GenBioM

This project documents and characterizes wild edible fungi across Croatian habitats using integrated field sampling, morphological taxonomy, molecular barcoding and biochemical profiling. The outcome will support biodiversity records, safe utilization and targeted dissemination of scientific results.

Contact: isiric@agr.hr

Principal investigator1

Principal investigator

Ivan Širić, Ph.D.

University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia) · PhD 2014

Principal investigator. He directs project management, leads scientific planning, handles administrative and financial responsibilities, coordinates the team, organizes meetings and training, and oversees scientific and administrative reporting. He participates in all objectives.

Collaborators10

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Aleksandra Perčin, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
PhD 2012

Agroecology and environmental analytics specialist. She leads field work, soil chemistry and microbial diversity analyses, and contributes to data interpretation and manuscript preparation.

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Ivica Kos, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
PhD 2011

Food biotechnology expert. He oversees biochemical and nutritional analyses of mushroom material, evaluates food-safety aspects and health-risk questions, and supports data management and publications.

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Tena Radočaj, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
PhD 2025

Specialist in sustainable environmental management and molecular preparative work. She conducts field sampling, phenotypic and microscopic assessments, prepares samples for molecular and biochemical assays, and contributes to data analysis and publications.

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Sanja Slunjski, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
PhD 2013

Senior researcher in chemical soil and elemental analyses. She performs laboratory analyses for soil and fungal matrices, assesses sample toxicity, and contributes to manuscript drafting and dissemination.

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Nives Marušić Radovčić, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Technology (Croatia)
PhD 2013

Food biotechnology researcher. She conducts nutritional and biochemical profiling using modern analytic techniques and supports data analysis, dissemination and publication tasks.

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Jelena Lončar, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zadar — Dept. of Ecology, Agriculture & Aquaculture (Croatia)
PhD 2020

Expert in microbial diversity, food safety and mycotoxin analysis. She analyzes correlations between abiotic factors and fungal communities, leads microbial diversity interpretation, and contributes to data dissemination and publications.

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Boro Mioč, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
PhD 1997

Biotechnology and nutritional composition specialist. He assesses heavy-metal content in fungal material, conducts health risk assessments and contributes to data analysis and scientific reporting.

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Ivan Vnučec, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
PhD 2011

Researcher in food-production biotechnology and nutritional profiling. He supports field measurements, microclimate monitoring and fatty-acid focused biochemical analyses, and participates in dissemination and publications.

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Nataša Hulak, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)
PhD 2014

Expert in microbial diversity, food safety and mycotoxin analysis. She analyzes correlations between abiotic factors and fungal communities, leads microbial diversity interpretation, and contributes to data dissemination and publications.

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Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D.

CollaboratorC
Research & Development Division, Society for AgroEnvironmental Sustainability (India)
PhD 2022

Senior researcher in fungal ecology and sequencing. He leads statistical analysis and modeling of taxonomic and microbial-diversity datasets, supports phylogenetic analyses and assists in manuscript preparation.

Project staff1

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Project Assistant, MSc. agr.

Project assistantD
University of Zagreb — Faculty of Agriculture (Croatia)

Full-time assistant supporting all project activities, including field logistics, sample processing, laboratory assistance and routine data curation.