Research interests
• Molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases ALS and FTD
• Role of C9orf72 gene mutation in ALS and FTD
• Characteristics of retrotransposable element LINE-1
• RNA-protein interactions
• Biophysical properties of RNA and DNA molecules with complex secondary structures

Research experience and education
2016 – : Junior researcher, Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia / PhD student, Interdisciplinary doctoral programme in Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013 – 2016 : MSc, Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2011 – 2013 : BSc, Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Awards and fellowships
• 2019 : 19th FEBS Young Scientist Forum 2019 Scholarship, Krakow, Poland
• 2019 : Slovenian biochemical society scholarship for junior members
• 2018 : 12th Young Researchers’ day, Piran, Slovenia -awarded elevator pitch and overall scientific contribution
• 2018 : ERASMUS+ scholarship for practical training (DZNE, Tuebingen, Germany)