About
Positions
Group leader Jan 2016 -
Danish Cancer Society Research Center
Cell Division Laboratory
Postdoc Feb 2011 - Dec 2015
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto
Research on mechanisms of chromosome congression in Chromosome Instability & Dynamics Lab. lead by Dr. Helder Maiato.
PhD student Feb 2006 - Jan 2011
Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University
Research on mitotic regulators in Cell Cycle Control Group lead by Prof. Stephan Geley.
Trainee Oct 2004 - Aug 2005
School of Medicine, University of Split
Research on G6PD deficiency and research on colon cancer development in Cancer Biology Group lead by Prof. Janos Terzic.
Education
Innsbruck Medical University 2006 - 2011
Field of study: Molecular Cell Biology and Oncology
Degree: PhD
Thesis: "Identification and analysis of novel cell cycle regulators"; Supervision: Prof. Stephan Geley
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science 1997 - 2004
Field of study: Molecular Biology
Degree: Diploma (Master equivalent)
Thesis: "Detection of micronuclei in erythrocytes of marine fishes for genotoxicity assessment in Kastela bay"; Supervision: Prof. Mirjana Pavlica and Prof. Goran Klobucar
Skills
Advanced light microscopy (laser microsurgery, speckle imaging, photoactivation/photoconversion, FRAP...), Live cell imaging, Molecular cloning
Professional interests
Cell biology, Molecular biology, Microscopy, Cell division, Aneuploidy, Cancer
Awards
"Österreichischen Krebshilfe Tirol Dissertations-Förderungspreise" 2011
"Molecular Cell Biology and Oncology (MCBO) Doctoral Program Award" 2008
Languages
Croatian, English, Portuguese