Defended theses

PhD theses

Ivana Kristina Delić Jukić, MD, defended her doctoral dissertation on September 4, 2018 at the  University of Split School of Medicine. The title of the dissertation was: "Expression of SATB1 and PTEN in the kidneys of diabetic rats during aging". Thesis mentor was Prof. Katarina Vukojević. Members of the Committtee for thesis defense were Prof. Dragan Ljutić, Prof. Ines Drenjančević, Prof. Tatijana Zemunik.

Marija Baković, MD, assistant at the University of Split School of Medicine, defended her doctoral dissertation on December 22, 2015 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of the dissertation was: "Cardiac innervation in rats with experimentally induced diabetes type I". Thesis mentor was Prof. Katarina Vukojević. Members of the Committtee for thesis defense were Prof. Meri Glavina Durdov, Prof. Stjepan Gamulin, Prof. Gordan Džamonja.

Ana Vuica, MD, assistant at the University of Split School of Medicine, defended her doctoral dissertation on December 22, 2015 at the University of Split School of Medicinet. The title of the dissertation was "Influence of age and diabetes mellitus type 1 on expression of vitamin D receptor, 1α- hydroxylase and 24-hydroxylase in liver of rat". Thesis mentor was Assoc. Prof. Natalija Filipović. Members of the Committtee for thesis defense were Prof. Anita Markotić, Prof. Renata Pecotić, Prof. Dario Rahelić.

Milka Jerić, MD, assistant at the University of Split School of Medicine, defended her doctoral thesis on December 22, 2015 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of the dissertation was "Imunohistochemical changes in rat trigeminal ganglia caused with diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2". Thesis mentor was Assoc. Prof. Natalija Filipović. Members of the Committtee for thesis defense were Prof. Snježana Tomić, Prof. Stjepan Gamulin, Prof. Maja Valić.

Matija Borić, MD, research fellow who worked on the MEMODIN project, successfully defended his doctoral thesis on March 2, 2015 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of his thesis was "The expression of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in nociceptive pathway from periphery to central nervous system in a model of diabetes". His mentor was principal investigator of the MEMODIN project, Prof. Livia Puljak. Members of the Committee for thesis defense were Prof. Mirna Saraga Babić, Prof. Stjepan Gamulin and Prof. Maja Valić.

Antonia Jeličić Kadić, MD, research fellow who worked on the MEMODIN project, successfully defended her doctoral thesis on June 18, 2014 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of her thesis was "Treating pain with inhibitors of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in a model of diabetic neuropathy". Her mentor was principal investigator of the MEMODIN project, Prof. Livia Puljak. Members of the Committee for thesis defense were Prof. Maja Valić, Prof. Tina Tičinović Kurir and Prof. Hrvoje Banfić.

Anela Novak, MD, collaborator of the MEMODIN project, successfully defended her doctoral thesis on November 26, 2013 at the University of Split School of Medicine. Her thesis "The expression of ganglioside GM3 and its sphingolipid precursors in muscles and kidney of rat models of diabetes type 1 and 2" was completed within the MEMODIN project. Thesis mentor was Prof. Tina Ticinovic Kurir. Members of the Committee for thesis defense were Prof. Marko Ljubkovic, Prof. Maja Pavela Vrancic and Prof. Janos Terzic.

Lejla Ferhatović, MSc, research fellow who worked full-time on the MEMODIN project until February 2013, successfully defended her doctoral thesis on April 12, 2013 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of her thesis was "The expression of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and pain-related behavior in rat models of diabetes type 1 and 2". Her mentor was principal investigator of the MEMODIN project, Prof. Livia Puljak. Members of the Committee for thesis defense were Prof. Janos Terzic, Prof. Maja Radman and Prof. Anđelko Vrca.



MD diploma theses

Marin Viđak defended his undergraduate MD thesis on July 13, 2016 at the Faculty of Medicine in Split. The title of the thesis was "Changes in epidermal thickness and skin innervation caused by diabetes during aging". His mentor was principal investigator of the MEMODIN project, Prof. Livia Puljak. 

Sanja Šandrk defended her undergraduate MD thesis on July 16, 2014 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of her thesis was Direct vasodilatatory effects of red wine on isolated aorta of rats with diabetes type 1". Her mentor was Prof. Ivana Mudnić.

Hrvoje Vučemilović defended his undergraduate MD thesis on July 15, 2014 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of his thesis was "The expression of ganglioside GM3 and its sphingolipid precursors in muscle in a rat model of diabetes type 2". His mentor was Prof. Tina Ticinovic Kurir.

Marko Brekalo defended his undergraduate MD thesis on September 29, 2013 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of his thesis was "The expression of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in diabetic neuropathy". His mentor was principal investigator of the MEMODIN project, Prof. Livia Puljak. Members of the Committee for thesis defense were Prof. Ante Tonkić, Prof. Tina Tičinović Kurir and Prof. Katarina Vukojević.

Ivan Škopljanac defended his undergraduate MD thesis on July 3, 2013 at the University of Split School of Medicine. The title of his thesis was "Morphology of cutaneous innervation and pain-related behavior in a rat model of diabetes type 1 and 2". His mentor was principal investigator of the MEMODIN project, Prof. Livia Puljak. Members of the Committee for thesis defense were Prof. Mirna Saraga Babić, Prof. Maja Radman and Prof. Tina Ticinovic Kurir. Print page