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PERSONAL INFORMATION Name and surname Rozelindra Čož-Rakovac Academic title PhD Year and institution 1997 - Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb of PhD obtained Address Drašnička 6 10000 Zagreb Phone +385 1 4571232 Fax +385 1 4571232 E-mail [email protected] Personal web page Citizenship Croatian Date and place of birth 28.02.1957.

WORK EXPERIENCE1 (CHRONOLOGICALLY) Date (from – until) 1988< Institution “Rudjer Boskovic” Institute Position Senior scientist Work field Principal researcher on the Project of Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (0098129) Ichthyology/Ichthyopathology/biochemistry/histology Date (from – until) 1984-1988 Institution “Sljeme” Position Inspection of animal meat quality for export and import Work field Export manager Management

EDUCATION2 (CHRONOLOGICALLY) Date 1997 Place Zagreb Institution Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb Title of qualification PhD in Biomedical Science awarded Date 1991 Place Zagreb Institution Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb Title of qualification MS in Oceanology, awarded Date 1983 Place Zagreb Institution “Sljeme” Title of qualification Undergraduate student in Faculty of foreign trade awarded

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Date 1983 Place Zagreb Institution Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb Title of qualification Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) awarded

TRAINING (CHRONOLOGICALLY) Year 2004 Place Zagreb Institution Graduate School of Economics and Busines, University of Zagreb Subject and skills covered Marketing, Human resources, Management, Legal Issues and financial Analysis and Project Evaluation for the R& D Institutes Year 2003 Place Lellystad, Ijmuiden i Yerseke, Nizozemska Institution Central Institute for Animal Disease Control, The Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research Subject and skills covered Reference Laboratory for Ichthyopathology Year 2002-2003 Place Zagreb Institution Veterinary Research Institute, Brno and Veterinary Biotechnoloy and Epidemiology Network for Central and Eastern Europe - CENTAUR Subject and skills covered Good Research Practice Year 1991-1992 Place Zagreb Institution Department of Anatomy and Embriology, Medicine Faculty of Zagreb, University of Zagreb Subject and skills covered Histology Year 1991 Place Vancouver, Canada Institution Depatment of Fisheries and Oceans , West Vancouver Laboratory, Vancouver, Canada Subject and skills covered Histology / Pathohistology Year 1990 Place Seatle, WA USA Institution U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fishery Research Center, Naval Station Subject and skills covered Histology / Pathohistology

LANGUAGES MOTHER TONGUE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Speaking yes Writing yes Reading yes

OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES3 Language Italian Speaking yes Writing yes Reading yes

RESEARCH AND OTHER PROJECTS (CHRONOLOGICALLY; LEADER AND ASSOCIATES; FUNDING SOURCE)

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Submitted and/or financed projects: EU-FP7; EU PHARE EU-LIFE Third Countries Project; World Bank Business Plan; Development Marketplace World Bank; Ministry of Science, Education and Sports; Ministry of Culture, Directorate for Nature Protection; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management -VIP project; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Breeding and Selection in Aquaculture; Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction Project title 1999-2009: 2009: Monitoring of Fish Health in the Plitvice Lakes National Park; 2008: Protection of Mali Ston Oyster Production by Verifying its Autochthony; 2008: “Repopulation of Autochthonous Brown Trout in the Gacka River”; 2006/2007 Business- related infrastructure grant scheme Trout & Tourists: Structure, traceability and management of sensitive Salmo species in the Balkan region. 2006 Determination of genetic structure and restoration of autochthonous population of brown trout in the National Park Plitvice Lakes; 2006: Breeding and Selection in Aquaculture Fishery 1961. 2006: Breeding and Selection in Aquaculture, Fishery Vrnjika; 2006 Subcellular biochemical and phylogenetic diversity of aquatic organisms within the Program Freshwater Ecosystems and Fisheries; 2005 Revitalization of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in Krka River; 2005 Model of revitalization and farming of brown trout; Revitalization Program for Brown trout in Gacka River,Croatia; 2004 Project Aquaria and Biomedical Center in Zagreb, Croatia; 2003-2004 Science and Technology Project (STP); 2003 Authorized Diagnostic Center for Aquatic Animal Diseases. 2002< Biochemical and Molecular Fish Reaction Associated with Changes of Ecosystem; 2001-2002; 1998-2003 Croatian National Monitoring Program Adriatic Sea; Systematic Research of the Adriatic Sea as a Base for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia; 1996-2002 Organisms as Water Quality Bioindicators. Total funding of the Projects: EUR 1.5 M.

