{"id":41703,"date":"2026-08-27T14:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medri.uniri.hr\/?p=41703"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:19:45","slug":"upcoming-phd-thesis-defences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medri.uniri.hr\/en\/upcoming-phd-thesis-defences\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming PhD Thesis Defences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of&nbsp;<strong>Danijel Lopac, MD<\/strong>, will take place on&nbsp;<strong>September 1, 2026<\/strong>, at noon (12:00) in Lecture room 1 of the Faculty of Medicine. The title of the candidate\u2019s doctoral thesis is&nbsp;<em>Association of PIK3CA Mutation, PD-L1 Expression and Clinicopathological Parameters in Breast Cancer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>Alena Tatarevi\u0107, Master of Pharmacy<\/strong>, will take place on July 23, 2026, at 13:00 in Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Medicine. The candidate will defend her doctoral thesis entitled <em>Assessment of the Impact of Pharmaceutical Care on Quality of Life in Conditions Associated with Psychotropic Drug Use and Evaluation of the Intervention<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>Iva Pli\u0161i\u0107, MD<\/strong>, will take place on July 17, 2026, at noon in Lecture room 2 of the Faculty of Medicine. The candidate will defend her doctoral thesis entitled <em>Diagnostic Aspects of Gestational Diabetes as a Global Perinatal Issue<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>Nika Gr\u017eeta Krpan, Master of Biotechnology in Medicine<\/strong>, will take place on July 14, 2026, at 11:00 in Lecture room at the Department of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. The candidate will defend her doctoral thesis entitled <em>Effect of Single-walled<\/em> <em>Carbon Nanotubes on Astrocytes Exposed to In Vitro Traumatic Injury<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>\u017deljka Cindri\u0107, Master of Nursing<\/strong>, will take place on July 13, 2026, at 11:00 in Lecture room 2 of the Faculty of Medicine. The candidate will defend her doctoral thesis entitled <em>A Planning and Management Model for the Home Health Care System in Croatia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>Anja Babi\u0107, MD<\/strong>, will take place on July 10, 2026, at 14:00 in Lecture room 1 of the Faculty of Medicine. The candidate will defend her doctoral thesis entitled <em>The Effect of Intravenous Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy of Interleukin-18 Levels and Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation Products in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>Tomislav Glavan, MD<\/strong>, will take place on <strong>July 8, 2026<\/strong>, at 13:00 in Lecture room 1 of the Faculty of Medicine. The title of the candidate&#8217;s doctoral thesis is <em>The Mechanism and Role of Anapyrexia During Viral Infection<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of&nbsp;<strong>Tihana Klarica Gembi\u0107, MD<\/strong>, will take place on&nbsp;<strong>July 7, 2026<\/strong>, at 11:45 a.m. in Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Medicine. The candidate will defend her doctoral thesis entitled&nbsp;<em>The Role of Glycoprotein 96 and Androgen Receptors in Patients with Breast Cancer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>Luka Vrani\u0107, MD<\/strong>, will take place on <strong>July 2, 2026<\/strong>, at 2:00 pm in Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Medicine. The candidate will defend his  PhD thesis entitled <em>Liver and Spleen Stiffness in Diagnosing Portal Hypertension and Esophageal Varices in People with Chronic Liver Disease<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public PhD defence of <strong>Dorian Kr\u0161ul, MD<\/strong>, will take place on <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>, at 10:00 am in Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Medicine. The candidate will defend his PhD thesis entitled <em>The Role of Micro-Ribonucleic Acids as Biomarkers in Right-sided and Left-sided Colon Adenocarcinoma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026. The public PhD defence of&nbsp;Danijel Lopac, MD, will take place on&nbsp;September 1, 2026, at noon (12:00) in Lecture room 1 of the Faculty of Medicine. The title of the candidate\u2019s doctoral thesis is&nbsp;Association of PIK3CA Mutation, PD-L1 Expression and Clinicopathological Parameters in Breast Cancer. 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