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2009. PhD. in Molecular Genetics, University of Zagreb, PhD. thesis: "Genetic side effects during gene replacement in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (Mentor: prof Z. Zgaga, PhD.)
2003. MSc. of Biotechnology, University of Zagreb; MSc. Thesis: "Transformation of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain FFmre11 by integrative plasmids with short terminal heterologies" (Mentor: prof Z. Zgaga, PhD.)
Foreign languages: English (good knowledge), German (intermediate knowledge), French (basic knowledge)
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02/2010.-present Postdoctoral research -"Interdisciplinary approaches to aging and death cellular lineages" (INSERM U1001, Evolutionary Systems Biology Group, project leader F. Taddei PhD.)
11/2009.–present Postdoctoral research -"Palindromes in the genomes and mechanisms of gene targeting in yeast" (University of Zagreb, project leader prof. Z. Zgaga, PhD.)
01/2007.–11/2009. Junior researcher - "Palindromes in the genomes and mechanisms of gene targeting in yeast" (University of Zagreb, project leader prof. Z. Zgaga, PhD.)
12/2003.–12/2006. Junior researcher - "Recombination mechanisms in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (University of Zagreb, project leader prof. Z. Zgaga, PhD.)
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- Lisnic, B., Svetec, I.-K., Stafa, A., Zgaga, Z. (2009) Size-dependent palindrome-induced intrachromosomal recombination in yeast. DNA repair. 8(3):383-389
- Svetec, I.-K., Stafa A., Zgaga Z. (2007). Genetic side effects accompanying gene targeting in yeast: the influence of short heterologous termini. Yeast 24(8):637-652.
- Stafa, A., Svetec I.-K. Zgaga Z. (2005). Inactivation of the SGS1 and EXO1 genes synergistically stimulates plasmid integration in yeast. Food. Technol. Biotechnol. 43: 103-108.
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Stafa, A.; Ni, M.; Xu L.; Chen, Y.; Lindner, A.B.; Taddei, F. Quantifying mortality curves of individual yeast cells during chronological ageing//Molecular Genetics of Aging// Austad, S.; Campisi J.; Sinclair D.(ed.). Cold Spring Harbor, USA, 2010. 137 (poster)
Stafa, A.; Ni, M.; Xu L.; Chen, Y.; Lindner, A.B.; Taddei, F. Mortality curves of individual yeast cells during chronological ageing//Tor, caloric restriction and anabolism in ageing, MedILS, Split, Croatia, 2010. (short talk)
Stafa, A.; Miklenic, M.; Lisnic, B.; Svetec, I.-K.; Zgaga, Z. The efficiency of gene replacement in yeast is allele-specific//EMBO Young Scientist Forum. Zagreb, Croatia 2009.
Lisnic, B.; Svetec, I.-K.; Stafa, A.; Zgaga, Z. Recombinogenic potential of palindromic sequences is determined by their size and position in the yeast genome//50 Years of Molecular Biology in Croatia / Zahradka, K.; Plohl, M.; Ambriovic-Ristov, A. (ed.). Zagreb:Croatia, 2008. 14-14.
Stafa, A.; Miklenic, M.; Lisnic, B.; Svetec, I.-K.; Zgaga, Z. Targeted chromosome duplication as a side-effect of gene targeting in yeast//50 Years of Molecular Biology in Croatia / Zahradka, K.; Plohl, M.; Ambriovic-Ristov, A. (ed.).Zagreb Croatia, 2008. 58-58.
Stafa A., Miklenic M., Svetec I.-K., Lisnic B., Zgaga Z. Genetic duplications as a side-effect of targeted gene replacement in yeast//Book of abstracts of 38th Annual Meeting of European Environmental Mutagen Society / Franekic-Colic J., Garaj-Vrhovac, V. (ed.) Cavtat, Croatia 2008.
Lisnic, B., Svetec., I.-K., Stafa A., Zgaga Z. Critical size for palindrome induced intrachromosomal recombination in yeast//Book of abstracts of 38th Annual Meeting of European Environmental Mutagen Society / Franekic-Colic J., Garaj-Vrhovac, V. (ed.) Cavtat, Croatia 2008.
Svetec I.-K., Stafa A., Zgaga Z. Genetic duplications as a side-effect of gene replacement in yeast//Book of abstracts of ESF-EMBO Symposium on Comparative Genomics of Eukaryotic Microorganisms: Eukaryotic Genome Evolution / Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 2007.
Zgaga Z., Stafa A., Lisnic B., Beneti L., Svetec I.-K. Ends-out recombination as a source of genetic duplications in Yeast//Book of abstracts of Central European Symposium on Industrial Microbiology and Microbial Ecology / Kosalec, I., Pigac J., Vujaklija D.,(ed.). Zagreb Croatia, 2007.
Lisnic, B.; Svetec, I.-K.; Stafa, A.; Zgaga, Z. Palindromes in prokaryotic genomes//Book of abstracts of The Congress of the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary / Kovarik, Z. (ed.). Zagreb, Croatia 2006.
Stafa, A.; Lisnic, B.; Svetec, I.-K.; Zgaga, Z. Inactivation of the SGS1 and EXO1 genes synergistically stimulates the efficiencies of yeast transformation//Book Of Abstracts Of The Second Congress Of Croatian Geneticists / Franekic Colic, J.; Ugarkovic, D. (ed.). Zagreb, Croatia 2005.
Lisnic, B.; Stafa, A.; Svetec, I.-K.; Zgaga, Z. Palindromic sequences in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome//Book Of Abstracts Of The Second Congress Of Croatian Geneticists / Franekic Colic, J.; Ugarkovic, D. (ed.). Zagreb, Croatia, 2005.
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2007. "Outstanding poster presentation" award ESF-EMBO Symposium on Comparative Genomics of Eukaryotic Microorganisms: Eukaryotic Genome Evolution, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 2007.
2003. Rector’s award for the best student research, University of Zagreb, Croatia (mentor prof. Z. Zgaga PhD.) |
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ATTENDED COURSES AND SUMMER SCHOOLS: |
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12.-19.08.2007. EURYI@MedILS Symposium, MedILS, Split, Croatia
25.-29.06.2007. Practical Course "Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Molecular Biology" ICGEB, Trieste, Italy
02.-05.04.2007. Theoretical Course "RNA structure and function", ICGEB, Trieste, Italy
10.-12.10.2006 "1st Young Scientists’ Brainstorming Meeting", MedILS, Split, Croatia
30.07.-11.08.2006. "Creating Interdisciplinary Research projects", MedILS, Split, Croatia
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2004.–2010. Teaching assistant; laboratory courses on "Molecular Genetics", "Genetic Engineering"; co-mentoring several bachelor and master thesis, University of Zagreb, Croatia
2010 Co-lecturer on course "Biology refresher", Interdisciplinary Approaches to Life Sciences ('AIV') Master Program, University Paris Descartes, France |
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2010. Co-organiser of the Summer School of Science 2010 (S3++ 2010; 18.07.-29.07.), Visnjan, Croatia (http://s3.sci.hr/ )
2009. Project leader "The Ames test - mutations in reverse gear", Summer School of Science (S3++2009), Visnjan, Croatia
2007. Workshop leader "Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Summer Science Factory, MedILS, Croatia |
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