1991  Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, dipl. inž. biologije (molekularna biologija)

1994  Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, mr. sc. (molekularna i stanična biologija)

1999  Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, dr. sc. (biologija)

2002  Pariz, Francuska, Institut Jacques Monod, poslijedoktorsko usavršavanje u grupi dr. Richarda D'Arija (bakterijska molekularna genetika)

2014-2018 "Rekombinacija, popravak DNA i očuvanje integriteta genoma: novi putevi" (IP-11-2013-2978), Hrvatska zaklada za znanost - voditelj

2007-2013 "Molekularni mehanizmi rekombinacije i popravka DNA" (098-0982913-2862), Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta RH - voditelj

2002-2006 "Regulacija rekombinacije i rekombinacijskog popravka" (00981002), Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i sporta RH - suradnik

1998 - 2000  "Uloga rekombinacije DNA u regulaciji stanične diobe bakterije Escherichia coli", poticajni projekt za mlade znanstvenike, Ministarstvo znanosti i tehnologije RH - voditelj

1996 - 2002 "Regulacija rekombinacije i rekombinacijskog popravka DNA", Ministarstvo znanosti i tehnologije RH - suradnik

1994 - 1997 "Genes and enzymes involved in inhibition of recombination", projekt UNIDO/ICGEB (CRP/CRO93-01) - suradnik

2002 stipendija NATO Science Program (za poslijedoktorsko usavršavanje)

1990  Rektorova nagrada Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Kolegij "Genetička rekombinacija i popravak DNA", Poslijediplomski doktorski studij biologije, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (suvoditelj)

Kolegij “Mehanizmi oštećenja i popravka DNA”, Interdisciplinarni doktorski studij "Molekularne bioznanosti", Sveučilište u Osijeku, Sveučilište u Dubrovniku i Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb (suvoditelj)  

Zahradka, K., Repar, J., Đermić, D, Zahradka, D. (2023) Chromosome Segregation and Cell Division Defects in Escherichia coli Recombination Mutants Exposed to Different DNA-Damaging Treatments. Microorganisms 11(3):701. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11030701

Repar, J., Zahradka, D., Sović, I., Zahradka, K. (2021) Characterization of gross genome rearrangements in Deinococcus radiodurans recA mutants. Scientific Reports 11:10939. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89173-9

Buljubašić, M., Hlevnjak, A., Repar, J., Đermić, D., Filić, V., Weber, I., Zahradka, K., Zahradka, D. (2019) RecBCD- RecFOR-independent pathway of homologous recombination in Escherichia coli. DNA Repair 83:102670. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2019.102670 

Repar, J., Supek, F., Klanjscek, T., Warnecke, T., Zahradka, K., Zahradka, D. (2017) Elevated rate of genome rearrangements in radiation-resistant bacteria. Genetics 205: 1677-1689.

Repar, J., Briški, N., Buljubašić, M., Zahradka, K., Zahradka, D. (2013) Exonuclease VII is involved in “reckless” DNA degradation in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 750: 96-104.

Buljubašić, M., Repar, J., Zahradka, K., Đermić, D., Zahradka, D. (2012) RecF recombination pathway in Escherichia coli cells lacking RecQ, UvrD and HelD helicases. DNA Repair 11: 419-430.

Repar, J., Cvjetan, S., Slade, D., Radman, M., Zahradka, D., Zahradka, K. (2010) RecA protein assures fidelity of DNA repair and genome stability in Deinococcus radiodurans. DNA Repair 9: 1151-1161.

Zahradka, K., Buljubašić, M., Petranović, M., Zahradka, D. (2009) Roles of ExoI and SbcCD nucleases in "reckless" DNA degradation in recA mutants of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 191: 1677-1687.

Zahradka, K., Šimić, S., Buljubašić, M., Petranović, M., Đermić, D., Zahradka, D. (2006) sbcB15 and delsbcB mutations activate two types of RecF recombination pathway in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 188: 7562-7571.

Viguera, E., Petranović, M., Zahradka, D., Germain, K., Ehrlich, D. S., Michel, B. (2003) Lethality of bypass polymerases in Escherichia coli cells with a defective clamp loader complex of DNA polymerase III. Molecular Microbiology 50: 193-204.

Zahradka, D., Zahradka, K., Petranović, M., Đermić, D., Brčić-Kostić, K. (2002) The RuvABC resolvase is indispensable for recombinational repair in sbcB15 mutants of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology 184: 4141-4147.