TEACHING (CHRONOLOGICALLY; UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE , POSTGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

• “Fisheries”, “Ichthyohaemathology” – Agriculture Faculty, University of Zagreb • “Molecular Biosciences”, “Fish in Biomedical Research” – Rudjer Bošković Institute, University of Dubrovnik and J.J. Strosssmayer University of

MENTORSHIP OF DEFENDED DOCTORAL AND MASTER DISSERTATIONS AND TRAINING OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS (CHRONOLOGICALLY)

Two PhD and one MSc theses defended. Mentorship on 2 PhD theses (ongoing) 2004 - Margita Jadan, scientific novice; 2008 PhD; 2010 working position of research associate, active participation on several scientific congresses, 2008 – summer school of conservational genetics in Chech Republic, 2010 – workshop for human resourches in science in Norway. Introduced phylogenetic research as a novel field in Laboratory for Ichthyopathology – Biological Materials 2009 - Josip Barišić, scientific novice.

VISITS TO FOREIGN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

(CHRONOLOGICALLY; ONLY VISITS LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS)

2003 Lellystad, Ijmuiden i Yerseke, Nizozemska Central Institute for Animal Disease Control, The Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research Reference Laboratory for Ichthyopathology 2009 Veterinary Faculty, University of Udine, Italy, scientific visit

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

(CHRONOLOGICALLY)

Acknowledgement from the City of Otočac for organization of scientific-professional conferences in

Otočac and acknowledgement for contribution in development of the Croatian Center for Autochthonous Species of Fish and Crustaceans of Karstic Waters

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES (CHRONOLOGICALLY; ORGANIZATION OF HOME AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE EVENTS ) Organisation of 7 (2004-2010) Professional and Scientific Conference on Autochthonous Karstic Species, Otočac)

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND BODIES

(CHRONOLOGICALLY; HOME AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BODIES) Member of: Croatian Veterinary Microbiology Society «Matica Hrvatska» Croatian Veterinary Society Organising comitee: «Hrvatski veterinarski vjesnik»

COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND WORK GROUPS

(CHRONOLOGICALLY; HOME AND INTERNATIONAL) . Member of “Matični odbor za polje veterinarske medicine”; “Nacionalno vijeće za znanost” . Member of “Povjerenstvo za zaštitu autohtonih vrsta rijeke Gacke” . Hrvatsko veterinarsko društvo-893/Societas Veterinaria Croatica . Hrvatsko mikrobiološko društvo . Matica hrvatska . Član upravnog vijeća "Hrvatskog centra za autohtone ribe i rakove krških voda" . European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP) . Aquatic Veterinarians and Disease Diagnostic Laboratories Directory in collaboration with the American Veterinary Medical Association . AgriFoodResearch Network, The European Agricultural and Food Research Landscape . European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . BiomedExperts (PubMed) . Permanent Advisory Network for Diseases in Aquaculture (PANDA)

PAPERS (CHRONOLOGICALLY; RESEARCH BOOKS, HOME AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNALS, HOME AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; PLEASE WRITE THEIR IMPACT FACTOR) http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=153555 Scientific papers published in journals with international peer review indexed in Current Contents (CC):

