Ana Marušić

Prof. Ana Marušić, MD, PhD

Department of Anatomy and Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

Dr Marušić is Professor of Anatomy and Chair of the Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health at the University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.

Her primary research interest is focused on the interactions between the immune and bone systems. She has been the principal investigator on USA-Croatian Research grant and Wellcome Trust grant. Her team showed that the Fas-Fas ligand system in bone directly regulates bone formation and is not primarily involved apoptosis.

Prof. Marušić is an active member of the Croatian branch of the Cochrane Collaboration, Chair of the Board of the Croatian Institute of Global Health, and creator of the first Croatian public registry of clinical trials. She is on the Steering Group of the EQUATOR Network, International initiative that aims to improve reliability and value of health research publications by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of research studies.

Apart from teaching anatomy, Prof. Marušić teaches university students the principles of research methodology and scientific communication in a mandatory undergraduate course. Prof. Marušić has been the editor in chief of the Croatian Medical Journal for more than 15 years, and is now editor in chief of the Journal of Global Health. She has been the President of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), President of the Council of Science Editors (CSE), and Council member of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE).