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Slovenian radio station Val 202 and its popular science program Frekvenca X visited the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka and our Center for Proteomics, dedicating the final episode of this year’s Frekvenca brez meja series to our work.

Through conversations with our scientists, the program offers a glimpse into the everyday life of the Center for Proteomics and the research we conduct to better understand the complex relationships between viruses, the immune system and disease – from cytomegalovirus and viral immunology to tumor immunology and the development of new antibody-based approaches.

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As part of this year’s European Researchers’ Night, the Center for Proteomics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, will present the interactive activity “What Matters for Your Health?”

On Friday (24.09.2026.) from 17:00, visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to explore how everyday habits affect our cells, tissues and organs through real biomedical samples, microscopy, games and hands-on experiments. Participants will be able to compare healthy and altered organs and tissues, learn more about healthy lifestyle habits and proper hand hygiene and even try using laboratory pipettes

We are delighted to share the news that a study by our researchers, with Marko Šustić, MD, PhD, as the first author, conducted in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Würzburg, has been published in Circulation Research, one of the leading international journals in the field of cardiovascular biology.

The study, “Cytomegalovirus Latency Fuels Inflammation Following Myocardial Infarction,” provides new insights into the potential role of chronic viral infections in recovery following myocardial infarction and connects the Center for Proteomics’ long-standing research on cytomegalovirus with the field of cardiovascular biology.
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Last week, the Center for Proteomics celebrated its 20th anniversary with a symposium that brought together colleagues, collaborators and representatives of partner institutions from Croatia and abroad.

Over the years, many of them have contributed to the Center’s work through joint research, projects and professional collaboration, making the anniversary a good opportunity to meet again and mark two decades of shared work.

Below, you can find media reports about the Center for Proteomics’ 20th anniversary.

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Grad Rijeka
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Novi list
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Join us on 10–11 September 2026 at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, as the Center for Proteomics celebrates its 20th anniversary. The symposium will mark two decades of work at the Center and bring together colleagues and collaborators from across our research community.

Registration is available here.

We look forward to seeing you in Rijeka!

Our colleagues Marija Mazor, PhD and Fran Krstanović, PhD have been awarded funding through the Researcher Support Fund of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka.

Congratulations to Marija and Fran on this achievement!

The list of winners is available here.

The expansion of the Center for Proteomics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, has been successfully completed.

The new space, which includes a modern teaching room and a molecular biology laboratory, will provide better conditions for teaching and research, as well as additional facilities and offices for students and researchers.

The completion of the expansion comes at a special moment, as the Center for Proteomics prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Many thanks to Novi list for the interview.

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The results of the second-round evaluation of applications submitted under the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) calls for Research Projects (IP-2026) and Installation Research Projects (UIP-2026) brought excellent news for the Center for Proteomics.

Prof. Tihana Lenac Roviš, PhD was awarded a Research Project entitled “PVR-directed tumor membrane complexes integrating immunomodulation, adhesion, signaling and proteolysis.”

Marko Šustić, MD, PhD was awarded an Installation Research Project entitled “The silent threat: the impact of acute and latent viral infections on the development and progression of ischemic heart disease.”

We congratulate to both researchers on this excellent

We are delighted to announce that Ilija Brizić, the Head of the Center for Proteomics and associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, is one of three scientists from Eastern Europe to receive the prestigious “Eastern Star Award” from the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS).
The award was granted for his project focused on elucidating the mechanisms of microglia‑driven synaptic pruning induced by latent viral infection.

Assoc. prof. Brizić has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications, led multiple national and international research grants and teaches several core courses in

We are proud to announce that our colleague, assoc. prof. Vanda Juranić Lisnić, has become an associate member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Prof. Juranić Lisnić, a faculty member at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, is a dedicated scientist whose research focuses on immunology and virology. She has published more than 30 scientific papers in high-quality international journals, authored several book chapters and presented her work at numerous international scientific congresses. Her scientific excellence has been recognized through multiple awards, most notably the State Award for