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).

NMR model structure of the antimicrobial peptide maximin 3 08/02/2019
Abstract Maximin 3 is a 27-residue-long cationic antimicrobial peptide found in the skin secretion and brain of the Chinese red-belly toad Bombina maxima. The peptide is of biological interest as it possesses anti-HIV activity, not found in the other maximin peptides, in addition to antimicrobial, antitumor and spermicidal activities. The three-dimensional structure of maximin 3 […]
Do thermal treatments influence the ultrafast opto-thermal processes of eumelanin? 11/01/2019
Abstract After light absorption, melanin converts very rapidly the energy gained into heat. The time scale of this process ranges from tens of femtoseconds to a few nanoseconds. Femtosecond transient absorption allows for exploration of such photo-induced carrier dynamics to observe the de-excitation pathways of the biological complex. Here, we report on the ultrafast relaxation […]
Quantitative characterization of temperature-independent polymer–polymer interaction and temperature-dependent protein–protein and protein–polymer interactions in concentrated polymer solutions 11/01/2019
Abstract To study the effect of non-specific interactions arising from proteins being in a crowded environment on physiological processes, the self-interaction of concentrated Dextran T70 and Ficoll 70 and the interactions between a dilute protein and these polymeric macromolecules were quantified using non-ideal tracer sedimentation equilibrium. Sedimentation equilibria of each polymer were measured between 5 […]