EBSA Medal and Prize – Hrvatsko biofizičko društvo

Upon nomination by the Croatian Biophysical Society, the EBSA Young Investigators’ Medal and Prize was Awarded at the 10th EBSA Congress to dr. Iva Tolić, Ruđer Bošković Institute.The Medal and Prize were Awarded after the Plenary lecture by dr. I. Tolić in Dresden. Photo: Dr. I. Tolić with the prof. M. Prieto (EBSA President) and dr. T. Vuletić, (CBS secretary).

Study of molecular transport through a single nanopore in the membrane of a giant unilamellar vesicle using COMSOL simulation 04/12/2019
Abstract The antimicrobial peptide (AMP) magainin 2 induces nanopores in the lipid membranes of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), as observed by the leakage of water-soluble fluorescent probes from the inside to the outside of GUVs through the pores. However, molecular transport through a single nanopore has not been investigated in detail yet and is studied […]
Binding of HasA by its transmembrane receptor HasR follows a conformational funnel mechanism 04/12/2019
Abstract HasR in the outer membrane of Serratia marcescens binds secreted, heme-loaded HasA and translocates the heme to the periplasm to satisfy the cell’s demand for iron. The previously published crystal structure of the wild-type complex showed HasA in a very specific binding arrangement with HasR, apt to relax the grasp on the heme and […]
Effects of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on the excited-state properties of meso -tetrakis(sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (TPPS 4 ) 01/12/2019
Abstract To infer changes in the photophysical properties of porphyrins due to complexation with albumin, a combination of Z-scan and conventional spectroscopic techniques was employed. We measured the characteristics of excited states of meso-tetrakis(sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin bound to bovine serum albumin and observed that the binding reduces the intersystem crossing quantum yield and increases the internal […]