A warm welcome to Petar Škrobo, our newest PhD student! We’re excited about everything you’ll bring to the lab — best of luck as you begin your research adventure!
Ana defended her thesis!
Ana defended her thesis entitled: The role of kinesin-8 and cell shape in mitotic progression in healthy and tumor cells. Well done — great job!
ERC Synergy Meeting in Zagreb
On October 9–10, 2025, the ERC Synergy meeting of the project “Molecular Origins of Aneuploidies in Healthy and Diseased Human Tissues” (ANEUPLOIDY) took place in Zagreb. As the project nears its completion in March 2026, the meeting brought together all…
New team member!
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Lucija Horvat, our microscopy specialist. We’re excited to see the great things she’ll accomplish in the years ahead.
Mario visited the Meraldi lab
Mario Đura, our PhD student, visited the Meraldi lab at the Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva. His visit, from April 12th to May 7th, was funded by the Swiss-Croatian bilateral project “How centrosome age affects the…
Second CentroPol Meeting
Second CentroPol Meeting Brings Together Swiss and Croatian Research Teams The Meraldi Lab, Pavin Group, and Tolić Lab recently came together for the second joint meeting of the CentroPol Project, a Swiss-Croatian bilateral research collaboration supported by the Swiss National…
New PhD student in Tolić lab!
A big welcome to Adrian Perhat, who’s just joined us as a PhD student! Best of luck with your research — we’re glad to have you on board!
We got a new HRZZ project, SpinGen!
The Croatian Science Foundation (HrZZ) announced a call for funding under the “Research Projects” program (IP-2024-05) in May 2024. Our SpinGen project has been approved for funding for a period of three years. The project, titled “Mechanisms of Mitotic Spindle…
Valentina defended her thesis
Valentina defended her thesis entitled: The roles of augmin and spindle actin in chromosome congression, spindle architecture and mitotic fidelity.
ERC SyG meeting Utrecht 2024
As part of the ERC Synergy project Molecular Origins of Aneuploidies in Healthy and Diseased Human Tissues (Aneuploidy), the 4th ERC SyG meeting was held in Utrecht on October 10–11, 2024. The event brought together approximately 25 participants from four…