Izvorni znanstveni rad

• Zahradka, Davor | Escherichia coli // Metode u molekularnoj biologiji / Ambriović Ristov, Andreja ; Brozović, Anamaria ; Bruvo Mađarić, Branka et al. (ur.). Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2007. str. 3-10-x

• Zahradka, Davor | Bakteriofag lambda // Metode u molekularnoj biologiji / Ambriović Ristov, Andreja ; Brozović, Anamaria ; Bruvo Mađarić, Branka et al. (ur.). Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2007. str. 14-18-x

• Zahradka, Davor ; Zahradka, Ksenija | Prijenos gena transdukcijom pomoću faga P1 // Metode u molekularnoj biologiji / Ambriović Ristov, Andreja ; Brozović, Anamaria ; Bruvo Mađarić, Branka et al. (ur.). Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2007. str. 919-922-x

• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor | Reckless DNA Degradation // Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics (2nd ed.) / Maloy, Stanley ; Hughes, Kelly (ur.). San Diego (CA): Academic Press, 2013. str. 72-74 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374984-0.01272-9

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Izvorni znanstveni rad

• Vlahović, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Dragutin | Effects of ruv and recG mutations on lambda prophage thermoinducibility in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli // Periodicum biologorum, 100 (1998), 3; 383-388-x

• Zahradka, Davor ; Vlahović, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Petranović, Drago | Chromosome segregation and cell division defects in recBC sbcBC ruvC mutants of Escherichia coli // Journal of bacteriology, 181 (1999), 19; 6179-6183. doi: 10.1128/JB.181.19.6179-6183.1999

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• Petranović, Mirjana ; Vlahović, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor ; Džidić, Senka ; Radman, Miroslav | Mismatch repair in Xenopus egg extracts is not strand-directed by DNA methylation // Neoplasma, 47 (2000), 6; 375-381

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• Vlahović, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Drago | Progressive loss of lambda prophage recombinogenicity in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli : the role of RecBCD enzyme // Research in microbiology, 151 (2000), 9; 727-738. doi: 10.1016/S0923-2508(00)01138-4

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• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Mirjana | Loss of lambda prophage recombinogenicity in UV- irradiated Escherichia coli : the role of host genes ruvA, ruvB, ruvC and recG // Research in microbiology, 152 (2001), 10; 873-881. doi: 10.1016/S0923-2508(01)01270-0

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• Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Dina ; Nagy, Biserka ; Salaj-Šmic, Erika ; Petranović, Dragutin | Genetic evidence that the elevated levels of Escherichia coli helicase II antagonize recombinational DNA repair // Biochimie, 83 (2001), 11-12; 1041-1047. doi: 10.1016/S0300-9084(01)01346-3

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• Zahradka, Davor ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Đermić, Damir ; Brčić-Kostić, Krunoslav | The RuvABC resolvase is indispensable for recombinational repair in sbcB15 mutants of Escherichia coli // Journal of bacteriology, 184 (2002), 15; 4141-4147. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.15.4141-4147.2002

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• Ivančić-Baće, Ivana ; Škrobot, Nikolina ; Zahradka, Davor ; Salaj-Šmic, Erika ; Brčić-Kostić, Krunoslav | Genetic requirements for conjugational recombination in the presence of lambda Gam protein in Escherichia coli // Food technology and biotechnology, 40 (2002), 4; 261-265-x

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• Zahradka, Davor ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Džidić, Senka ; Đermić, Damir ; Petranović, Mirjana | The rus-1 mutation suppresses cytological defects in recBC sbcBC ruv mutants of Escherichia coli // Periodicum biologorum, 104 (2002), 4; 389-397-x

• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor ; Đermić, Damir ; Džidić, Senka ; Petranović, Mirjana | The inactivation of free phages in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli // Periodicum biologorum, 104 (2002), 4; 399-403

• Viguera, Enrique ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor ; Germain, Karine ; Erlich, Dusko S. ; Michel, Benedicte | Lethality of bypass DNA polymerases in Escherichia coli cells with a defective clamp loader complex of DNA polymerase III // Molecular microbiology, 50 (2003), 1; 193-204-x

• Đermić, Damir ; Halupecki, Edyta ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Mirjana | RecBCD enzyme overproduction impairs DNA repair and homologous recombination in Escherichia coli // Research in microbiology, 156 (2005), 3; 304-311

• Đermić, Damir ; Đermić, Edyta ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Lerš, Nella | Gamma-irradiated RecD overproducers become permanent recB-/C- phenocopies for extrachromosomal DNA processing due to prolonged titration of RecBCD enzyme on damaged Escherichia coli chromosome // Biochimie, 88 (2006), 3-4; 379-386-x

• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Šimić, Sanela ; Buljubašić, Maja ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Đermić, Damir ; Zahradka, Davor | sbcB15 and delsbcB mutations activate two types of RecF recombination pathway in Escherichia coli // Journal of bacteriology, 188 (2006), 21; 7562-7571. doi: 10.1128/JB.00613-06

