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Research interests<\/strong>
\u2022 Protein-protein interactions
\u2022 Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases
\u2022 Effect of post-translational modifications on aggregation of RNA-binding proteins
\u2022 Nucleo-cytioplasmic transport of RNA-binding proteins and interactors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education and research experience<\/strong>
2018 – : Assistant Professor, Biotechnology, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2017 – : Scientific Associate, Department of Biotechnology, Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 – 2017: Scientific Associate, National Institute of Biology Ljubljana, Slovenia
2004 – 2008: Post-doctoral research assistant, Department of Animal Science, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006 – 2007: Guest researcher, INSERM, University of Nice, France
2006 – 2018: Assistant, Biotechnology, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2004 – 2005: Guest researcher, INDEGA, University of Leon, Leon, Spain
2004: Ph.D. Biochemistry and molecular biology, Medical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2001 – 2002, 2004, 2005: Guest researcher, Roslin Institute, Scotland, UK
2002: M.Sc. Biochemistry and molecular biology, Medical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1999 – 2004: Young researcher (PhD student), Biotechnical faculty, Dept. of animal science, \/M.Sc. and Ph.D, Biomedicine, Medical faculty, Uni Lj, Slovenia
1999: B.Sc. Biology, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1998 – 2007: Teacher; Jezikovnica CBS, Pantheon College, Ljubljana, Slovenija<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and fellowships<\/strong>
\u2022 2016: Recognition award by Global Medical Discovery (https:\/\/globalmedicaldiscovery.com)
\u2022 2012: Exceptional scientific achievement (Biotechnology, ARRS): First transgenic mouse generation in Slovenia
\u2022 2007: Scholarship IMGS – Mouse genome conference 2007 (Kyoto, Japan)
\u2022 2005: Fellowship COST B20: Mammary Development, Function, Cancer; (Roslin institute, UK)
\u2022 2005: Scholarship IMGS – Mouse genome conference 2005 (Strasburg, France)
\u2022 2003: Scholarship FEBS – Young Scientist Forum 2003 (Brussels, Belgium)
\u2022 2003: Scholarship IMGS – Mouse genome conference 2003 (Braunschweig,Ger.)
\u2022 2003: Golden Chromosome Award – Genetika 2003
\u2022 2001: Scholarship IMGS – Mouse genome conference (Edinburg, UK)
\u2022 2000: \u00bbJesenko\u2019s award\u00ab, Biotechnical faculty, Univeryity of Ljubljana
\u2022 1990-1999: Zois\u2019 fellowship RS<\/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\/514"}],"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=514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-b3.ijs.si\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_cat?post=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}