{"id":277,"date":"2018-08-28T09:57:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T09:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2025-10-14T09:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:34:08","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/?page_id=277","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>We are proud to present all who entrusted their education into our hands<\/h3>\n<p><strong>All thesis are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/repository.biotech.uniri.hr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repository of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Drug Development<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>PhD programmes:<\/h3>\n<h4>2023\/2024<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Zrinko Bari\u010devi\u0107<\/strong>, PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cIdentification, classification and quantification of the developing postanal cortex of\u00a0<em>Monodelphis domestica<\/em>\u00a0using an isotropic fractionator method\u201dpossible\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: Assoc. Prof. J. Ban, Co-mentor: Prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107<\/p>\n<h4>2021\/2022<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ivana Tomljanovi\u0107<\/strong>, PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cProtein changes in the neonatal opossum spinal cord during the period when regeneration stops being possible\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: Prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107<\/p>\n<h4>2020\/2021<\/h4>\n<p><b>Antonela Petrovi\u0107<\/b>, PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology<br \/>\nThesis title:\u00a0Thesis title: &#8220;Revealing molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in neuroprotection and neuroregeneration after central nervous system injury&#8221;<br \/>\nMentor: Prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107, Co-mentor: Assoc. Prof. J. Ban<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Graduate programmes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>2024\/2025<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Lucija Soldo<\/strong>, MSc in Biotechnology in medicine<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cCharacterization of primary meningeal fibroblasts of the\u00a0opossum (<em>M. domestica) <\/em>using immunofluorescence\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: J. Ban<\/p>\n<h4>2023\/2024<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Jana Culej<\/strong>, MSc in Biotechnology in medicine<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201c<em>In vitro<\/em> establishment and optimization of cortical cell cultures derived from <em>Monodelphis domestica<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: J. Ban<\/p>\n<h4>2021\/2022<\/h4>\n<div><strong>Sara Mogorovi\u0107<\/strong>, MSc in Drug Research and Development<br \/>\nThesis title: <i>&#8220;In vitro development and regeneration of primary cortical cell cultures of the grey short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/i>Mentor: J. Ban<\/div>\n<h4>2020\/2021<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ileana Merd\u017eo<\/strong>, Masters student from University of Trieste, with MSc in organic-biomolecular chemistry<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cIdentification and role of enzymes involved in the epigenetic mechanisms regulating neuroregeneration in the opossum spinal cord\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: prof. Bruna Scaggiante, Co-mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marta Pongrac,<\/strong> MSc in Biotechnology in medicine<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201c<em>In vitro<\/em> regeneration of primary cell cultures of cortex from postnatal grey short-tailed opossum <em>Monodelphis domestica<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: J. Ban, Co-mentor: M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carla Marion,<\/strong> MSc in Drug Research and Development<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cQuantification of expression of markers of the central nervous system of postantal opossums (<em>Monodelphis domestica<\/em>)\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: J. Ban<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perina \u0160iljeg,<\/strong> MSc in Biotechnology in medicine<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cIdentification of cortex cells during postnatal development of<em> M.<\/em> domestica\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: J. Ban<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matea Ivani\u010di\u0107,<\/strong> MSc in Biotechnology in medicine<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cSilencing of ATF3 in primary cortical cultures derived from neonatal opossum <em>Monodelphis domestica<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107, Co-mentor: J. Ban<\/p>\n<h4>2019\/2020<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Helena Kusturin<\/strong>, MSc in Biotechnology in medicine<br \/>\nThesis title: Validation of immunohistochemical markers on Monodelphis domestica cortical tissue cells\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: J. Ban<\/p>\n<h4>2018\/2019<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/admin-ajax.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-294 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/admin-ajax-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sanja Mika\u0161inovi\u0107<\/strong>, MSs in Biotechnology in medicine<br \/>\nThesis title: \u201cExpression of stem cell markers in primary cell cultures and fresh-fixed tissue preparations deriving from nervous tissue of postnatal opossums\u201d<br \/>\nMentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107, Co-mentor: J. Ban<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Toma\u017e Bembi<\/b> , Masters student from Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, with MSc in Medical Biotechnology<br \/>\nThesis title: &#8220;Fabrication of micropatterned substrates for neonatal opossum neurons alignment and differentiation&#8221;<br \/>\nMentor: Dr. Marco Lazzarino, Co-mentor: prof. Jelena Ban<\/p>\n<h4>2017\/2018<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/29695027_10216004760570013_8050170448295493632_n.