 Ferri, Josipa; Topić Popović, Natalija; Čož-Rakovac, Rozelinda; Beer-Ljubić, Blanka; Strunjak-Perović, Ivančica; Škeljo, Frane; Jadan, Margita; Petrić, Mirela; Barišić, Josip; Šimpraga, Miljenko; Stanić, Rino. The effect of artificial feed on blood biochemistry profile and liver histology of wild saddled, Oblada melanura (Sparidae). // Marine environmental research. 71 (2011) 3; 218-224  Ayele, Belay T.; Magnus, Volker; Mihaljević, Snježana; Prebeg, Tatjana; Čož-Rakovac, Rozelinda; Ozga, Jocelyn A.; Reinecke, Dennis M.; Mander, Lewis N.; Kamiya, Yuji; Yamaguchi, Shinjiro; Salopek-Sondi, Branka. Endogenous gibberellin profile during Christmas rose (Helleborus niger L) flower and fruit. Journal of plant growth regulation. 29 (2010) , 2; 194-209.  Strunjak-Perović, Ivančica; Lisičić, Duje; Čož-Rakovac, Rozelinda; Topić Popović, Natalija; Jadan, Margita; Benković, Vesna; Tadić, Zoran. Evaluation of micronucleus and erytrocytic nuclear abnormalities in Balkan whip snake Hierophis gemonensis. Ecotoxicology. 19 (2010) , 8; 1460-1465 (članak, znanstveni). . Strunjak-Perović I, Topić Popović N, Čož-Rakovac R, , Jadan M. Nuclear abnoramalities of marine fish erythrocytes. Journal of Fish Biology.DOI: 101111/j.1095-8649.2009.02232.x . Strunjak-Perović I, Čož-Rakovac R, Topić Popović N, Jadan M. Seasonality of nuclear abnoramalities in gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata ( L.) erythrocytes. Fish Physiol.Biochem., 35 ( 2009); 287-291. . Čož-Rakovac R, Strunjak-Perović I, Topić Popović N, Hacmanjek M, Šmuc T, Jadan M, Lipej Z, Homen Z: Cage culture effects on mullet Mugil spp. liver histology and blood chemistry profile. J Fish Biol. 72, (2008) 2557-2569 . Čož-Rakovac R, Šmuc T, Topić Popović N, Strunjak-Perović I, Hacmanjek M, Jadan M. Novel methods for assesing fish blood biochemical data. J Appl Ichthyol. 24 (2008) 1; 77-80. . Čož-Rakovac, Topić Popović N., Smuc T., Strunjak-Perović I., Jadan M.: (2008): Classification accuracy of algorithms for blood chemistry data for three aquaculture-affected marine fish species Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. DOI 10.1007/s10695-008-9288-0 . Topić Popović N., Srebočan E., Čož-Rakovac R., Hacmanjek M., Strunjak-Perović I, Jadan M.. (2008): Blood biochemistry of captive Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus farmed in the Adriatic Sea. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 24: 614-616. . Jadan M, Čož-Rakovac R, Topić Popović N, Strunjak-Perović I: Presence of unexpected phylogenetic lineages of brown trout Salmo trutta L. in Gacka River, Croatia. Aquac Research 38 (2007)15; 1682-1685 . Topić Popović N, Čož-Rakovac R, Strunjak-Perović I: Commercial phenotypic tests (API 20E) in diagnosis of fish bacteria.Veterinarni Medicina 52 (2007) 2; 49-55 © hrzz 4 CV_form_HRZZ

