Iva Tolić

Moved to Biophysics of Mitosis @institutrb, @EMBO member; Ex Group Leader @mpicbg, PD @UNI_FIRENZE, @uni_copenhagen, PhD @PMFZAGREB

[Iva Tolić @Toliclab]

The mitotic spindle fan club #SpindleCroatia2026
https://t.co/VojJt1MA4p

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@jennyrussinova @institutrb Thanks, Jenny! 😘

[Iva Tolić @Toliclab]

Beyond thrilled to share that I've been elected as a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU)! Deeply grateful to my group at @institutrb, collaborators, mentors, and family, I didn't get here alone. Photo is from my associate membership, a new one coming soon!

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@stojic_lovorka @institutrb Hvala ti, draga! 🥰

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@ELogarinho @institutrb Thanks, Elsa! 💖

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@RitaTewari @institutrb Thanks, Rita! 💕

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On the way to Vienna! Looking forward to seeing longtime science friends and meeting the next generation of microscopy enthusiasts.🔬

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Best paper awards at the Ruđer Bošković Institute 🎉 Thrilled that four of my PhD students and I received an award for our paper “Microtubule poleward flux as a target for modifying chromosome segregation errors.”

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Our third Swiss-Croatian Bilateral Project meeting in Split, with @LabMeraldi, @nenad_pavin, and special guest @Ivana_Gasic! Great science and plenty of exciting new ideas to explore! @hrzz_science @snsf_ch 🇭🇷🇨🇭

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We love @SrceHr (“Srce” means “Heart”), our University Computing Center and an amazing collaborator! It was great to give a talk at "Days of e-Infrastructure" and celebrate SRCE’s 55th anniversary. Happy birthday, SRCE! 🎉 #SrceDEI2026

[Rita Tewari @RitaTewari]

We are looking to recruit two highly enthusiastic and motivated research fellow to work on Plasmodium cell division (unusual mitosis and meiosis). Funded by @ERC_Research ;@BBSRC. please apply below .
https://t.co/h6kLIcmAtl
https://t.co/IvFcWePMut

[Iva Tolić @Toliclab]

Večernji list, 25.3.2026. Big congrats to my super talented, dedicated, and courageous young team! 👏 🩷 🔬

[Iva Tolić @Toliclab]

What an inspiring few days in Dubrovnik at #SpindleCroatia2026, which @nenad_pavin and I organized for the 4th time. Outstanding science and many warm reunions with colleagues from around the world! Huge thanks to the whole spindle community!!

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@TakashiAkeraLab Yesss!! 2029!

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In the closing talk of #SpindleCroatia2026, Helder Maiato @mitosisrocks discussed how dividing cells adapt to karyotype evolution. Using Indian muntjac (2N=6/7) and Chinese muntjac (2N=46) cells, they showed that high chromosome number is a critical mitotic vulnerability.

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Monica Gobran @LenartLab showed that when CDK1 is partially inhibited, nuclear pores begin to disassemble, but the overall structure of the nuclear envelope remains intact, similar to closed mitosis. The spindle forms outside the nucleus. #SpindleCroatia2026

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Jacques Pécréaux used FRAP of the half-spindle in C. elegans and revealed that only kinetochore microtubules exhibit flux, sliding along pole-anchored ones. The flux is larger on the posterior side, reflecting the imbalance in cortical pulling forces. #SpindleCroatia2026

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Régis Giet @RegisGiet showed that, in Drosophila neural stem cells, the number of astral microtubules nucleated by each centrosome determines the spindle position. Asymmetric pushing forces, rather than cortical pulling, dominate spindle positioning. #SpindleCroatia2026

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Arp Schnittger examined kinetochores in plant meiosis, focusing on how mono‑orientation of sister kinetochores is achieved in plants. Arabidopsis has a homolog of Csm1, a monopolin component, with a function in kinetochore organization and mono‑orientation. #SpindleCroatia2026

[Iva Tolić @Toliclab]

Gautam Dey @Dey_Gautam discussed spindle evolutionary dynamics. In Chlamy, an MTOC forms in prophase to nucleate the spindle, but remains tethered to the basal bodies. By using ExM, they plan to expand every microbial eukaryote on Earth! #SpindleCroatia2026