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-165\" src=\"http:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/29695027_10216004760570013_8050170448295493632_n-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tatiana Grouin, mag. biotech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Masters transfer student from\u00a0Cergy-Pontoise, France, with\u00a0\u00a0MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Microenvironment, University of Cergy-Pontoise.<\/p>\n<p>Member of laboratory: from\u00a015.1. 2018. to 15.7.2018.<\/p>\n<p>Thesis title: &#8220;Identification of the different stage of neuronal cells in the cortex of the neonatal opossum&#8221;<br \/>\nMentor: Jelena Ban, Co-mentor: Miranda Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Undergraduate programme &#8220;Biotechnology and drug research&#8221;:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>2024\/2025<\/h4>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Lara Bani\u0107<\/strong>: \u201cThe unexplored role of fibroblasts in nervous system development\u201d (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Elena Stane\u0161i\u0107<\/strong>: \u201cBiological applications of atomic force microscopy\u201c (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Mia Jurkovi\u0107<\/strong>: \u201cNeural stem cells in tumorigenesis\u201d (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<h4>2023\/2024<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Nikolina Kova\u010devi\u0107<\/strong>: \u201c Molecular mechanisms in spinal cord injury and RNA therapy\u201d (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melisa Ciglari\u0107<\/strong>: \u201cThe impact of stroke on the development of vascular dementia\u201c (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ana Sole\u0161a<\/strong>: \u201c Glioblastoma and neural stem cells: common characteristics\u201d (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paula Pand\u017ei\u0107<\/strong>:<strong> \u201c<\/strong> The role of microglia and astrocytes in glial scar formation\u201d (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<h4>2022\/2023<\/h4>\n<p><strong><b>Virna Nilovi\u0107<\/b>: \u201cBrain extracellular matrix and the connection with neuropsychiatric disorders<\/strong>\u201c (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nikolina Mi\u0161\u010devi\u0107<\/strong>: \u201cThree- dimensional cell models of the central nervous system\u201c (mentor: J. Ban).<\/p>\n<h4>2021\/2022<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Jana Culej<\/strong>: \u201cNeural stem cells\u201c (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lana \u017doldo\u0161:<\/strong> &#8220;Evolution of human brain&#8221;\u00a0(mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<h4>2020\/2021<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dominik Ivandi\u0107<\/strong>: \u201cCortical plasticity in multilingual individuals\u201d (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<h4>2019\/2020<\/h4>\n<p><b>Katarina Vagaja:\u00a0<\/b>\u201c<span lang=\"EN\">The roles of epigenetic modifications in embryonic and adult neurogenesis<\/span>\u201d (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<h4>2018\/2019<\/h4>\n<p><b>Diana Dragi\u010devi\u0107: <\/b>&#8220;Nanotechnology in neuroscience&#8221; (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marta Pongrac:<\/strong> \u201eClassification and identification of central nervous system glia\u201c (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antonela Hr\u0161ak:<\/strong> \u201eThe most recent strategies in the development of therapies for the treatment of<br \/>\nnerve tissue injuries\u201c (mentor: Miranda Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<h4>2017\/2018<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Josip Mihalac<\/strong> (mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lea Bili\u010di\u0107<\/strong>\u00a0(mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107).<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h4>2016\/2017<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Eni Tomovi\u0107<\/strong> (mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desiree-\u017deljka Brki\u0107 <\/strong>(mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Petra Lini\u0107 <\/strong>(mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sanja Mika\u0161inovi\u0107 <\/strong>(mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lidija Sto\u0161i\u0107 <\/strong>(mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katarina Su\u010di\u0107 <\/strong>(mentor: prof. M. Mladini\u0107 Pejatovi\u0107)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klaudija Hrvatin<\/strong> (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lea Rado\u0161evi\u0107<\/strong> (mentor: J. Ban)<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to present all who entrusted their education into our hands All thesis are available on the repository of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Drug Development PhD programmes: 2023\/2024 Zrinko Bari\u010devi\u0107, PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology Thesis title: \u201cIdentification, classification and quantification of the developing postanal cortex of\u00a0Monodelphis domestica\u00a0using an isotropic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":46,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":723,"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277\/revisions\/723"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neuroreg.uniri.hr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}