Suradnja na projektima djelatnika Biološkog odsjeka i Chengdu Institute of Biology

Phenotypic plasticity in the early adaptive evolution of Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus) – PLASTLIZ

Voditeljica HRZZ projekta: izv. prof. dr. sc. Anamaria Štambuk
Suradnik na projektu: Prof. dr. sc. Yang Weizhao

When organisms are exposed to altered environmental conditions, either in an existing or new habitat, they can develop a novel beneficial phenotype via genetic evolution, phenotypic plasticity, or both. Plastic responses can provide the rapid phenotypic change needed to increase initial survival, but the long-term population persistence often relies on genetic adaptation that can be transmitted over generations. The two processes are highly intertwined, and plasticity can facilitate or hinder genetic evolution. Our preceding research on the case study of the newly established population of Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus, which exhibited significant ecological and phenotypic divergence from the ancestral population, have shown that both plastic and genomic processes shape its early adaptive evolution. Building on this work, our specific research questions are: 1) Whether and how was plasticity changed in the novel population? 2) Is the change of plasticity in the new population adaptive? 3) How does the environmental variation affect phenotypic plasticity? To tackle these questions, we will assess phenotypic divergence and compare phenotypic plasticity of P. siculus in the ancestral and new populations at the genomic, physiological, and morphological level. We will combine longitudinal field studies quantifying individual phenotypic data and environmental variance, experimental treatments and crossings in a common garden, with the transgenerational study of gene expression changes in response to environmental manipulation. The results of this study will improve our understanding of a fundamental evolutionary question - how novel phenotypes arise, and will also inform ecology, invasion and conservation biology.

Exploration of anti-inflammatory compounds from mediterranean medicinal and edible plants and investigation of their mechanisms of action: A case study on osteoarthritis and Parkinson’s disease

Voditelj projekta: prof. dr. sc. Liao, Xun
Suradnice: prof. dr. sc. Inga Urlić i izv. prof. dr. sc. Ivana Šola

Projekt uključuje fitokemijsku karakterizaciju ekstrakata (kromatografske i spektrometrijske metode), procjenu antioksidacijske i protuupalne aktivnosti te analize učinaka na signalne puteve uključene u regulaciju upalnog odgovora. Dobiveni rezultati doprinijet će boljem razumijevanju terapijskog potencijala mediteranskih biljnih vrsta te razvoju novih pristupa u prevenciji i potpornoj terapiji kroničnih upalnih i neurodegenerativnih bolesti. Suradnja hrvatskih i inozemnih partnera omogućit će razmjenu znanja, metodologija, kao i edukaciju mladih istraživača kroz zajednička predavanja, radionice, publikacije i znanstvenu mobilnost.

Biodiversity and Ecology of Phytoplankton communities in Lake Jiuzhaigou Valley (China) and National Park Plitvice Lakes (Croatia)

Prof. Ning Wu, Ph.D. (P.R. of China) & prof. Anđelka Plenković-Moraj, Ph.D. (Republic of Croatia)

Application of phytobenthos in water quality assessment in karstic waters of Croatia and China

Prof. Ning Wu, Ph.D. (P.R. of China) & prof. Anđelka Plenković-Moraj, Ph.D. (Republic of Croatia)

Tourism of travertine landscape in Jiuzhaigou and its sustainable management

Sichuan International project, P.R. of China

Travel to Jiuzhaigou-Huanglong travertine effect of natural heritage and its sustainable management

Sichuan International project, P.R. of China

Jiuzhaigou study on the key technology of water resources and ecological security cooperation

MOST China, P.R. of China

Diatoms - Ecological Status Indicators of Jiuzhaigou Valley

President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) for 2015, prof. Anđelka Plenković-Moraj, Ph.D. (Republic of Croatia)

Diatoms - Descriptors of Ecological Status of Plitvice Lakes (Croatia)

EU found HR.3.2.01-0342, prof. Anđelka Plenković-Moraj, Ph.D. (Republic of Croatia) (voditelj-mentor)

Based on EU standards for water quality monitoring and research on protection of travertine landscape in Jiuzhaigou

Sichuan International project, P.R. of China

Applied Use of Cyanobacteria and Green Algae from Jiuzhaigou Valley as Indicators of Water Quality and Ecological Status: Sampling, Analysis and Ecological Remarks

President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) for 2016, prof. Anđelka Plenković-Moraj, Ph.D. (Republic of Croatia)

Evaluation of ecosystem services and the evolution trend of Jiuzhaigou cooperative research

Sichuan International project, P.R. of China

Cooperation Research on Monitoring Technologies based on the Ecosystem Services for World Natural Heritage Tourism site

Prof. Anđelka Plenković-Moraj, Ph.D. (Republic of Croatia) & prof. Sun Geng, Ph.D. (P.R. of China)

Cooperation Research on Common Conservation Technology of Karst Lakes in World Natural Heritage Sites

Prof. Anđelka Plenković-Moraj, Ph.D. (Republic of Croatia) & prof. Sun Geng, Ph.D. (P.R. of China)

Ecological risk avoidance, treatment measures and sustainable management in preserving biodiversity of karst freshwater ecosystems in World Heritage Sites

Chinese Academy of Science, P.R. of China

Research on Ecological Conservation Cooperation of World Heritage Sites / The “One Belt, One Road” - National Joint Laboratory

Chinese Academy of Science & Ministry of Science P.R. of China