Current: Assistant professor, group leader: Laboratory for Bio-molecular Structure and Function. Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka. Clinical hospital: Clinical Laboratory leader: Psychiatric Hospital Rab, Croatia 2010-2013 Senior Scientist: KU Leuven, VIB - Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Belgium (2007-2010). Washington State University (2003-2006). Postdoctoral: University of California, Santa Barbara (1998-2000, 2002). Duke University, North Carolina (2001). Education: Ph.D. Oklahoma State University (1993 – 1998). Undergraduate Faculty of Science University of Zagreb (1988-1992). Diploma thesis: Abteilung ZellBiologie Max Planck Institute fur Biochemie (1992 – 1993).