Janja Božič, PhD
Postdoctoral research assistant
Research interests
• Protein-protein interactions
• RNA-RNA interactions
• Molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases (ALS, FTD)
• Molecular mechanism of Prader-Willi syndrome
• Function of small nucleolar RNAs
Research experience and education
2018 – : Postdoctoral research assistant, Department of Biotechnology, “Jožef Stefan” Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2014 – 2018: PhD junior researcher, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, “Jožef Stefan” Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia / PhD, Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2010 – 2013: MSc, Biotechnology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007 – 2010: BSc, Biotechnology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Awards and fellowships
• 2019: Bursary award for 44rd FEBS Congress