Education
2009 - 2013
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics
Columbia University
2008 - 2009
M.A. in Chemical Physics
Columbia University
2004 - 2008
Diploma in Chemistry
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Academic Appointments
2022 - now
Assistant Professor
IST Austria
2019 - now
Associate Professor of Biological and Soft Matter Physics
Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCL
2017 - now
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCL
2016 - 2019
Junior Group Leader
Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCL
2014 - 2017
Emmanuel College Research Fellow
University of Cambridge
2013 - 2016
HFSP Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Advisor: Prof. Daan Frenkel
2009 - 2013
PhD candidate
Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York
Advisor: Prof. Angelo Cacciuto
Research Interests
Biological Physics, Soft matter, Self-assembly, Membrane remodelling, Computer simulations, Physical approaches to biologically inspired problems, Rational design of soft materials
Fellowships and Awards
- Biophysical Journal Paper of the Year Award 2021
- EMBO Young Investigator Programme (2021 – 2025)
- ERC Starting Grant (2019 – 2024)
- Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2017 – 2022)
- Volkswagen Stiftung “Life?” grant (2020 – 2024; co-I)
- Academy of Medical Sciences and Wellcome Trust Springboard Award (2017 – 2020)
- EPSRC First Grant (2018 – 2020)
- Sir Alan Wilson Research Fellowship in biological and medicinal sciences, Emmanuel College (2014 – 2017)
- Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship (2013 – 2016)
- The Hammett Award to outstanding Ph.D. Student, Columbia University (2013)
- Rector’s award, University of Zagreb (2008)
