Department of Medical Biology

Department of Medical Biology is a multidisciplinary department whose mission is to connect clinical and basic medical science

Organization

Department of Medical Biology is a multidisciplinary department whose mission is to connect clinical and basic medical science using experimental models in the so-called translation medicine. We divided our Department into three organization units: 1. Breeding and experimental facility for laboratory mice 2. Laboratory for cell culture and virology 3. Laboratory for experimental medicine and cell biology Guided by the idea of strengthening the capacity of the Department we signed the agreement on bilateral cooperation between the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka and Faculty of Medicine, University of Mostar. This agreement was co-signed by the deans of appointed institutions including prof. Stipan Jonjić and prof. Jurica Arapović who are coordinators of research studying the effect of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in the brain.

our teaching team

Assoc. prof. Jurica Arapović, MD, PhD

Head of Department

Assoc. prof. Jurica Arapović, MD, PhD (Head of Department)

Stipan Jonjić, MD, PhD,

University of Rijeka

Chair, Center for Proteomics Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka

Senior ass. Maja Arapović, DVM, PhD

Deputy Head

Deputy Head of the Department and the Superintendent of laboratory mice

Breeding and experimental facility for laboratory mice

In cooperation with Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka, breeding capacities will be enriched with a dozen conventional and transgenic mouse strains. Head and coordinator of Breeding and experimental facility at Faculty of Medicine is certified to work with experimental animals Category III (FELASA cat. C equivalent) at European level and by all European standards capable of guiding and monitoring the facility for breeding and experimental work with lab animals. The aim of this organizational unit is to give doctoral students and other researchers the opportunity to explore murine experimental models in compliance with all ethical and research standards of Faculty of Medicine and the Law on Animal Welfare of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Laboratory for cell culture and virology

Members of the Department gained an international reputation among the world’s prominent scientists in the framework of cooperation on prof. Jonjić’s projects. Scientific research of employees of the Department is closely linked to research in the field of basic and applied biomedical science in the field of immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases, with an emphasis on researching various aspects of cytomegalovirus immunopathogenesis. The laboratory allows cultivation of primary and secondary cell cultures and aseptic operation in the so-called biosafety level two (BSL 2) conditions. In addition to growing cell lines, this laboratory will enable working with infected cell cultures and in vitro production of viruses and bacteria, as wll as various aspects of in vitro infection.

Laboratory for experimental medicine and cell biology

This Laboratory is a multidisciplinary laboratory that combines in vitro and in vivo experimental models. It also enables exploration of all aspects of medical biology including molecular techniques such as ELISA, PCR, electrophoresis of DNA and proteins and flow cytometry.

Organization

Department of Medical Biology is a multidisciplinary department whose mission is to connect clinical and basic medical science using experimental models in the so-called translation medicine.

Adresa

Bijeli Brijeg bb, 88000 Mostar