The public defense of the doctoral thesis entitled "Modeling the impact of drought using high-throughput precise phenotyping and genotyping of maize" by Lovro Vukadinović, mag. prot. nat. et amb., a doctoral student in Molecular Biosciences will be held on February 18, 2026 in Hall 1 of the Rectorate of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, starting at 11:00 a.m.
Committee for Public Defense of the Doctoral Thesis:
1. Prof. Dr. Sc. Andrijana Rebekić , full professor at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, president;
2. Prof. Dr. Sc. Hrvoje Lepeduš , full professor in permanent appointment at the Faculty of Philosophy, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, member;
3. Dr. Marija Viljevac Vuletić , senior research associate at the Agricultural Institute Osijek, member;
4. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Ivanka Habuš Jerčić , Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, substitute member;
5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Rosemary Vuković , Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, replacement member.
The doctoral thesis mentor is Honorary Associate Professor Dr. Sc. Domagoj Šimić , scientific advisor at the Agricultural Institute Osijek.