2022     Ph.D.   J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia. University Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Doctoral Study - Molecular Biosciences

2015     M.Sc.   Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Zürich, Switzerland - Cell Biology

2013     B.Sc.   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia - Molecular Biology

2024 - 2027 "Genomics and epigenomics of holocentromeres in nematodes Meloidogyne" (Croatian Science Foundation) - collaborator

2023 - 2024 “Centromeres and telomeres in nematodes (ChromoNemaTellite)” (Program Hubert Curien “Cogito”) - collaborator

2020 - 2024 "(Epi)genomics and transcriptomics of euchromatic satellite DNAs in embryogenesis and development (Croatian Science Foundation)" - collaborator

2019 - 2022 "Development of genomic markers for rapid identification of parasitic nematodes and effective methods of pest control" (Adris Foundation) - collaborator

2017 - 2020 "Invertebrate centromere genomics" (Croatian Science Foundation) - collaborator

2026 - Ruđer Bošković Institute’s Award for the best publications in 2024 (Volarić et al., 2024)

2024 - Ruđer Bošković Institute’s Award for the best publications in 2022 (Despot-Slade et al., 2022)

2022 - Ruđer Bošković Institute’s Award for the best publications in 2021 (Despot-Slade et al., 2021)

2022 - Annual "Željko Trgovčević" award of Croatian Genetic Society for publication in 2021 (Despot-Slade et al., 2021)

2022 - Annual prize of Society of university teachers and the other scientist in Zagreb for publication in 2021 (Despot-Slade et al., 2021)

2022 - Annual “Branimir Jernej” reward for publication in 2021 (Despot-Slade et al., 2021)

2021 - Ruđer Bošković Institute’s Award for the best publications in 2020 (Gržan et al., 2020)