Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne

Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trifunovic - Curriculum Vitae

Education and professional career

since 2014: Professor in Mitochondrial Disease and Aging, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne
2009 - 2014: Independent Group Leader, CECAD at the Inst. of Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany
2010 - 2012: Senior Researcher, Inst. of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2010: Habilitation in Genetics, Universität zu Köln, Mentor: Prof. Jens Brüning
2006 - 2010: Assistant Professor, Inst. of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 - 2006: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Medical Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 - 2005: Postdoctoral position, Department of Medical Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Supervisor: Prof Nils-Göran Larsson
1998 - 2000: PhD thesis, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE) and University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Supervisor: Prof Stanka Romac
1994 - 1998: Magister of Science in Molecular Biology, IMGGE and University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Supervisors: Prof Stanka Romac and Dr. Zvezdana Popovic
1989 - 1994: Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Awards, distinctions and professional activities

2019: Organizer of EMBO/FEBS Advanced Course Mitochondria in Life, Death and Diseases
2017: Organizer of EuroMit10 meeting (world largest meeting on mitochondrial pathology)
since 2017: Associate Editor for PLoS Genetics
since 2016: Associate Editor for Cell Signaling
since 2013: Visiting Professor, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia,    
since 2011: Associate Editor of Frontiers in Genetics of Aging

Publications

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