Mirko Duvnjak, Assistant at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Division of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, has received the award for the Best Poster Presentation at the 20th Asian Chemical Congress (20ACC), held from June 23–27, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The awarded poster presentation by M. Duvnjak, N. Vidović, K. Užarević, G. Horvat, V. Tomišić, G. Speranza, and N. Cindro is titled Sustainable peptide cyclization: a solvent-free anion-templated mechanochemical approach.
We are happy to welcome Dr. Doroteja Lončarić as a collaborator on our research project. She brings strong scientific experience and enthusiasm for experimental work and project development. We look forward to great teamwork and exciting results ahead!
We recently hosted Ilias Timotheidis from the University of Regensburg as an Erasmus guest researcher who joined us for a short exchange visit. The collaboration provided valuable discussions and insights, strengthening our international research connections.
Mirko Duvnjak; Gregor Talajić; Jurica Baranašić; Nea Baus Topić; Hana Čipčić Paljetak; Nikola Cindro Penicyclone A is a polyketide compound with a unique and intriguing structure recently isolated from the fungus Penicillium sp. F23-2 during an OSMAC (one-strain-many-compounds) campaign. The