Scientific Advisor, biologist, Ph.D.

Biography

Date and Place of Birth:                                  
December 1st, 1974, Varaždin

Education:                   
1993-1997  Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (Molecular Biology)
Želježić D. Tumor growth supression by intratumor injaction of hydrogen peroxide [B.Sc. thesis]. Zagreb: Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 1997. Supervisor: O. Springer.
1998-2000  Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (Toxicology)
Želježić D. Cytogenetic effects of pesticide action on the genome of human lymphocytes in vivo [M.Sc. thesis]. Zagreb: Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 2000. Supervisor: V. Garaj-Vrhovac.
2003  Želježić D. Genotoxic effects of pesticide action on human lymphocytes and in different mice cells in vitro and in vivo [Ph.D. thesis]. Zagreb: Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 2003. Supervisor: V. Garaj-Vrhovac.
 

Training:
1999  Laboratory for Cytochemistry and Cytometry, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, EMBO Practical Course: DNA and RNA detection by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization, organized by European Molecular Biology Organisation                               

Working Experience:
Since 1998  Institute for Medical Reasearch and Occupational Health, Zagreb
Since 2008  Deputy Head of the Institute

Memberships:                 
Croatian Toxicological Society