. Topić Popović N, Strunjak-Perović I, Čož-Rakovac R, Hacmanjek M, Jadan M:Comparison of five tuna plasma analytes measured on two automated blood analyzers. Fish physiol and biochem. 32 (2006); 99-103 . Čož-Rakovac R, Strunjak-Perović I, Hacmanjek M, Topić Popović N, Lipej Z, Šoštarić B: Blood chemistry and histological properties of wild and cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the North Adriatic Sea. Vet Res commun. 29 (2005), 8; 677-687 . Topić Popović N, Benussi Skukan A, Strunjak-Perović I, Čož-Rakovac R, Hacmanjek M, Hunjak B: Comparison of the API 20E and BBL Crystal E/NF identification systems for differentiating bacterial isolates from apparently healthy reared sea bass (Dicentrarcus labrax). Vet. Res. Commun. 28 (2004) , 2; 93-101 . Strunjak-Perović I, Čož-Rakovac R, Topić Popović N: Micronucleus occurence in diploid and triploid rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum). Vet. med. 48 (2003), 8; 215-219 . Čož-Rakovac R, Strunjak-Perović I, Topić Popović N, Hacmanjek M, Šimpraga B, Teskeredžić E: Health status of wild and cultured sea bass in the northern Adriatic Sea. Vet. Med. Czech. 47 (2002), 8; 222-22 . Topić Popović N, Strunjak-Perović I, Čož-Rakovac R,: Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from wild freshwater fish in Croatia. Vet. Res. Commun 24 (2000) ; 371-377 . Čož-Rakovac R, Teskeredžić E, Hacmanjek M, Tomec M, Topić Popović N, Strunjak-Perović I: Seawater challenge test and body composition of Coho salmon (Onchorynchus kisutch). Vet. Med. - Czech. 44 (1999), 12; 365-371 . Teskeredžić, E., Teskeredžić, Z., McLean, E., Tomec, M. & Čož-Rakovac, R. Occurence, distribution and potential future of Yugoslavian salmonids. NATO, Genetic Conservation of Salmonid Fishes, Ed. J.G. Cloud & G. H. Thorgaard, Plenum Press, New York, Life Sciences (1993): 248, 243-251. . Malnar, L., Čož-Rakovac, R., Hacmanjek, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Tomec, M., Strunjak-Perović, I., McLean, E. (1996): Vibriosis in rainbow trout cultured in the Krka estuary, Croatia: occurence and comments. Vet. Med.-Czech. 41, 3, 77-81. . Čož-Rakovac, R., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Tomec, M., Hacmanjek, M., McLean, E., Modrušan, Z. (1994): Thirty day seawater challenge test to measure seawater adaptability of coho salmon in the Adriatic. High Performance Fish. Edited by Don D. Mackinlay. International Fish Physiology, 1994, 96-101. Sum of the Times Cited - 110 Scientific papers in print in journals with international peer review indexed in Current Contents (CC): . Margita Jadan, Rozelindra Čož-Rakovac, Natalija Topić Popović, Ivančica Strunjak-Perović: Four major phylogenetic lineages of brown trout in one river: the uniqueness of the Krka River, Environmental biology of fishes (2009) . R. Coz-Rakovac, T. Smuc, D. Lisicic, N. Topic Popovic, I. Strunjak-Perovic, M. Hacmanjek 1, M. Jadan1, Z. Tadić: Application of mathematical classification tool for discrimination of captive balkan whip snake (hierophis gemonensis) blood biochemistry profile (2009) Scientific papers published in journals with international peer review indexed in (SCI) . Torcu Koc, Hattice; Erdogan, Zeliha; Čož-Rakovac, Rozelinda. The occurrence of Ligula intestinalis (L) observed in chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) from Caparlipatlak Dam Lak Ivrindi-Balikesir,Turkey. // Periodicum Biologorum. 108 (2006) , 2; 183-187 . Čož-Rakovac,Rozelinda. Transaminase differences of two ploidy fish group in water bodies of different mollality // Periodicum biologorum. 108 (2006) 2; 133-138 . Topić Popović, Natalija; Strunjak-Perović, Ivančica; Čož-Rakovac, Rozelinda; Hacmanjek,Mato. Plasma metabolites and enzymes of bluefin tuna, Thunnus thunnus and liver histology// Periodicum biologorum. 108 (2006) , 2; 127-131 . Čož-Rakovac, Rozelindra; Teskeredžić, Emin; Strunjak-Perović, Ivančica. Aminotransferase responses of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch, Walbaum) to sea water challenge test in relation to temperature and salinity// Periodicum Biologorum. 104 (2002) , 2; 211-215 . Čož-Rakovac, R., Topić-Popović, N., Strunjak-Perović, I., Krča, S., Grubačević, N.: Aeromonas hydrophila outburst on carp (Cyprinus carpio, L.) post transfer to aquarium. Period. Biol. (2000) 102, 3, 293-296 . Čož-Rakovac, R., Teskeredžić, E.: Biochemical changes of plasma coho salmon following seawater adaptation. Period.Biol. (2000) 102, 3, 297-301 . Tomec, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Hacmanjek, M., Čož-Rakovac, R., Marguš, D., Modrušan, Z. Nutrition and nutritive values of the Krka estuary mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis L.). Period. Biol. (1997): 9, 2, 265-270 . Malnar, L., E. Teskeredžić, R. Čož-Rakovac: Epizoothiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, treatment and prophylaxis of furunculosis. Ichthyologia (1988) 20 (1), 67-7 Scientific papers published in other journals with international peer review: . Teskeredžić, Z., E. Teskeredžić, L. Malnar, M.Tomec, M. Hacmanjek, R. Čož-Rakovac (1990): Upotreba hrana različita sastava u uzgoju mlađi šarana (Cyprinus carpio). Ribarstvo Jugoslavije 45 (3), 41-48. . Čož-Rakovac, R., Hacmanjek, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Tomec, M., Teskeredžić, E., Šojat, V., Borovečki, D. (1995): Kisele kiše-problem današnjice. Ribarstvo, 53, 1, 25-42. . Tomec, M., Hacmanjek, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Čož-Rakovac, R. (1995): Kvaliteta vode i ektoparazitarne bolesti ciprinidnih riba. Ribarstvo, 53, 4, 129-139 . Čož-Rakovac, R. (1995): Tehnologija uzgoja šarana u slatkovodnim ribnjacima. Hrvatski veterinarski vjesnik, 5-6, 12-18. . Strunjak-Perović, I., Hacmanjek, M., Čož-Rakovac, R., Teskeredžić, E. (1996): Virusne bolesti morskih riba. Ribarstvo, 1, 9-20. . Strunjak-Perović, I., Hacmanjek, M., Čož-Rakovac, R., Teskeredžić, E. (1997): Bakterijske bolesti morskih riba. Ribarstvo, 55, 167-173. Papers published in conference proceedings: . Tomec, M., E. Teskeredžić, Z. Teskeredžić, R. Čož-Rakovac (1990): Preliminarna istraživanja kaveznog uzgoja riba na razvoju fitoplanktona. Zbornik radova, II Jugoslavenski simpozij mikrobne ekologije, 16-19. 10., Zagreb, 113-118. . Tomec, M., E. Teskeredžić, Z. Teskeredžić, R. Čož-Rakovac (1990): Preliminarna istraživanja kaveznog uzgoja riba na razvoju fitoplanktona. Zbornik radova, II Jugoslavenski simpozij mikrobne ekologije, 16-19. 10., Zagreb, 113-118. . Čož-Rakovac, R., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Hacmanjek, M. Tomec, M., Jurak, Ž. (1994): Utjecaj morske vode na kemijski sastav mlađi srebrnog lososa, Zbornik radova, II Međunarodni simpozij Stočarski Znanstveni Dani, Rovinj, Hrvatska, 21.-23. 9. . Čož-Rakovac, R., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Tomec, M., Hacmanjek, M., McLean, E., Modrušan, Z. (1994): © hrzz 5 CV_form_HRZZ

