| Studies |
| 1986 - 1991 | Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia |
| 1991 - 1995 | PhD thesis in Natural Sciences at the Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria |
| 1995 - 1997 | Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| Academic Positions |
| 1999 - 2001 | Research Assistant, Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| since 2001 | Associate Professort, Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| Education |
| since 2000 | Seminar and practical courses in Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz |
| 2001 | Graduate course in "Transgenic and knock-out mice methodology", Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria |
| since 2003 | Participation in graduate courses: "Medical Molecular Biology" (Special Module 7) and "From Molecule to Organism" (Module 8), Medical University of Graz, Austria |
| 2005 | Graduate course in "The role of sterol sensing domain-containing proteins in cholesterol metabolism, Medical University of Graz, Austria |
| Short term visits |
| May 1993 | Rockefeller University, New York, USA |
| Oct - Nov 1996 | Rockefeller University, New York; Ergo Science Corp., Charlestown, USA |
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| Membership in Professional Societies |
| | Austrian Atherosclerosis Society (AAS)(2001 - 2004 Board member) |
| | Österreichische Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie (OGBM) |
| | Austrian Society for Genetics (OGGGT) |
| | Croatian Biological Society |
| | Croatian Biochemical Society |
| Stipends, Honors and Awards |
| 1991 | IAESTE Fellowship |
| 1994 | Poster Award (Austrian Atherosclerosis Society Meeting): Muscle specific overexpression of lipoprotein lipase in transgenic mice (Schloß Hofen) |
| 1995 | Nycomed-Poster Award (Austrian Atherosclerosis Society Meeting): Muscle-specific overexpression of lipoprotein lipase causes myopathy and proliferation of mitochondria and peroxisomes in transgenic mice (Dürnstein) |
| 1996 | Nycomed Award for the publication (Austrian Atherosclerosis Society Meeting): A genetic model of lipoprotein lipase deficiency in adipose tissue (Dürnstein) |
| 1996 | Hoechst Award for 1996: Muscle-specific overexpression of lipoprotein lipase causes myopathy and proliferation of mitochondria and peroxisomes in transgenic mice (Graz) |
| 1998 | Merck-Award for the publication (Österreichische Atherosklerose Tagung): Induced mutant mice expressing lipoprotein lipase exclusively in muscle have subnormal triglycerides yet reduced HDL-cholesterol levels in plasma (Pichlarn) |
| 1999 | MSD - Hauptpreis für Atheroskleroseforschung (Österreichische Atherosklerose Tagung): Induced mutant mice lines that express lipoprotein lipase in cardiac muscle, but not in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, have normal plasma triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (Werfenweng) |
| 1999 | Best Paper Award (SFB-Biomembranen Forschungstag): Induced mutant mice lines that express lipoprotein lipase in cardiac muscle, but not in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, have normal plasma triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (St. Leonhard) |
| 1999 | Hoechst Award for 1999: Induced mutant mice lines that express lipoprotein lipase in cardiac muscle, but not in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, have normal plasma triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (Graz) |
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