Stipan Jonjic, MD, PhD
- Raine Foundation Visiting Professorship at the University of Western Australia, 2007
- The Award of the Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, 2009
- Membership in Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Science, 2012
- Republic of Croatia State Award for Science – Award for Lifetime Achievement, Croatian Parliament, 2013
- European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant LS6 (Immunity and Infection) Panel membership, 2014
- Membership in European Academy of Microbiology, 2015
- Award for Lifetime Achievement, City of Rijeka, 2016
- ECV Award in Recognition of groundbreaking research on the immune control of cytomegalovirus infection, 2025
Tihana Lenac Rovis, PHD
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for the best scientific publication, 2006
- The Best Young Scientist in Basic Medical Sciences, University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, 2007
Vanda Juranic Lisnic, PHD
- The Best Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award, Croatian Genetics Society, 3rd Congress of Croatian Geneticists, 2012
- The Best Young Scientist in Basic Medical Sciences, University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, 2012
- 2nd Meeting of Middle-European Societies for Immunology and Allergology, Opatija Best Talk Award, 2013 Priscilla Shaffer Trainee award - the best scientific oral presentation at International Herpesvirus Workshop (IHW) in Kobe, Japan in postdoc category, 2014
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for the best scientific publication, 2014
- University of Rijeka Foundation Award for the best young researcher in biomedical and biotechnology field, 2014 Annual Award
- 'ŽeljkoTrgovčević' for the best young researcher in molecular biology field, Croatian Genetics Society, 2014
- Annual Award of the Croatian Microbiology Society for the best young scientist in 2014
- National Science Award, Annual Award in the field of biomedicine and health, 2022
- National Science Award, Annual Award for the popularization of science, 2024
Ilija Brizić, PhD
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Award for the best young scientist, 2017
- National Science Award, 2017, Annual Award for junior researchers, the field of biomedicine and health, 2018
- Croatian Microbiological Society, Annual Award for young scientists, 2018
- National Science Award, Annual Award in the field of biomedicine and health, 2024
Paola Kucan Brlic, PhD
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for Presentation of Scientific work – 3rd prize, 2014
- Scuola Superiore d'Immunologia Ruggero Ceppellini, Napoli - 1st prize in the Poster Competition, 2016
- Croatian Immunological Society, Annual award for the best scientific work, 2017
- University of Rijeka Foundation Award for the best young researcher in biomedical and biotechnology field, 2017
- National Science Award, Annual Award for the popularization of science, 2024
Maja Cokaric Brdovcak, PhD
- Middle - European Societies of Immunology and Alergology (MESIA), Award for the best Summary of Scientific work at the 5th meeting, 2022
- Croatian Immunological Society, Award "Young scientists - new group leaders" - 2nd place, 2023
- National Science Award, Annual Award for the popularization of science, 2024
Jelena Železnjak, PhD
- Award for one of three best posters at the symposium: Translation of Basic Immunology and Neuroscience Tools to Therapies: Where Are We Now? Rijeka (Croatia), 2016
- “Ralph Steinman Memorial Award – Outstanding Poster Award” –12th ENII EFIS EJI Summer School on Advanced Immunology, 2017
- Award for the best oral presentation – AARC DOCTORAL CONFERENCE – “Innovative Technologies in Biomedicine”, 2019
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for Presentation of Scientific work – 1st place, 2019
- Award for Best Scientific Paper Published in 2019. - Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society, 2020
- Daniel Rukavina Bright Sparks award (1st prize) – 2022 Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society, 2022
- National Science Award, Annual Award for the popularization of science, 2024
Marija Mazor, PhD
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for the best Poster of Scientific work – 3rd place, 2021
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Award for the best young scientist, 2021
- "Boris Nakić" Award for Best Scientific Paper, Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, 2022
- National Science Award, Annual Award for the popularization of science, 2024
Fran Krstanović, PhD student
- Croatian Immunological Society, Annual Award for the best Poster of Scientific work – 2nd place, 2021
- Croatian Immunological Society, "Bright Sparks" Award for presentation of scientific work – 1st place, 2023
- National Science Award, Annual Award for the popularization of science, 2024
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Award for the best young scientist, 2025
Jelena Materljan, md, PhD
- Croatian Immunological Society, "Bright Sparks" Award for presentation of scientific work, 2021
Magdalena Medved, PhD student
- Croatian Immunological Society, "Bright Sparks" Award for presentation of scientific work – 3rd place, 2022
Andrea Mihalic, PhD student
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for the best Poster of Scientific work – 1st place, 2024
Ema Bellulovich, PhD student
- 1st place for the best scientific poster presentation, Frontiers in Drug Discovery, 2025.
- 3rd place for the best scientific poster presentation, Croatian Immunological Society, 2025.
- 2nd place for the best scientific poster presentation, Croatian Immunological Society, 2023.
PAST MEMBERS
Tihana Trsan, PHD
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for the best poster presentation – 1st prize, 2011
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for the best poster presentation – 2nd prize, 2012
- Croatian Immunological Society Annual Award for the best scientific publication, 2013
- University of Rijeka Foundation Award for the best young researcher in biomedical and biotechnology field, 2015
Ani Gerbin, PhD
- Foundation of the University of Rijeka, Award for the academic year 2016 for young scientists in the category of social and humanites, 2017
Lea Hiršl, PhD
- Croatian Immunological Society, Annual Award for the best Poster of Scientific work, 2019
Daria Kveštak, PhD
- Croatian Immunological Society, "Bright Sparks" Award for presentation of scientific work, 2020
Tina Jenus, PHD
- Annual Award for the Best Diploma Thesis "Zoran Zgaga" by the Croatian Association of Genetic Engineers, 2016
- Student award "Rijeka experience for Rijeka excellence - direction ENCOURAGEMENT", 2021, University of Rijeka Foundation, 2021
Carmen Rožmanić, PhD
- Croatian Immunological Society, Annual Award for the best Poster of Scientific work – 1st place, 2021
Dubravka Karner, PhD
- Croatian Immunological Society, "Bright Sparks" Award for presentation of scientific work – 3rd place, 2024
