Dr. Dragomira Majhen

Senior scientist
Telephone
+385 1 456 1145
Internal phone number
1876
1545
Address
Ruder Boskovic Institute
Department of Molecular Biology
Laboratory for Cell Biology and Signalling
Bijenicka 54
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

Education

  • 2008 Zagreb, Croatia, Faculty of Science, Unversity of Zagreb. PhD; Field of biochemistry and molecular biology
  • 2005 Zagreb, Croatia, Faculty of Science, Unversity of Zagreb, Mr. Sc. ; Field of biology
  • 2001 Zagreb, Croatia, Faculty of Science, Unversity of Zagreb, B. Sc. ; Field of molecular biology

Research Areas

Projects

  • Comprehensive analysis of host cell response to human adenovirus type 26 infection - AdenoHost

    05.12.2025 - 04.12.2028 | 199,955.00 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • A method for identifying any potentially pathogenic virus: VirusHunter 2.0 - VirusHunter 2.0

    16.01.2025 - 15.01.2026 | 65,929.79 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • ViroSENS: sensor for detecting any virus

    16.01.2025 - 15.01.2026 | 65,964.92 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • VirusHunter method and diagnostic kit for virus detection and identification

    29.04.2024 - 28.04.2026 | 199,999.12 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • Adenovirus endocytosis and innate immune response - AdenoIN

    15.01.2020 - 14.01.2024 | 132,722.81 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • Testing biocompatibility of molybdenum and tungsten based nanoparticles: measuring cytotoxicity and inflammatory response in human cell lines

    01.01.2018 - 31.12.2019 | 7,420.00 HRK

    CroRISIRB

  • VirusHunter - otkrivanje novih potencijalno patogenih virusa

    01.06.2016 - 31.05.2017 | 350,000.00 HRK

    CroRISIRB

  • Understanding cell entry pathway of Adenovirus type 26: way of improving vaccine vectors - AdVEntPathVac

    01.09.2015 - 09.01.2018 | 66,361.40 EUR

    CroRISIRB

  • Istraživanje endocitoze NGR-preusmjerenih adenovirusnih vektora namjenjenih genskoj terapiji angiogenetskih stanica

    25.10.2010 - 10.01.2013 | 97,500.00 HRK

    CroRISIRB

  • Deciphering entry pathway of NGR-retargeted adenovirus vectors by confocal microscopy

    12.01.2010 - 30.04.2011 | 72,000.00 HRK

    CroRISIRB

Classes

Assistant on postgraduate study:

  • Faculty of Science, Zagreb; “Molecular basis of gene therapy”, assistant to principal lecturer dr Andreja Ambriovic Ristov;
  • Faculty of food technology and biotechnology, Zagreb; “Gene therapy”, assistant to principal  lecturer dr Andreja Ambriovic Ristov

Publications - book chapters

Professional paper

Other

Review article (scientific)

Publications - journal articles

Original scientific paper

Review article (scientific)

Short communication

Publications - conference proceedings

Conference abstract

Extended conference abstract

Publications - Conference journals

Conference abstract

Publications - Conference unpublished

Unpublished conference paper

Publications - Graded papers

Master's thesis (university)

Master of Science thesis

Doctoral thesis

Membership in professional associations / societies

  • Member of “French Society for Cell and Gene Therapy”
  • Member of “Croatian Association for Cancer Research”
  • Member of “Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology”
  • Member of “Croatian Microbiology Society”

Awarded grants and fellowships:

  • 2013-2014. Crucell Holland BV, The Netherlands, Experienced Researcher in the FP7 Marie Curie ITN ADVance program
  • 2010-2012. CNRS UMR8203 IGR Villejuif, France; postdoctoral fellowship: Gaining Experience Grant, Unity Through Knowledge Fund
  • 2010-2012. CNRS UMR8203 IGR Villejuif, France; Croatian Science Foundation Postdoctoral grant
  • 2009. UMR 1161 Virologie INRA-AFSSA- ENVA, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Maisons Alfort, France; Boehringer Ingelheim travel grant
  • 2007. INSERM U 524, Institute de Recherche sur le Cancer, Lille, France; Croatian Ministry of science fellowship
  • 2006. . INSERM U 524, Institute de Recherche sur le Cancer, Lille, France; FEMS short term fellowship
  • 2004. UMR 1161 Virologie INRA-AFSSA- ENVA, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Maisons Alfort,, France; French Embassy fellowship
  • 2003. UMR 1161 Virologie INRA-AFSSA- ENVA, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Maisons Alfort, France; EMBO short term fellowship

Organisation skills, committees and boards:

  • 2019- Marie Curie Alumni Association Croatian Chapter Chair
  • 2005-2010: representative of assistants of Department of Molecular biology at Assistant Council at Ruđer Bošković Institute, vice president of Assistant Council
  • 2005-2006, 2007-2010: member of Board  of postgraduate students association "Mreža mladih znanstvenika", MLAZ www.mlaz.net
  • 2002-2003.  coordinator of "Mladi istraživači", section of Croatian Biological Society
  • 2007-2008. member of organizing committee of workshop: "Adenoviruses basic biology to gene therapy" www.hmd-cms.hr/adenoviruses/index.html
  • 2007- 2014, Board member of  "Festival of Conversation for Culture and Science" http://www.flow-festival.com/
  • 2013-2014. member of organizing committee of summer school: "Power of Viral Vectors in Gene Therapy and Basic Science”, http://hmd-cms.hr/viral-vectors/