Dr. Miran Čoklo

Contact:  miran.coklo@inantro.hr, +38515535118

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Academic and Scientific Degrees:

• 2011 Research Advisor. Biomedicine and Healthcare, Clinical Medical Sciences.
• 2009 Ph.D. Rijeka University School of Medicine. Biomedicine and Healthcare, Clinical Medical Sciences, Forensic Medicine. Doctoral thesis: Relationship of toxicological, demographic and forensic features of suicides other than overdose. Mentor: professor Alan Bosnar, MD, PhD
• 2002 Doctor of Medicine. Rijeka University School of Medicine.

Work Experience:

• since 2019 Senior Research Associate, Head of the Laboratory for Chemical Analytics, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb.
• 2019 – 2023 Deputy Head of the Centre for Applied Bioanthropology, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb.
• since 2014 Research Associate. Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb.
• 2009-2014 Senior Assistant. Rijeka University School of Medicine.
• 2006-2009 Assistant. Rijeka University School of Medicine.
• 2004-2006 Professional Associate. Rijeka University School of Medicine.

Continuous professional education:

• 2020 Forensic Science Center „Ivan Vučetić“ MUP-a RH, Zagreb (sample preparation for analyses on GC-MS/MS Q-TOF, LC-MS/MS Q-TOF)
• 2020 Croatian Veterinary institute (sample preparation for analyses on ICP-MS/MS QQQ)
• 2019/2020. Institute for Anthropological Research (working on LA-ICP-MS/MS QQQ, GC-MS/MS Q-TOF, LC-MS/MS Q-TOF)
• 2008 Victorian Institute of  Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, VC, Australia (prof. Olaf Drummer) (forensic toxicology, forensic-toxicology laboratory management, quality assurance and laboratory accreditation)
• 2006-2010 Forensic Science Center „Ivan Vučetić“ MUP-a RH, Zagreb (Ines Gmajnički, M.Sc. and Maja Jelena Petek, Ph.D.)
• 2006-2008 Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (prof. Pekka Saukko) (forensic pathology, forensic anthropology, forensic entomology, clinical forensic medicine, education, scientific publishing)
• 2006/2007 Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb (Irena Brčić Karačonji, Ph.D.) (hair and urine toxicological analyses, quality assurance)
• 2006 Ruđer Bošković Institute (Andreja Ambriović Ristov, Ph.D.) (methodological courses in biology and medicine «DNA and RNA»)

Projects:

