izv. prof. dr. sc.
Mirela Sertić Perić
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Public phone number: | +385(0)1 4877 734 |
| Internal phone number: | 104 |
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Division of Zoology
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| Graduation year: | 2005 |
| PhD graduation year: | 2011 |
| Employed in this institution since: | 2006 |
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Biography
Education
2006 – 2011
- Doctoral studies at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology (module: Ecology, Environmental and Conservation Biology)
- Degree obtained: December 19th, 2011; Dr.sc. (Biology, Ecology)
- PhD-thesis title: “The Influence of Hydromorphological Factors on Macroinvertebrate Drift in Microhabitats of Waterfall Sites at Plitvice Lakes” (in Croatian)
- Cumulative numerical grade: 4.86
1999 – 2005
- Undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology (pre-Bologna higher education system)
- Dual major: Biology and Chemistry
- Degree obtained: June 9th, 2005; biologiae et chemiae professor (equivalent to Masters degree)
- Diploma-thesis title: “Assessment of Genotoxicity in Freshwater Environment Using the Comet and Micronucleus Assays on Carp Erythrocytes”
- Cumulative numerical grade: 4.42
1995 – 1999
Language Grammar School (XVI. Grammar School, Zagreb, Croatia) (high school average grade: excellent)
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Professional memberships
Faculty activities:
- since 2020 - coordinator of the integrated undergraduate and graduate study program of biology and chemistry
- 2017 - 2019– student counsellor (for students of integrated undergraduate/graduate study of biology and chemistry)
- 2019 – Co-chair of the SEFS11 (11th Symposium for European Freshwater Science), Zagreb, Croatia - http://www.sefs11.biol.pmf.hr/
- since 2014/15 – Member of the National Commission at the Croatian National Biology Competition for primary and secondary school students
- 2015/16 – expert consultant in the field of biology within the Croatian curricular reform
- 2012 – 2014 - Member of the Faculty Board of Department of Biology (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia), representing PhD students and post-docs
- 2016/17 – Organizing team member of the 2nd Croatian Symposium on Freshwater Biology (SOBS)
- 2013 - Organizing team member of the Mini-congress for PhD students and post-docs of the Department of Biology (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
- 2009, 2016, 2020, 2021 - Organizing team member of the annual science popularization event (Biology Night) at the Department of Biology (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
- 2007, 2008 - Organizing team member of the University fair, Zagreb, Croatia
Memberships
Croatian Association of Freshwater Ecologists (CAFE) – vice-president (2018 - 2022) - http://www.husek.hr/category/news-en/
Croatian Biological Society (HBD)
European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) – Croatian representative
ASLO (Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography)
Editorial Activities
Reviewer for the journals Environments, Freshwater Science, Inland Waters, Freshwater Biology, Aquatic Ecology, Waters, Sustainability, STOTEN
Project evaluator for the Czech Science Foundation
Editorial Board of the journal Educatio Biologiae – Croatian journal of biological education
Editorial Board of the journal Bioznalac – Croatian journal of student research in biology
List of select projects
- 2021 - 2023: Synecological STEM EDUcation in Klinča (UP.04.2.1.10. funded by European Social Fund) - collaborator
- 2021 - 2023: Learning biology in epidemiologically adapted research environment (funded by HRZZ- Croatian Science Foundation) - collaborator
- 2019-2020: Monitoring the recovery of periphyton and macrozoobenthos on tufa barriers in National Park Krka after the removal of the invasive 'tree of heaven' (Ailanthus altissima) (funded by National Park Krka) - collaborator
- 2015 – 2019: AQUAMAPMET – „Accumulation, Subcellular Mapping and Effects of Trace Metals in Aquatic Organisms (funded by HRZZ- Croatian Science Foundation) – collaborator
- 2017 –2018: Removal of the invasive ‘tree of heaven’ (Ailanthus altissima) and its influence on tufa deposition on natural substrates and dynamics of periphyton and macrozoobenthos (funded by National Park Krka) - collaborator
- 2017: “Linking biodiversity and ecosystem function via food web analysis within an alpine fluvial network” (SNSF-funded "International Short Visit" project – duration 2 months) – collaborator
- 2015 - 2016: „Urban stream ecology in Zagreb, Croatia: a pilot project“ (funded by Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) – main investigator
- 2015-2016: EkoRaMa – „Development of ecology, computer science and mathematics studies based on the Croatian Qualifications Framework” (HR.3.1.15-0017, funded by European Social Fund) – collaborator
- 2013-2014: “Alpine food webs in a changing climate” (funded by EAWAG and Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students) – scholarship holder
- 2009-2011: „Functional organization of plankton community in the Lakes Kozjak and Prošće as an indicator of ecological state of the Plitvice lakes hydrosystem“ (investor: Plitvice Lakes National Park) - collaborator
- 2008-2009: „Diversity and biological activity of glacial streams in Switzerland during the winter period” (funded by Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students) – scholarship holder
- 2007-2013: “Implementation of functional organization of aquatic assemblages in environment valorization” (funded by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, MZOS 119-0000000-1205) – collaborator
- 2006-2008: ”Environmental monitoring and assessment program for surface waters in Croatia according to the EU Water Framework Directive” (investor: Hrvatske vode - legal entity for water management in Croatia; in collaboration with Elektroprojekt d.d., Zagreb) – collaborator
- 2002-2006: “Role of current velocity in functional structuring of tufa-forming coenoses” (funded by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, MZOS 0119127) – collaborator
Past employments
January, 2017 –
Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
September, 2014 – January, 2017
Postdoctoral researcher and senior teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology (since April 2015 – Research Associate in the field of biology)
September, 2013 – September, 2014
Visiting scientist (post-doc) at EAWAG (Dübendorf, CH)
- funded by Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Scholars and Artists for Academic Year 2013-14
January, 2012 – September, 2013
Postdoctoral researcher and senior teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
June, 2009 – January, 2012
Junior researcher and junior teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
July, 2008 – June, 2009
Visiting junior scientist (PhD) at EAWAG (Dübendorf, CH)
- funded by Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students for Academic Year 2008-09
May, 2006 – July, 2008
Junior researcher and teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
September, 2005 – May, 2006
External teaching assistant at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Division of Zoology
Grants and Scholarships
- August/September 2017 – full-tuition waiver scholarship for participation in ETH’s CAS in Public Governance and Administration (ETH Zurich, D-MTEC, Swiss School of Public Governance and Centre for Continuing Education); Certificate obtained: CAS PGA (Certificate of Advanced Studies in Public Governance and Administration); CAS-thesis title: “Envisioning new strategies for improving research funding prospects at Croatian Universities”
- July, 2017 – Swiss National Science Foundation - “International Short Visit" (2 months) – for the project “Linking biodiversity and ecosystem function via food web analysis within an alpine fluvial network”
- September, 2015 – Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Foundation – funding for the project „Urban stream ecology in Zagreb, Croatia: a pilot project“
- February, 2014 - EAWAG’s Discretionary Funding – for the project “Alpine food webs in a changing climate”
- September, 2013–September, 2014 - 2013/2014 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Scholars and Artists (awarded by FCS, Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students)
- July, 2008–June, 2009 - 2008/2009 Swiss Government Scholarship for Foreign Students (awarded by FCS, Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students)
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