Curriculum Vitae

Since June 2019	Postdoctoral researcher of the Excellence Chair Prof. Dr. Victoria Orphan at the MARUM - Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften
January, April-May 2019	Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for marine Microbiology
August 2015 - December 2018	Doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for marine Microbiology. Grade: "with distinction". Doctoral thesis: A novel mechanism for the anaerobic degradation of non-methane hydrocarbons in archaea
April 2018	Independent consultant for the Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education
May - July 2015	Research Assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
2013-2015	Master in Marine Microbiology. Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/Univerität Bremen Master thesis: Molecular insights into a butane degrading thermophilic consortia.
2008-2013	Degree in Biology (5-year degree). Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid, Spain). Erasmus year in Universität zu Köln (2012-2013