• 2021-2022 Principal Investigator. “The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the determinants of food choice in the adult population of Croatia and Belgium (CFC CRO-BE)” (Co-PIs: Jose Luis Peñalvo, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen; Taamara Sorić, Psychiatric Hospital Ugljan) (international collaborative project)
• 2020-2022 INANTRO PI. „Unravelling Data for Rapid Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (unCoVer)“ (PI: Jose Luis Peñalvo, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen) (HORIZON 2020)
• 2018-2019 Infrastructural project with research component – European Fund for Regional Development; 2018 to 2019; “Centre for Applied Bioanthropology (BIOANT) (Investigator-associate – Laboratory for Chemical Analytics; Principal investigator: Damir Marjanović)
• 2017-2019 Investigator. „Human gut microbiota equilibrium“ MicroEquilibrium (Principal Investigator: Antonio Starčević, PBF) HRZZ
• 2017 Investigator. „Integrated GWAS and EWAS of Cradiometabolic Traits in an Island Population“ (Principal Investigator Ranjan Deka, University of Cincinnati, Co-PI: Saša Missoni) NIH
• 2017-2019 Principal Investigator. „Metabolic Syndrome, risk factors for its development and quality of life of adolescents any young adults in Vukovar and Vukovarsko-Srijemska County” Collaborative project with College of Applied Sciences “Lavoslav Ružička” in Vukovar (Co-PI: Saša Missoni)
• 2016-2017 Suradnik. „Basic developmental milestones as a mean of development stimulation in preschool children” (Principal Investigator: Joško SIndik) City of Dubrovnik
• 2016-2018 Investigator. „CRoatian Islands’ Birth cohort Study“(CRIBS) (Principal Investigator: Saša Missoni) HRZZ
• 2014-2016. Investigator. „Genetic and environmental factors of insulin resistance syndrome and its long term complication in immigrant Mediterranean populations – MEDIGENE“(Principal Investigator: Florin Grigorescu, University of Montpellier, Croatian PI: Saša Missoni) European Commission, Seventh Framework Programme
• 2015. Investigator-associate. „Health Status and Quality of Life of Sportsmen“(Principal Investigator: Joško SIndik) Polyclinic for occupational and sport medicine with medical biochemistry laboratory, of the Zagreb Sport Association
• since 2014 Principal investigator. Functional changes of internal organs, working ability and biological ages (no. 196-0342282-0291). Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Croatia.
• since 2014 Investigator – associate. The role of EGFR and matrix metalloproteinases in progression of skin melanoma. Principal investigator: professor Gordana Zamolo, MD, PhD. University of Rijeka.
• 2007-2014 Associate. Forensic and Toxicological Features of Suicides in the Republic of Croatia (no. 062-0000000-0073) Principal investigator: professor Alan Bosnar, MD, PhD. Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Croatia.
• 2012-2014 Associate. Molecular markers of suicidal death: biology and forensic diagnostics (Principal investigator prof. Manfred Kayser), international collaborative project with Dept. Forensic Molecular Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands and Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany.

Organizational skills and competences:

• Management of the Laboratory and Research Centre (managed forensic toxicology laboratory and participated in its foundation; Head of the Laboratory for Chemical Analytics and Deputy Head of the Research Centre, and participated in its foundation).
• Organized number of domestic and international scientific and expert conferences, including the first international forensic toxicology conference in Croatia, March 2011
• Founded a scientific-expert association – Adriatic Association of Forensic Toxicologists.

Committees, Boards and Working Groups:

• since 2009 Member. Expert working group within Early Warning System on New Psychoactive Substances in the Republic of Croatia
• since 2007 Member. Expert working group on Drug Related Deaths within the Office for Combating Drugs Abuse of the Government of the Republic of Croatia
• 2007-2011 Participated in the work of Permanent Working Group for Coordinating Development of Specialist Education Programme in Forensic Medicine

Scientific and professional work:

• List of publications – link
  
• Selected publications (since 2020):

1. Sorić T, Brodić I, Mertens E, Sagastume D, Dolanc I, Jonjić A, Delale EA, Mavar M, Missoni S, Peñalvo JL, Čoklo M. Evaluation of the Food Choice Motives before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1232 Adults from Croatia. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 10;13(9):3165. doi: 10.3390/nu13093165. (Q1 – IF 5.717)
2. Maržić D, Marijić B, Braut T, Janik S, Avirović M, Hadžisejdić I, Tudor F, Radobuljac K, Čoklo M, Erovic BM. IMP3 protein overexpression is linked to unfavorable oncological outcome in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancers. 2021 Aug 26;13(17):4306. doi: 10.3390/cancers13174306. (Q1 – IF 6.639).
3. Barbieri D, Chawla N, Zaccagni L, Grgurinović T, Šarac J, Čoklo M, Missoni S. Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Athletes: Resampling Improves Classification Performance. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 28;17(21):E7923. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217923. (Q1 – IF 3.390)
4. Marshall C, Sturk-Andreaggi K, Gorden EM, Daniels-Higginbotham J, Sanchez SG, Bašić Ž, Kružić I, Anđelinović Š, Bosnar A, Čoklo M, Petaros A, McMahon TP, Primorac D, Holland MM. A Forensic Genomics Approach for the Identification of Sister Marija Crucifiksa Kozulić. Genes (Basel). 2020 Aug 14;11(8):938. doi: 10.3390/genes11080938. (Q2 – IF 4.096)
5. Maržić D, Čoklo M, Marijić B, Hadžisejdić I, Dekanić A, Krstulja M, Šepić T, Avirović M, Braut T.The expression of ribonuclear protein IMP3 in laryngeal carcinogenesis. Pathol Res Pract. 2020 Jun;216(6):152974. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.152974. Epub 2020 Apr 19. (Q2 – IF 3.250)
6. Kopljar M, Ivandić S, Mesić M, Bakota B, Žiger T, Kondža G, Pavić R, Milan M, Čoklo M. Operative versus non-operative management of blunt pancreatic trauma in children: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury. 2021 Sep;52 Suppl 5:S49-S57. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.035. Epub 2020 Feb 12. (Q2 – IF 2.586)
7. Žiger T, Kopljar M, Bakota B, Milošević M, Kondža G, Pavić R, Čoklo M. Experimental shortening of the radius in the treatment of Kienböck’s disease. Injury. 2021 Sep;52 Suppl 5:S7-S10. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.036. Epub 2020 Feb 13. (Q2 – IF 2.586)

