative Diseases" at the graduate studies of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
  • Lecturer of the course "Genetics of Neurodegenerative Diseases" at the Interdisciplinary graduate studies Molecular Biosciences of the University „J.J. Strossmayera“ in Osijek and Ruđer Bošković Institute
  • 2016 - Docent, Doctoral studies in "Molecular biosciences", J.J. Strossmayer University, Osijek

Publications

Books and book chapters

Book chapters

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Lipid raft isolation. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 780-782.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Subcellular fractionation by centrifugation in a discontinuous gradient. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 777-780.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Subcellular fractionation using differential centifugation. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 773-776.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Generation of the competent bacteria using polyethileneglycol and transformation. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 453-454.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Generation of competent bacteria using CaCl2 and transformation. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 450-453.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) In vitro mutagenesis using PCR method. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 442-446.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Thermostable DNA polymerases. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 418-419.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Polymerase chain reaction of DNA fragments rich in C+G nucleotides. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 370-371.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) RFLP PCR. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 368-370.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Nested PCR. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 367-368.

  • Katušić Hećimović, S. (2007) Multiplex PCR. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 366-367.

  • Katušić Hećimović Silva (2007) The basic principles of PCR method. U: Ambriović Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Bruvo Mađarić, B., Ćetković, H., Herak Bosnar, M., Hranilović, D., Katušić Hećimović, S., Meštrović Radan, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N. & Vujaklija, D. (ur.) Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Zagreb, Institut Ruđer Bošković, str. 361-366.

  • Hećimović, S. (2005) Molecular diagnosis of Huntington's disease. U: Barić, I. & Stavljenić Rukavina, A. (ur.) Racionalna dijagnostika nasljednih i prirođenih bolesti. Zagreb, Medicinska naklada, str. 89-94.

  • Hećimović, S., Barišić, N. & Mitrović, Z. (2005) Rational methods use of Molecular Genetics in Diagnosis of Hereditary Aataxia. U: Barić, I. & Stavljenić Rukavina, A. (ur.) Racionalna dijagnostika nasljednih i prirođenih bolesti. Zagreb, Medicinska naklada, str. 81-88.

  • Hećimović, S. & Barišić, N. (2005) Molecular diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy. U: Barić, I. & Stavljenić Rukavina, A. (ur.) Racionalna dijagnostika nasljednih i prirođenih bolesti. Zagreb, Medicinska naklada, str. 75-79.

  • Brišić, N., Sertić, J. & Hećimović, S. (2005) Molecular diagnosis of Duchenne/Becker muscular dytrophies. U: Barić, I. & Stavljenić Rukavina, A. (ur.) Racionalna dijagnostika nasljednih i prirođenih bolesti. Zagreb, Medicinska naklada, str. 71-74.

  • Hećimović, S. (2005) The fragile X syndrome. U: Barić, I. & Stavljenić Rukavina, A. (ur.) Racionalna dijagnostika nasljednih i prirođenih bolesti. Zagreb, Medicinska naklada, str. 51-54.

  • Wang, J., Hećimović, S. & Goate, A. (2004) Alzheimer’s Disease. U: Meyers, R. (ur.) Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine. New York (NY), John Wiley & Sons, str. 214-230.

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

Conference proceedings papers

Scientific conference proceedings papers

  • Hećimović, S. (2007) Fragile X syndrome – from genotype to phenotype. U: Suvremene spoznje u dijagnostici i liječenju genetičkih bolesti - mentalna retardacija i razvojno zaostajanje.

Theses

Doctoral dissertation

  • Hećimović, S. (2000) 'DEVELOPMENT OF THE METHOD FOR SIMPLE AND RAPID DYNAMIC MUTATION ANALYSIS IN THE FRAGILE X SYNDROME', doktorska disertacija, Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet, Zagreb.

Membership in professional associations / societies

  • Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Croatian Society for Alzheimer's Disease
  • Croatian Society of Human Genetics
  • Croatian Society of Clinical Genetics
  • 2009 Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

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