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Marina Šekutor is a Senior Research Associate at the Laboratory of Synthetic Organic Chemistry within the Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (Croatia). She holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (2013) and a B.Sc.Eng. in Chemistry (2008) from the University of Zagreb. Her research focuses on synthetic organic chemistry, particularly diamondoid derivatives and their applications in supramolecular systems, materials science, and biomedical technologies. She has led numerous projects funded by national and international grants, including work on self-assembly mechanisms in ultracold environments and nanostructured materials.
Her notable achievements include the Vladimir Prelog Award (2019), the City of Zagreb Science Award (2025), and multiple institute-level recognitions for impactful publications. She teaches advanced organic chemistry courses at the University of Zagreb and Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. As an editorial board member of Communications Chemistry and Croatica Chemica Acta, she actively promotes chemical research. Her work spans lab-scale synthesis, theoretical modeling, and interdisciplinary collaborations in nanotechnology and medicinal chemistry.
Key research themes include: (1) Design of diamondoid-based ligands and catalysts; (2) Supramolecular architectures using cucurbiturils and host-guest systems; (3) Sustainable synthesis methods for complex organic compounds; (4) Interfacial self-assembly phenomena on material surfaces. Recent work highlights include attomolar binding constants in host-guest systems and direct measurements of polymorphic transitions under mechanochemical conditions.
