1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname/ First name: Ljubičić/Anita
Address: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Ksaverska str.2
Telephone: +385 1 2348355
Fax: +385 1 2348385
E-mail, Web address: aljubicic@imi.hr, www.imi.hr
Nationality: Croatian
Date of birth: 29.04.1970.
Scientific personal identification number: 306884
WORK EXPERIENCE
Name and address of employer: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
(IMROH), Zagreb, Ksaverska str. 2
From 1997 to 2004- physician in primary health care (Zagreb, Ministry of defence)
From 2004-2007-senior advisor in Ministry of Health
From 2006-2007-coordination of MATRA project “Strengthening of the Croatian Institute of
Occupational Health” on behalf of Ministry of health - financed by the Dutch Government - EVD -
International Business and Co-operation Agency, within the pre-accession MATRA project
From 2007- assistant, researcher, research associate and occupational health and sports medicine
resident in the Unit for Environmental & Occupational Health, IMROH, Zagreb.
Current position: Research associate in the Unit for Environmental & Occupational Health, IMROH,
Zagreb.
Main activities and responsibilities: occupational respiratory diseases’ pathophysiology,
epidemiological research, residency in occupational and sports medicine, telephone information
service for poison control
EDUCATION
1994- medical doctor, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
2011- PhD thesis; residence in occupational and health medicine
2013- postgraduate course "Occupational and sports medicine" in progress
CURRENT SCIENTIFI PROJECT
National project financed from the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport:
1. 01.01.2007.-31.12.2013. "Allergotoxic effects of general and occupational
environment“(Grant No. 022-0222411-2410); co-worker;
Research description:
Allergotoxicology studies included parallel research of occupational environmental pollutants and
the development of allergic reactions in humans with specific focus on respiratory system.
Climatic changes, development of industrial technology and modern life style resulted in the
evolution of new common and occupational allergens and other contaminants. The effect of
different occupational hazards was explored as well as the use of novel non invasive method in
assessment of exposure effect on lower respiratory airways.
Goals and hypothesis: Aim of the study was to determine occupational hazards related to the
development of irritative and allergic respiratory disease, evaluate regional specificity of
environmental and life style risk factors, and to identify new risks for the development of
sensitization in adult population of Croatia. Hypotesis is that environmental as well as life style
factors may cause the differences in the frequency of sensitization markers and allergic
respiratory and skin diseases in adult population. Results: standardisation and validation of a new
method for measuring exhaled breath condensate acidity in early detection of airway
inflammation, implementation of method for measuring the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide in
occupational settings. This project resulted in publication that gave new insights regarding the
relationship between biological level of exposure to particulate matter, endotoxin, moulds and
chemical irritants and the occurrence of respiratory symptoms that could be applied in health and
safety regulation.
Importance of results: The study contributes to the clarification of ethiopathogenesis of common
and occupational allergic disorders. The results may be used for planning and implementation of
intervention studies, preventive public health actions and for the improvement of diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures. In collaboration with industry, the results will be applied in generating
technological processes and products safer in view of health protection.
PUBLICATIONS

2. List of all publications (CROSBI): https://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=306884
In total 21 scientific and professional publications.
Section c: PI’s 5-year track-record (max 2 pages)
Track-record of publications in respectable peer-reviewed scientific journals:
Ljubičić Ćalušić A, Varnai VM, Petrinec B, Macan J. Response to thermal and physical strain
during flashover training in Croatian firefighters. Appl Ergon 2013 (accepted for publication). (IF:
1.728 (2012.); Q1 (2012.); citata: 0)
Ljubičić Ćalušić A, Varnai VM, Čavlović AO, Beljo-Lučić R, Šegvić Klarić M, Prester Lj, Macan J.
Respiratory health and breath condensate acidity in sawmill workers. Int Arch Occ Environ Health
2013;86(7):815-25. (IF: 2.097 (2013.); Q2 (2012.); citata: 0)
Ljubičić Ćalušić A, Mladinić M, Varnai VM, Petrinec B, Macan J, Kopjar N, Lucić Vrdoljak A,
Želježić D. Biomarkers of mild hyperthermia related to flashover training in firefighters. J Therm
Biol 2012; 37(8):548-55.(IF: 1.376; Q2; citata: 0)
Šegvić Klarić M, Varnai VM, Ljubičić Ćalušić A, Macan J. Occupational exposure to airborne fungi
in two Croatian sawmills and atopy in exposed workers. Ann Agric Environ Med 2012; 19(2):213-
9. (IF: 3.060; Q1; citata: 2)
Ljubičić Ćalušić A, Varnai VM, Macan J. Acute effects of smoking and food consumption on
breath condensate pH in healthy adults. Exp Lung Res 2011; 37(2):92-100. (IF: 1.220; Q4;
citata: 2)
Varnai VM, Macan J, Ljubičić Ćalusić A, Prester Lj, Kanceljak-Macan B. Upper respiratory
impairment in restorers of cultural heritage. Occup Med (Lond) 2011; 61(1):45-52. (IF: 1.136;
Q3; citata: 0)
Varnai VM, Ljubičić Ćalušić A, Prester Lj, Macan J. Exhaled breath condensate pH in adult
Croatian population without respiratory disorders: how healthy a population should be to provide
normative data? Arh Hig Rada Toksiko 2009; 60(1):87-97. (IF: 0.826 (2010.); Q4 (2010.);
citata: 4)