The public defense of the doctoral thesis titled "The role of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid in the response of potato plants to infection with potato spindle tuber viroid PSTVd" by Iva Marković , a doctoral student in Molecular Biosciences, will be held on July 17, 2025 at the Ruđer Bošković Institute, in the hall of the 3rd wing, starting at 12 noon.
The doctoral thesis was written under the mentorship of Dr. Snježana Mihaljević, senior research associate at the Ruđer Bošković Institute.
Committee for Public Defense of the Doctoral Thesis:
1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Lidija Kalinić , Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, President;
2. Prof. Dr. Sc. Snježana Kereša , full professor in permanent appointment at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, member;
3. Prof. Dr. Sc. Dunja Leljak-Levanić , full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, member;
4. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Zorana Katanić , Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, replacement member;
5. Prof. Dr. Sc. Karolina Vrandečić , full professor at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, substitute member.