Iva Tolić

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Iva Tolić
Iva Tolić, Ruđer Bošković Institute
Born (1974-06-24) 24 June 1974 (age 49)
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
OccupationScientist/Academic
SpouseNenad Brgić (married 2014)
Children2
AwardsLieben Prize (2017)
EBSA Young Investigators' Medal and Prize (2015)
Cell '40 under 40' (2014)
Academic background
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb, Croatia
Thesis (2002)
Academic work
DisciplineBiology
Sub-disciplineBiophysics
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Dresden, Germany)
Ruđer Bošković Institute
(Zagreb, Croatia)
Websitetolic.irb.hr

Iva Marija Tolić (born 24 June 1974) is a

motor proteins. She is currently Senior Research Group Leader and professor of Biology at the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]

Education

Tolić completed her Diploma in

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States and was awarded her doctorate in Biology in 2002 by the University of Zagreb, Croatia.[1]

Career

Upon obtaining her doctorate, Tolić did her first Post-doctoral training between 2001 and 2002 at the

mitotic spindle. Following her Post-doctoral training, Tolić was appointed as Research Group Leader (W1, equivalent to assistant professor) at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany in 2005 and was promoted to Senior Research Group Leader (W2, equivalent to associate professor) in 2010. In 2014, she moved to the Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, being appointed as Senior Research Group Leader and professor of Biology.[2]

Research

As independent investigator, Tolić has carried out pioneering research in the field of

microtubules connecting sister k-fibers and thereby balancing forces in the spindle.[5]

In addition, her research has demonstrated that

aging.[6][7]

Personal life

Tolić's parents are the journalist and diplomat Benjamin Tolić [hr] and academic Dubravka Oraić Tolić. She married Nenad Brgić in 2014 and she is the mother of two children. She has stated publicly that she sees no conflict between religion and science, and describes herself as a believer.[citation needed]

Awards and achievements

Membership in professional associations and societies

Tolić is a member of European Molecular Biology Organization, the Croatian Biophysical Society, the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Croatian Microscopy Society. In addition, she is Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the journal Science.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b RBI. "Iva Tolić / People / Ruđer Bošković Institute". www.irb.hr.
  2. ^ "Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics: Research groups – Iva Tolic – group leader". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
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  6. PMID 24035542
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  7. PMID 24936793
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  8. ^ "Finalists – Croatian Women's Network". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  9. ^ "Prizes and medals awarded by EBSA – European Biophysical Societies' Association". ebsa.org.
  10. ^ "5000th grantee | ERC: European Research Council". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  11. ^ "Investigator of the Year". mpi-cbg.de.
  12. ^ "Iva Tolic-Norrelykke: Cell Press". www.cell.com.
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