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• Đermić, Damir ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Mirjana | Exonuclease requirements for recombination of lambda phage in recD mutants of Escherichia coli // Genetics, 173 (2006), 4; 2399-2402-x

• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Buljubašić, Maja ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor | Roles of ExoI and SbcCD nucleases in "reckless" DNA degradation in recA mutants of Escherichia coli // Journal of bacteriology, 191 (2009), 5; 1677-1687. doi: 10.1128/JB.01877-07

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• Repar, Jelena ; Cvjetan, Svjetlana ; Slade, Dea ; Radman, Miroslav ; Zahradka, Davor ; Zahradka, Ksenija | RecA protein assures fidelity of DNA repair and genome stability in Deinococcus radiodurans // DNA repair, 9 (2010), 11; 1151-1161. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.08.003

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• Supek, Fran ; Šumanovac Ramljak, Tatjana ; Marjanović, Marko ; Buljubašić, Maja ; Kragol, Goran ; Ilić, Nataša ; Šmuc, Tomislav ; Zahradka, Davor ; Mlinarić-Majerski, Kata ; Kralj, Marijeta | Could LogP be a principal determinant of biological activity in 18-crown-6 ethers? Synthesis of biologically active adamantane-substituted diaza-crowns // European journal of medicinal chemistry, 46 (2011), 8; 3444-3454. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.05.009

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• Buljubašić, Maja ; Repar, Jelena ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Đermić, Damir ; Zahradka, Davor | RecF recombination pathway in Escherichia coli cells lacking RecQ, UvrD and HelD helicases // DNA repair, 11 (2012), 4; 419-430. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.01.011

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• Repar, Jelena ; Briški, Nina ; Buljubašić, Maja ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor | Exonuclease VII is involved in "reckless" DNA degradation in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli // Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis, 750 (2013), 1/2; 96-104. doi: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.10.005

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• Repar, Jelena ; Zahradka, Davor ; Zahradka, Ksenija | Accuracy of genome reassembly in gamma-irradiated Escherichia coli // Food technology and biotechnology, 51 (2013), 3; 327-337

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• Buljubašić, Maja ; Zahradka, Davor ; Zahradka, Ksenija | RecQ helicase acts before RuvABC, RecG and XerC proteins during recombination in recBCD sbcBC mutants of Escherichia coli // Research in microbiology, 164 (2013), 10; 987-997. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2013.08.008

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• Repar, Jelena ; Šućurović, Sandra ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor ; Ćurković-Perica, Mirna | Stress resistance of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis is modulated by auxins // Canadian journal of microbiology, 59 (2013), 11; 766-770. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0266

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• Repar, Jelena ; Supek, Fran ; Klanjšček, Tin ; Warnecke, Tobias ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor | Elevated rate of genome rearrangements in radiation-resistant bacteria // Genetics, 205 (2017), 4; 1677-1689. doi: 10.1534/genetics.116.196154

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• Đermić, Edyta ; Zahradka, Davor ; Vujaklija, Dušica ; Ivanković, Siniša ; Đermić, Damir | 3'-terminated Overhangs Regulate DNA Double-Strand Break Processing in Escherichia coli // G3-Genes genomes genetics, 7 (2017), 9; 3091-3102. doi: 10.1534/g3.117.043521

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• Feliciello, Isidoro ; Zahradka, Davor ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Ivanković, Siniša ; Puc, Nikolina ; Đermić, Damir | RecF, UvrD, RecX and RecN proteins suppress DNA degradation at DNA double-strand breaks in Escherichia coli // Biochimie, 148 (2018), 116-126. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.03.005

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• Buljubašić, Maja ; Hlevnjak, Ana ; Repar, Jelena ; Đermić, Damir ; Filić, Vedrana ; Weber, Igor ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor | RecBCD- RecFOR-independent pathway of homologous recombination in Escherichia coli // DNA repair, 83 (2019), 102670, 16. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2019.102670

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• Repar, Jelena ; Zahradka, Davor ; Sović, Ivan ; Zahradka, Ksenija | Characterization of gross genome rearrangements in Deinococcus radiodurans recA mutants // Scientific reports, 11 (2021), 1; 10939, 11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89173-9

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• Feliciello, Isidoro ; Đermić, Edyta ; Malović, Helena ; Ivanković, Siniša ; Zahradka, Davor ; Ljubić, Sven ; Procino, Alfredo ; Đermić, Damir | Regulation of ssb Gene Expression in Escherichia coli // International journal of molecular sciences, 23 (2022), 18; 10917, 14. doi: 10.3390/ijms231810917