Thirty day seawater challenge test to measure seawater adaptability of coho salmon in the Adriatic. High Performance Fish. Proceedings of an International Fish Physiology Symposium, Edited by Don D. Mackinlay, Vancouver July 16-21, 1994, 96-101.

. Čož-Rakovac, R. (1994): Tehnologija uzgoja šarana u slatkovodnim ribnjacima od mlađa do konzumne veličine, priopćenje, “Seminar iz tehnologije uzgoja i držanja, prevencije i terapije šarana i veterinarsko sanitarnog nadzora i veterinarske inspekcije u unutarnjem i međunarodnom prometu slatkovodnih i morskih riba”, Rasinje- Koprivnica, 8.-9. . Čož-Rakovac, R., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Hacmanjek, M., Tomec, M., Topić-Popović, N. (1996): Kakvoća vode kao čimbenik promjene kemijskog sastava mesa mlađi srebrnog lososa. I. Nacionalno znanstveno- stručno savjetovanje "Održivost ribnjačarske proizvodnje Hrvatske", Bizovac, 28.-29.11.1996., Zbornik radova, 59-67. . Tomec, M., Hacmanjek, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Čož-Rakovac, R. (1996): Odnos kakvoće vode i ektoparazitoza u ciprinidnim ribnjacima. I. Nacionalno znanstveno-stručno savjetovanje "Održivost ribnjačarske proizvodnje Hrvatske", Bizovac, 28.-29.11.1996., Zbornik radova, 90-100. . Topić-Popović, N., Teskeredžić, E., Čož-Rakovac, R., Hacmanjek, M. (1996): Bakterije izolirane iz linjaka u Creskom jezeru Vrana. I nacionalno znanstveno-stručno savjetovanje “Održivost ribnjačarske proizvodnje Hrvatske. Bizovac 28.-29.11.1996, Zbornik radova, 101-105. . Čož-Rakovac, R. (1998): Utjecaj kiselih kiša na organizme koji žive u vodi. Zbornik radova veterinarski dani 1998, Rovinj, 13.-17.10., 335-338. . Čož-Rakovac, R., Strunjak-Perović, I., Tomec, M., Teskeredžić, E. (2000): Ribe, bioindikatori kakvoće vode. 6. stručni sastanak laboratorija ovlaštenih za ispitivanje voda, Šibenik, 23.-26. svibnja 2000., 93-94. Zbornik radova . Topić-Popović, N., Benussi Skukan, A., Strunjak-Perović, I., Čož-Rakovac, R., Hacmanjek, M. (2004): Brza dijagnostika Vibrio vulnificus iz morskih riba /Rapid diagnostics of Vibrio vulnificus from marine fish XXXIX. Znanstveni skup hrvatskih agronoma s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem/ XXXIX Croatian Symposium on Agriculture with International Participation, Opatija, 17.-20.2.2004., Priopenja/Proceedings (ur.Žimbrek, T.) Zagreb, 591- 594. Čož-Rakovac, R., Hacmanjek, M., Topić-Popović, N., Strunjak-Perović, I., (2004): Kemijska reakcija tkiva ribe na promjenu osmotske sredine/ Chemical reaction of fish tissue to different ambient water molarity. XXXIX. Znanstveni skup hrvatskih agronoma s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem/ XXXIX Croatian Symposium on Agriculture with International Participation, Opatija, 17.-20.2.2004., Priopenja/Proceedings (ur.Žimbrek, T.) Zagreb, 595- 598. . Strunjak-Perović, I., Topić-Popović, N., Čož-Rakovac, R., Hacmanjek, M., (2004): Morfologija eritrocita lubina i cipala/ Sea bass and mullet erythrocyte morphology. XXXIX. Znanstveni skup hrvatskih agronoma s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem/ XXXIX Croatian Symposium on Agriculture with International Participation, Opatija, 17.-20.2.2004., Priopenja/Proceedings (ur.Žimbrek, T.) Zagreb, 619-622.

