1. HAZU project: "Karakterizacija i identifikacija izoformi metalotioneina u probavnoj žlijezdi slatkovodnog školjkaša Unio crassus pod uvjetima niske i pojačane izloženosti metalima"; financed by Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (400 €); principal investigator: Zoran Kiralj, mag. biol. exp. (PhD student); duration: 6 December 2024 - 5 December 2025

2. RBI internal project: “Study of metal nanoparticles in water of urban streams in Zagreb and the Mura River: implementation and optimization of the application of single particle (SP)-ICP-MS (Agilent 7900) and increase of recognizability of research team in the area of metal nanoparticle analyses in the natural waters“, submitted in January 2025 on internal call of Ruđer Bošković Institute Creation and upgrade of interdisciplinary project proposals (KP3-25); principal investigator: dr. Zrinka Dragun

3. Interreg project: „Cross-border network of protection and monitoring of small watercourses: A stream as a blood stream” (PROTOK), submitted in February 2025 on the call Interreg SLO–HR; principal investigator: dr. Renata Kobetić; monitoring supervisor: dr. Zrinka Dragun

4. HrZZ project: “Diffuse riverine ecosystem pollution: from nano contamination to biological and ecological effects” (BeDIFFERENCE; IP-2025-02-2068), submitted in February 2025 on call IP-2025-02; principal investigator: dr. Zrinka Dragun

5. HAZU project: "Gadolinium anomaly and cerium nanoparticles – the study of potential link between rare earth elements in water of Zagreb urban streams and the vicinity of medical facilities"; submitted in March 2025 on public call of Croatian Academy for Sciences and Arts; principal investigator: dr. Zrinka Dragun