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• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Repar, Jelena ; Đermić, Damir ; Zahradka, Davor | Chromosome Segregation and Cell Division Defects in Escherichia coli Recombination Mutants Exposed to Different DNA-Damaging Treatments // Microorganisms, 11 (2023), 3; 11030701, 30. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11030701

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• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Repar, Jelena ; Đermić, Damir ; Zahradka, Davor | Genetic analysis of transductional recombination in Escherichia coli reveals differences in the postsynaptic stages of RecBCD and RecFOR pathways // Periodicum biologorum, 124 (2022), 3-4; 97-106. doi: 10.18054/pb.v124i3-4.23604

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Sažetak izlaganja sa skupa

• Petranović, Mirjana ; Vlahović, Ksenija ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Dragutin | RecBC(D) enzyme in UV-irradiated E. coli interferes with site-specific and general recombination of lambda prophage // FASEB journal / Marchesi, Vincent T. (ur.). 1997. str. A1194-x

• Vlahović, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Dragutin | Recombination and antirecombination in UV-irradiated Escherichia coli: the role of ruvB, ruvC, and recG genes // Periodicum biologorum. Supplement / Vitale, Branko (ur.). 1998. str. 39-39

• Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor ; Vlahović, Ksenija ; Petranović, Dragutin | Genetic analysis of the multiplicity reactivation of UV-inactivated lambda red phage // Periodicum biologorum. Supplement / Vitale, Branko (ur.). 1998. str. 39-39

• Vlahović, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor ; Petranović, Drago | RecBC(D) enzyme in UV-irradiated E. coli interferes with lambda prophage recombinogenicity // Biochimie. 1999. str. s280-x

• Zahradka, Davor ; Vlahović, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Petranović, Drago | Chromosome segregation and cell morphology in recBC sbcBC ruvC mutants of Escherichia coli // Biochimie. 1999. str. s280-x

• Zahradka, Davor ; Buljubašić, Maja ; Zahradka, Ksenija ; Petranović, Mirjana | Homologous Recombination and DNA Repair in recBC sbcBC Mutants of Escherichia coli: Effects of a recG Mutation // Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica / Marialigeti, K. ; Sipos, R. (ur.). 2005. str. 174-175

Neobjavljeni prilog sa skupa

• Zahradka, Ksenija ; Buljubašić, Maja ; Petranović, Mirjana ; Zahradka, Davor | The role of ExoI and SbcCD nucleases in spontaneous DNA degradation in Escherichia coli recA mutants // Second John Innes-Rudjer Bošković summer school in Applied Molecular Microbiology "Microbial Secondary Metabolites: Genomes, Signals and Communities" | Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 24.08.2008-01.09.2008

• Hlevnjak, Ana ; Paradžik, Tina ; Kazazić, Saša ; Filić, Želimira ; Zahradka, Davor ; Vujaklija, Dušica | Phosphorylation of the SSB protein from E. coli // John Innes/Rudjer Bošković Summer School in Applied Molecular Microbiology: Microbial Diversity and Specialised Metabolites | Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 10.09.2016-18.09.2016

• Zahradka, Davor | RecBCD- RecFOR-independent pathway of homologous recombination in Escherichia coli // FEMS Summer School for Postdocs | Split, Hrvatska, 28.08.2019-07.09.2019

Doktorska disertacija

• Zahradka, Davor | Uloga genetičke rekombinacije u regulaciji stanične diobe bakterije Escherichia coli / Petranović, Mirjana (mentor); | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, . 1999

• Buljubašić, Maja | Uloga nukleaza i helikaza na putu homologne rekombinacije RecF u bakteriji Escherichia coli / Zahradka, Davor (mentor); | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, . 2012

Diplomski rad

• Buljubašić, Maja | Učinak mutacije recG na homolognu rekombinaciju u bakteriji Escherichia coli / Zahradka, Davor (mentor); | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, . 2005

• Šupak, Vesna | Učinak mutacije sbcB15 na homolognu rekombinaciju tijekom transdukcije kod bakterije Escherichia coli - hiperrekombinacijski fenotip / Zahradka, Davor (mentor); | Zagreb, Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet, . 2006

• Ćosić, Iva | Stabilnost genoma bakterije Escherichia coli nakon gama zračenja / Zahradka, Davor (mentor); | Zagreb, Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet, . 2010

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• Briški, Nina | Utjecaj egzonukleaze VII na neobuzdanu degradaciju DNA u recA mutantima bakterije Escherichia coli / Zahradka, Davor (mentor); | Zagreb, Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet, . 2010

• Šućurović, Sandra | UČINAK AUKSINA NA RAST BAKTERIJA Bacillus subtilis i Escherichia coli U STRESNIM UVJETIMA / Ćurković Perica, Mirna ; Zahradka, Davor (mentor); | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, . 2011

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