Abstracts published in conference proceedings: . Tomec, M., Hacmanjek, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Čož-Rakovac, R. (1994): Utjecaj kvalitete vode na pojavu ektoparazitoza u ciprinidnim ribnjacima. Peti kongres biologa Hrvatske s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Hrvatsko biološko društvo, Pula, 3.-7.10.1994., Zbornik sažetaka priopćenja, 291-192 . Hacmanjek, M., E. Teskeredžić, R. Čož-Rakovac (1989): Paraziti školjaka ušća rijeke Krke. Znanstveni simpozij N.P. “Krka”, Šibenik, 3.-7.10.1989. Zbornik sažeteka priopćenja, 28-29. . Čož-Rakovac, R., Tomec, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Hacmanjek, M. (1993): Prilagodba srebrnog lososa (Oncorhynchus kisutch) na život u Jadranskom moru. Znanstveno-stručni skup "Veterinarska znanost i struka", Zagreb, 24. i 25.06.1993., Zbornik sažetaka radova, 133 . Strunjak-Perović, I., Hacmanjek, M., Teskeredžić, E., Čož-Rakovac, R. (1993): Bolesti morskih riba. Znanstveno- stručni skup "Veterinarska znanost i struka", Zagreb, 24. i 25.06.1993., Zbornik sažetaka radova, 134. . Tomec, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Teskeredžić, E., Hacmanjek, M., Čož-Rakovac, R. (1997): Vertikalna rasprostranjenost fitoplanktona u Vranskom jezeru na otoku Cresu. Zbornik sažetaka priopćenja. Ur. Đ. Huber, Šesti kongres biologa Hrvatske, Opatija, 22.-26.09.1997. Zagreb, 287-288. . Tomec, M., Hacmanjek, M., Teskeredžić, Z., Čož-Rakovac, R., Strunjak-Perović, I. (1998): Kakvoća vode i endoparazitarne bolesti ciprinidnih riba. XXXIV Znanstveni skup hrvatskih agronoma, Zbornik sažetaka, Opatija, 25.-28.02.1998., 249. . Hacmanjek, M., M. Tomec, E. Teskeredžić, Z. Teskeredžić, R. Čož-Rakovac i N. Topić-Popović (1998): Cestodoze šarana i kakvoća vode na šaranskim ribnjacima. XXXIV. Znanstveni skup hrvatskih agronoma, Zbornik sažetaka, Opatija, 25.-28.02.1998., 250-251. . Čož-Rakovac, R., M. Hacmanjek, M. Tomec, Z. Teskeredžić, E. Teskeredžić, I. Strunjak-Perović i N. Topić-Popović (1998): Utjecaj fizikalno-kemijske kakvoće vode na razinu transaminaza AST i ALT u srebrnog lososa. XXXIV. Znanstveni skup hrvatskih agronoma, Zbornik sažetaka (ur. Hitrec, I), Opatija, 25.-28.02.1998., 253-254. . Topić Popović, N., Strunjak-Perović, I., Čož-Rakovac, R., Hacmanjek, M. (2003): Antimicrobial Resistance in farmed fish - problems and prevention. Central European Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance CESAR 2003, 4-7.7.2003.cd Sažetaka (ur.Ljiljana Pinter) brijuni, 19. Participation in international and domestic conferences: . Čož-Rakovac, R., E. Teskeredžić, Z. Teskeredžić, E. McLean (1991): Alterations in body composition and blood parameters of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) following smoltification in the Adriatic. Int. Congress “ Research for Aquaculture: Fundamental and Applied Aspects”, Antibes-Juan Les Pins, P-1.4, 71. . Čož-Rakovac, R., E. Teskeredžić, Z. Teskeredžić, E. McLean (1993): Alterations in body composition and blood parameters of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) following smoltification in the Adriatic I. Int. Confer.: World Aquaculture 93- From Discovery to Commercialization”, Torremolinos, May 26-28, 1993, Spec. pub. No 19, Abstract, 343. . 1st, -Professional Conference on Autochthonous Karstic Species, Otočac (2004) . 2nd Professional Conference on Autochthonous Karstic Species, Otočac Scientific (2005) . 3th Professional Conference on Autochthonous Karstic Species, Otočac (2006) . 4th Professional Conference on Autochthonous Karstic Species, Otočac (2007) . 1st European Congress of Conservation Biology (2006): Phylogenetic lineages of brown trout in Gacka river, Croatia,.Eger, Mađarska © hrzz 6 CV_form_HRZZ

. R.Čož-Rakovac: XXXIX Croatian Symposium on Agriculture with International Paricipation (2004): Chemical reaction of fish tissue to different ambient water molarity . R.Čož-Rakovac, Aquaculture and Water Resource Management, (1996): “ Vibriosis in rainbow trout cultured in the Krka estuary, Croatia: occurrence and comments”. Institute of Aquaculture University of Stirling.

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OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Establishing and organizing “Ichthyopathology Group - Biological Materials”; head of Group; establishing, organizing and operating Laboratory for histology and blood chemistry analysis in Authorisied Diagnostic Center for Aquatic Organisms Diseases; principal researcher on the Project of Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (0098129); principal researcher on VIP project supported by Ministry of Agriculture , Forestry and Water Management; lecturer on graduate study – Ichthyohaematology on Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb; member of Commission for brown trout conservation in Gacka rever, Otočac.Establishing “Croatian Center for Autochthonous Species of Fish and Crustaceans of Karstic Waters

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