• Authored more than 70 scientific papers in journals indexed in Contents, SCI-Expanded, Scopus.
• Cited 2002-2021. (October) according to: WoS 399 citations, H-index 11;  Scopus 544 citations, H-index 13; Google Scholar 865 citations,  H-index 17.
• Research interest (areas): toxicology, analytical chemistry, forensic medicine (suicides, traffic traumatism), pathology (tumor and skin pathology), epidemiology (eye diseases, UV radiation, chronic non-communicable diseases – metabolic syndrome, infectious diseases – COVID-19).
• Participated in number of international and domestic scientific and expert conferences.
• Reviewer for scientific journals: Forensic Science International (CC), Medical Hypotheses (CC), Cancer Cell International (SCI), Croatian Medical Journal (CC),  Collegium Antropologicum (Scopus, Medline), Acta Clinica Croatica (SCI), Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology (SCI), Medicina Fluminensis (Scopus).
• Evaluator of numerous competitive research projects (COST, HAZU Foundation).
• Invited Editor: Collegium Antropologicum (CC) 2008, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (SCI) 2021/2022 (Q1 – IF 5.923)
• Editor-in-Chief and Founder of the international scientific Journal – Biomedicine and Surgery
• Editorial Board member: Collegium Antropologicum (CC until 2014., Scopus), Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology (SCI), Journal of Bioanthropology
• Actively participated in identification of victims of Croatian Homeland War.
• During 2005 – participated in forensic-anthropological analysis of bone remnants from four karst caves in Istria – Hribce, Bršljanovica, Krog and Trstenik.
• 2007–2015 medical examiner of Primorsko-goranska County.
• At the Department of Forensic Medicine and Criminalistics in Rijeka performed autopsies, forensic-toxicology analyses, participated in crime scene investigations and expertises.

Teaching experience

• 2004-2014 participated in teaching of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students of medicine, dental medicine, medical-laboratory engineers at the Rijeka University School of Medicine, as well as undergraduate law students and postgraduate students of Criminalistic investigation (2013-2016 course leader “Forensic medicine expertise in criminalistic investigation”)
• 2010-2014 participated in education of specialist trainees of Rijeka University Hospital, as well as Emergency Medical Service doctors and specialist in occupational medicine (injuries and forensic aspects).

Awards and recognitions:

• International Scientist of the Year 2006 in forensic sciences (International Biographical Centre, Cambridge)
• Best Young Scientist Award of Rijeka University School of Medicine (2006)
• Annual City of Bakar Award (2007)
• Recognition for successful organization of international scientific meeting for „TIAFT Board Meeting and Seminar 2011“ in Zagrebu (TIAFT).

Memberships in scientific and professional organizations and associations: