Lidija Bilić-Zulle was born in Rijeka. She graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, earning the title of Master of Medical Biochemistry. She then began working at the Clinical Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics of the University Hospital Centre (KBC) Rijeka, where she continues to work today.
She completed her specialization in Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Centre Zagreb. Following her specialization, she joined the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, in the Department of Medical Informatics, holding a joint appointment with KBC Rijeka.
She earned her master’s degree at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, and her PhD at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, where she advanced through academic ranks from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and then Full Professor of Medical Informatics.
Since 2013, she has served as the Head of the Clinical Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics at KBC Rijeka. From 2016 to 2020, she was Head of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, and from 2018 to 2020, she held the position of Deputy Director of KBC Rijeka.
She is actively involved in the work of the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists, where she is a member of the Executive Board and Chair of the Committee on Medical Ethics and Deontology.
In addition to laboratory medicine, her scientific interests include research methodology, statistical data analysis, and scientific integrity. She teaches several courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka.
She has served as statistical editor for the Croatian Medical Journal, assistant editor for Biochemia Medica (where she is currently a member of the Editorial Board), and recently became the statistical editor of International Maritime Health.
She has published numerous cited scientific papers and book chapters. For the past five years, she has consistently appeared on Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% most cited scientists.