Ines PETRIC

Address:Gmajnje 10,
HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone:+385 1 34 53 175
Mobile:+385 98 61 60 60
E-mail: / Date of birth:March 1, 1978
Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia
Citizenship:Croatian
Gender:female
22. may 2009 / Doctor of science (Ph.D.)
-field of natural science; branch biology – Ph.D. in microbiology
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology
Thesis title:”Selection and characterization of microbial communities as potential catalysts for biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls”
(under supervision of dr. Hršak, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb) / Zagreb, Croatia
2003– 2009 / Postgraduate Ph.D.student
- field of natural science –branch biology
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology / Zagreb,Croatia
1997 - 2002 / Bachelor (BA) and Master (MA) of Science in Ecology
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Sciences,Department of Biology, Study of Ecology / Zagreb,Croatia
1991 -1996 / Mathematics and ScienceSecondary School / Zagreb,Croatia
RUDJER BOSKOVIC INSTITUTE
Zagreb, Croatia()Division for Marine and Environmental Research: Laboratory for Organic Biogeochemistry(group leader and supervisor: Dr. Marijan Ahel)
2009 to date / Holding position of Senior Research Assistant
2003–2009 / Research Assistant
Main activities includeresearch work and collaboration on the projects
2002-2005 Project funded by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
Microbial communities as catalysts in biotransformation processes
2002-2005 EU Project APOPSBAL - The fifth framework Programme
Assessment of the selected POPs (PCBs, PCDDs/fs, OCPs) in the atmosphere and water ecosystems from the waste materials generated by warfare in former Yugoslavia -WP6 “Laboratory and field PCBs biotransformation studies for remediation of soil contaminated by transformer station oil-spill”
2011-2012EU Project SEE.ERA-NET Plus
Development and evaluation of innovative tools to estimate the ecotoxicological impact of low dose pesticide application in agriculture on soil functional microbial biodiversity
with specific tasks to:
Isolate and characterize bacterial populations adapted to the contaminated environment
Determine fate of the contaminant in the environment
Determine extent and rate of contaminant biodegradability
Determine growth kinetics of bacterial communities and their metabolic activities in the presence of contaminant
Determine degradation intermediates and elucidate microbial degradation pathways
Molecularly characterize bacterial communities and/orpure strains involved in the degradation processes
Proposemodels for bioremediation of contaminated sites

FRENCHNATIONAL INSTITUTEFORAGRICULTURALRESEARCH

Dijon, France (

Laboratory for Soil and Environmental Microbiology;dr. F. Martin-Laurent supervision

2010-2011 / Postdoctoral research
Worked on the project for standardization of the method “Soil quality -- Method to directly extract DNA from soil samples”developed at INRA, Dijon. Method ISO 11063 was approved by national standards body members in September 2010.
2009 / Research Fellowship Grantawarded byFederation of European MicrobiologicalSocieties(FEMS) for conducting short-term research projects “Genetic potential of bacterial cultures and soil bacterial communities for degrading PCBs”
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2007 / Research Fellowship Grant awarded by French Government and French Embassy for short term stay in France
2004 / Completed methodological course in biology and medicine:"Molecular medicine" / Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
2005 / Completed methodological course in biology and medicine:
"Microscopy" / Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Languages / writing / understanding / speaking
English / 5/5 / 5/5 / 5/5
French / 2/5 / 3/5 / 2/5
Croatian (native)
Technical skills and competencies / Competence necessary for studying microorganisms using both traditional and molecular tools:
  • Cultural methods for enrichment, isolation and enumeration of bacteria
  • Microbial growth and substrate utilization kinetics
  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Real-time PCR (qPCR)
  • DNA Cloning, Sequencing, Southern blot method
  • Fingerprinting methods: Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (A-RISA), Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP)
  • Techniques for extraction of genomic and plasmid DNA
  • Sample preparation (solid-phase extraction, solvent extraction)

Organizational skills and competencies /
  • Worked on the preparation and application for the EU Project SEE.ERA-NET Plus “Development and evaluation of innovative tools to estimate the ecotoxicological impact of low dose pesticide application in agriculture on soil functional microbial biodiversity
  • Project coordination for the Partner 1 (Croatia) of the EU Project SEE.ERA-NET

Computer skills and competences /
  • Good computer skills- knowledge of Microsoft Office applications,XLStat, StatView, and SigmaPlot software, OneDScan, ClustalX…

Social skills and competencies /
  • Team spirit: excellent team player, voluntary provides help and advice to other team members and act independently when required
  • Intercultural skills: worked in international environment andcollaborated on the EU projects
  • Presentation and communication skills: experienced in discussions and information disseminationtothe scientific community, industry experts and general auditory
  • Seeks continuous improvement in own skills and performance, flexible attitude in undertaking wide range of activities where required

Petric, I., Bru, D., Udikovic-Kolic, N., Martin-Laurent, F. Response of the PCB-contaminated soil bacterial community to applied bioremediation treatments. Ecology of Soil Microorganisms - Microbes as Important Drivers of Soil Processes, Prague, Czech Republic, 2011. poster
Petrić,I., Hršak, D., Fingler, S., Bru, D. and F. Martin-Laurent: Impact of the different bioremediation treatments on the structure and activity of functional community involved in PCB-degradation.Congres de la Societe Francaise de Microbiologie.Marseille, France, 2010.oral presentation
Petrić, I., Hršak, D.and S. Fingler:The effect of secondary plant metabolites, carvone and tannin, on PCB-degradation by mixed bacterial cultures. IUMS 2008, Istanbul, Turkey,2008.poster
Petrić, I.,Hršak, D., Fingler, S.:Designing a small-scale field experiment for treatment ofPCB-contaminated soil.4th Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007.poster
Petrić, I., Hršak, D. and S. Fingler:Small-scale field experiment for bioremediation of PCB-contaminated soil. 2nd FEMS congress of European microbiologists, Madrid, Spain, 2006.poster
Petrić, I.,Hršak, D. and S. Fingler:Enrichment of polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacteria. 3rdCroatian Microbiology Congress, Poreč, Croatia, 2004.poster
Petrić, I., Hršak, D.,Fingler, S. and E. Vončina:Laboratory biotransformation studies of polychlorinated biphenyls for remediation of contaminated soil.Biotechnology 2004, Santiago, Chile, 2004.poster
Membership / Croatian Microbiological Society–Head of the “Section for microbial ecology”
French Microbiological Society
Hobbies / Fitness instructor

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