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Research interests
<\/strong>\u2022 Use of cathepsin B and X inhibitors for the improvement of antitumor therapy
\u2022 Cysteine cathepsins in cancer stem cells
\u2022 The role of cysteine cathepsins B and X and their inhibitors in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition
\u2022 Identification and characterization of new low-molecular weight inhibitors of cysteine cathepsins as antitumor agents and antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research experience and education<\/strong>
2024 – : Scientific associate, Department of Biotechnology, \u201cJo\u017eef Stefan\u201d Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022 – : Assistant professor for Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2017 – 2024: Postdoctoral research assistant, Department of Biotechnology, \u201cJo\u017eef Stefan\u201d Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2014 – 2022: Assistant for Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013 – 2017: PhD junior researcher, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia \/ PhD, Interdisciplinary doctoral program Biomedicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007 – 2013: Master of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy. University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and fellowships<\/strong>
\u2022 2022: Odli\u010dni v znanosti 2022 \u2013 Paper published in Cell Mol Life Sci, selected among achievements Excelent in Science by ARRS
\u2022 2022: Lapanje award for outstanding achievements of a younger member of Slovenian Biochemical Society in the field of biochemical sciences
\u2022 2022: FEBS Bursary for IUBMB FEBS PABMB Congress
\u2022 2018: FEBS3+ Meeting Fellowship, Siofok, Hungary
\u2022 2018: FEBS Bursary for 43th FEBS Congress
\u2022 2018: Slovenian Biochemical Society grant for younger members to attend conference
\u2022 2017: Krka Prize
\u2022 2016: Dean\u2019s award of Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana for publication “Clioquinol-ruthenium complex impairs tumour cell invasion by inhibiting cathepsin B activity” published in Dalton Transactions
\u2022 2016: Young Scientist Program and 16th IUBMB conference Fellowship, Vancouver, Canada
\u2022 2015: FEBS3+ Meeting Fellowship, Portoro\u017e, Slovenia
\u2022 2015: Young Scientists’ Forum and 40th FEBS Congress Fellowship
\u2022 2012: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana award for extraordinary average mark in all years of studies
\u2022 2003-2013: Zois Scholarships<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past and current grants as PI<\/strong>
\u2022ARIS J3-3071 Cathepsins B and X in breast cancer stem cells \u2013 molecular targets and relevance for antitumor therapy, 2021-2024; \u20ac150,000
\u2022ARIS Z3-9273 Use of cathepsin B and X inhibitors for the improvement of antitumor therapy, 2018-2020; \u20ac150,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","team_cat":[24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-b3.ijs.si\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-b3.ijs.si\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-b3.ijs.si\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-b3.ijs.si\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-b3.ijs.si\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_cat?post=504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}