On September 14, 2023, at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the University of Zagreb, the public presentation of the doctoral thesis was held by PhD student Lucija Božičević. The proposed thesis title was “Endocrine disruptive effect of mixtures of plastic nanoparticles and selected drugs in vitro“. Under the mentorship of assoc. prof. dr. sc. Ivana Vinković Vrček and the co-mentorship of prof. dr. sc. Valerije Vrček. The thesis defence was held in front of the commission composed of: prof. dr. sc. Dubravka Vitali Čepo, prof. dr. sc. József Petrik and assoc. prof. dr. sc. Dajana Kučić Grgić.