Scientific projects

Microbe-synthesised DNA Nanostructures for Display-controlled Storage Cartridges

Integrated emerging approaches for joint protection and restoration of Natural Lakes in the spirit of European life heritage support (ProCleanLakes)

Physical chemistry of processes at mineral/(poly)electrolyte solution interface

Design and synthesis of multicomponent solids using metal coordination compounds and halogen bonds

Microorganisms as source of new antibiotics - From total synthesis to new chemical space and methodology

Preparation, characterization and biocompatibility studies of novel drug/cyclodextrin and drug/dextrin-based nanosponge supramolecular complexes with enhanced functionality

Investigation of aminoacyl-tRNA syntetases as targets for antibiotics and how they develop resistance mechanisms

scientific Croatian-Swiss project

Cyclopeptide complexes with functional ions

Development of nanosensors based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the study of DNA/RNA G-quadruplexes

Target-guided synthesis of cholinesterase inhibitors supported by machine learning

Thermodynamic, spectroscopic, and structural aspects of calixarene coordination reactions (CalixCORE)

Supramolecular and hybrid metal-organic coordination assemblies – cooperative effects and activity/property prediction

Adsorption of polyelectrolytes on nanoparticles

bilateral Croatian-Slovenian research project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth

Novel Approaches in Micropollutants Removal from Natural Waters Using Synthetized Nanomaterials

bilateral Croatian-Austrian research project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth, 2026.−2027.

Chiral hybrid organic-inorganic halometallates for the development of advanced magnetic materials

bilateral Croatian-Slovenian research project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth

Twisted geometry amides based on biorelevant heterocyclic systems for the development of new antibacterial drugs.

bilateral Croatian-French-Serbian research project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth

A Systems-Based Holistic Approach to Polyoxometalate Engineering

bilateral Croatian-Austrian research project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth, 2026.−2027.

Enzyme Engineering for Sustainable Recycling of Bioplastics

Development Research Grants, NRRP

Total synthesis of bioactive metabolites – From deep sea microorganisms to new class of antibiotics and synthetic methodologies

Development Research Grants, NRRP

Structural investigation of thermally and mechanically stimulated dynamic responses of molecular crystals

Physicochemical Research on Surfaces, Solutions, and Macromolecules

Computational Simulations of Biologically Relevant Molecules

Design and Characterization of Functional Organic Materials

Crystal Engineering of Organic and Metal-Organic Materials

From Molecular Structure to Functional Materials – Flexible Crystalline Materials

Development and Application of Instrumental Analytical Methods

Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: Evolution and Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance

Synthesis and Quantum-Chemical Investigation of Small Bioactive Molecules

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Nucleic Acids

Analysis of Macrolide Derivatives, Their Degradation Products, and Impurities

Development of New Approaches to the Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds

Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Biologically Active Peptides, Heterocyclic Compounds, and Their Glycoconjugates

Thermodynamics of Coordination Reactions in Solution

Inorganic Materials: Synthesis and Characterization