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 researchWorked 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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