We are pleased to announce second Mitotic spindle: From living and synthetic systems to theory conference that will take place from March 28 – 31, 2021, in Split, Croatia. For list of confirmed speakers and more details check official website.
Kruno defended his thesis
Kruno Vukušić defended his PhD thesis today, huge congrats! He studied the mechanism of anaphase spindle elongation in human cells (see preprint here).
Renata defended her thesis
Congrats to our Renata Buđa, now PhD, for a splendid thesis defense today via zoom!
Iva as the first “Imperfect woman in perfect clothes”
The Croatian clothing brand Varteks cares about science. “Imperfect woman in perfect clothes”
Start of the Science and Innovation Grant
The start of the Science and Innovation Grant “Inovative microscopy protocols for interdisciplinary research in biomedicine”, has been marked by the signing of the project contracts at the Ministry of Science and Education. This grant is funded from the European Structural…
RBI Annual Award to our paper on chirality of the spindle!
We are excited to share that Barbara received the Ruđer Bošković Institute annual award for the year 2018 awarded to all authors on the paper “The mitotic spindle is chiral due to torques within microtubule bundles”. The annual award is awarded to…
Tolić group welcomes two new PhD students
We welcome Isabella and Valentina, new PhD students to the Tolić group. They will be working on the project “Mechanisms of microtubule bundle formation required for spindle maturation”. This project is funded by the Cooperation Programme with Croatian Scientists in Diaspora…
Kick-off for the SpindleForm project!
The project funded by the Cooperation Programme with Croatian Scientists in Diaspora “RESEARCH COOPERABILITY”, has been presented at the official kick-off among 23 other projects funded within this call. This project titled “Mechanisms of microtubule bundle formation required for spindle maturation” will…
Start of a new project on the formation of the spindle
A new project titled “Mechanisms of microtubule bundle formation required for spindle maturation” has just started. This project is funded by the Cooperation Programme with Croatian Scientists in Diaspora “RESEARCH COOPERABILITY”. This project will reveal how microtubule bundles form, giving rise…
Science and innovation grant awarded to Iva!
Iva Tolić has just been awarded a grant from the call “Investment into science and innovation” by the Ministry of Science and Education, called “Inovative microscopy protocols for interdisciplinary research in biomedicine”, funded from the European Structural and Investment Funds…