RESEARCH
Our primary focus is novel and cutting-edge research in the field of clinical and translational neuroscience, with a current focus on Parkinson’s disease.
CONFERENCES
Our secondary goal is to organise conferences in the topic of neuroscience and neurology.
NETWORKING
We strive to expand the people we collaborate with to improve our knowledge and capabilities.
What we are doing right now
PROJECT GIOPARK
The project titled “The epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease in Croatia and the influence of genetic factors and microbiota on the progression and treatment outcomes of the disease” is our main research project at the moment, funded by the Croatian Science Foundation.
PROJECT GIOPARKRIJEKA FORUM OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Rijeka Forum of Neurodegenerative Diseases is an annual international conference held in Rijeka. Numerous experts in the field of neurodegenerations held their exciting talks over the last few years and will continue to do so.
RIJEKA FORUMLatest News
7th Rijeka Forum on Neurodegenerative Diseases, September 17-20, 2023., Rijeka, Croatia
Dear colleagues and friends, It is our special honor and sincere pleasure to invite you and your colleagues again on behalf of the Organizing Committee to the Seventh Rijeka Forum[…]
Read more“Tips and Tricks” Deep Brain Stimulation course – Movement Disorder Society
An advanced online Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) course will be organized by the head of our laboratory that is free of charge. It will last on 3rd and 4th of[…]
Read more4th Rijeka Forum of Neurodegenerative Diseases
We are happy to announce that the 4th Rijeka Forum of Neurodegenerative Diseases will be held virtually on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 10th and 11th of December[…]
Read moreOur Team
Vladimira Vuletić
Head of laboratory
David Bonifačić
Postdoctoral researcher
Valentino Rački
PhD student
Eliša Papić
PhD student
Anja Babić
PhD student
Marina Legac-Škifić
Research associate
Notable collaborators
prof. Nenad Bogdanović
Karolinska Institutet
prof. Borut Peterlin
University Medical Center Ljubljana
prof. Nir Giladi
Tel-Aviv University
prof. Saša Ostojić
Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka
prof. Smiljana Ristić
Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka
prof. Nada Starčević-Čižmarević
Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka
Assist. prof. Slavica Kovačić
Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka
prof. Fran Borovečki
Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb
