• 2016: PhD in biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2009: BSc in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2009: Profesor of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia

• 2013. - Stipend awarded by Austrian Pharmacological Society (APHAR) for attending: 18th Scientific Symposium of the APHAR, Joint Meeting with the Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian Pharmacological Societies, Graz, Austria 
• 2011. – Stipend awarded by Croatian Neuroscience Society for attending SNC´11, Central European FENS Featured Regional Meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia

• Biological Psychology I (leader: J. Štefulja), BSc study in Psychology, Croatian Catholic University (2012/2013, 2013/2014)
• Biomembranes (leader: M. Ilakovac Kveder), study of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zagreb (2010/11, 2011/2012)
• Biophysic of the cell (leader: M. Ilakovac Kveder), study of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zagreb (2010/2011)

Blažević SA, Horvatiček M, Kesić M, Zill P, Hranilović D, Ivanišević M, Desoye G, Štefulj J (2017) Epigenetic adaptation of the placental serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) to gestational diabetes mellitus. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0179934. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179934

Erjavec I, Bordukalo-Nikšić T, Brkljačić J, Grčević D, Mokrović G,Kesić M, Rogić D, Zavadoski W, Paralkar V, Grgurević L, Trkulja V, Čičin-Šain L, Vukičević S (2016) Constitutively elevated blood serotonin is associated with bone loss and type 2 diabetes in rats. PLoS One. 11(2);e0150102. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150102. eCollection 2016.

Kesić M, Tvrdeić A, Kolarić D, Stojković R, Čičin-Šain L (2015)Serotonergic modulation of pain and analgesic responses: A study in rats with constitutionally altered serotonin transporters. Eur J Pain 19: 508-15 

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Horvatiček, M., Perić, M., Bečeheli, I., Klasić, M., Žutić, M., Kesić, M., Desoye, G., Nakić Radoš, S., Ivanišević, M., Hranilovic, D. & Štefulj, J. (2022) Maternal Metabolic State and Fetal Sex and Genotype Modulate Methylation of the Serotonin Receptor Type 2A Gene (HTR2A) in the Human Placenta. Biomedicines, 10 (2), 467, 19 doi:10.3390/biomedicines10020467.

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• Kesić, M., Mokrović, G., Tvrdeić, A., Miše, B., Štefulj, J. & Čičin-Šain, L. (2021) Constitutive Serotonin Tone Modulates Molecular and Behavioral Response to Chronic Fluoxetine Treatment: A Study on Genetic Rat Model. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 741222, 12 doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.741222.

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• Baković, P., Kesić, M., Perić, M., Bečeheli, I., Horvatiček, M., George, M., Čičin-Šain, L., Desoye, G., Wadsack, C., Panzenboeck, U. & Štefulj, J. (2021) Differential Serotonin Uptake Mechanisms at the Human Maternal–Fetal Interface. International journal of molecular sciences, 22 (15), 7807, 17 doi:10.3390/ijms22157807.

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• Kesić, M., Baković, P., Stojković, R., Štefulj, J. & Čičin-Šain, L. (2021) Metabolic disturbances in rat sublines with constitutionally altered serotonin homeostasis. International journal of molecular sciences, 22 (10), 5400, 20 doi:10.3390/ijms22105400.

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• Kesić, M., Baković, P., Horvatiček, M., Proust, B., Štefulj, J. & Čičin-Šain, L. (2020) Constitutionally High Serotonin Tone Favors Obesity: Study on Rat Sublines With Altered Serotonin Homeostasis. Frontiers in neuroscience, 14, 219, 14 doi:10.3389/fnins.2020.00219.

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• Blažević, S., Horvatiček, M., Kesić, M., Zill, P., Hranilović, D., Ivanišević, M., Desoye, G. & Štefulj, J. (2017) Epigenetic adaptation of the placental serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) to gestational diabetes mellitus. PLoS One, 12 (6), e0179934-e0179934 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179934.

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• Erjavec, I., Bordukalo-Nikšić, T., Brkljačić, J., Grčević, D., Mokrović, G., Kesić, M., Rogić, D., Zavadoski, W., Paralkar, V., Grgurević, L., Trkulja, V., Čičin-Šain, L. & Vukičević, S. (2016) Constitutively elevated blood serotonin is associated with bone loss and type 2 diabetes in rats. PLoS One, 11 (2), 0150102-0150102 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150102.

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• Kesić, M., Tvrdeić, A., Kolarić, D., Stojković, R. & Čičin-Šain, L. (2015) Serotonergic modulation of pain and analgesic responses : a study in rats with constitutionally altered serotonin transporters. European journal of pain, 19 (4), 508-515 doi:10.1002/ejp.574.

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Theses

Doctoral dissertation

• Kesić, M. (2016) 'Neurochemical, molecular and behavioral response to pharmacological activation of serotonin system in rats with altered serotonin homeostasis', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.

• Member of Croatian Society for Neuroscience (CSFN) - member of FENS
• Croatian Genetic Society
• Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Croatian Laboratory Animal Science Association