Jasminka Štefulj
Full Professor at the University Department of Psychology. She graduated (1997) and obtained her Master’s (2000) and PhD (2005) degrees at the University of Zagreb. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Medical University of Graz, Austria (2006-2008). She is part-time employed at the Ruđer Bošković Institute, as a head of Laboratory for Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Biološki mehanizmi mentalnog zdravlja i neuropsihijatrijskih bolesti
COURSES:
Biological Psychology I
Biological Psychology II
Epigenetics in Psychology
PROJECTS:
Collaborator on 9 scientific projects (1997–present) and 2 COST Actions (2021–present); principal investigator on 7 scientific projects.
Principal investigator:
2024–2027: Uncovering Links between Peripartum Mental and Metabolic Health through Metabolomic and Genetic Analyses − LinkMe (Croatian Science Foundation)
2018–2023: Influence of Maternal Metabolic State on Placental and Neonatal Serotonin System: From DNA Methylation to Protein Function − PlaNS (Croatian Science Foundation)
2017-2018: Association between Maternal Emotional State in Pregnancy and Placental DNA Methylation of Serotonin-Related Genes (Catholic University of Croatia)
2016: Serotonin Transporter Gene Regulation in the Human Placenta (Catholic University of Croatia)
2013-2014: Epigenetics of Serotonin Signaling: DNA Methylation Analyses of Serotonin Transporter, Monoamine Oxidase B and Serotonin Receptor 2A Genes (Croatian-German bilateral project; MZOŠ, RH & DAAD, Germany; co-PI: Peter Zill)
2012-2013: Transport of Maternal Serotonin Across Human Placenta: Studies on Primary Endothelial Cells of Human Placental Barrier (Croatian-Austrian bilateral project; MZOŠ, RH & OeAD, Austria; co-PI: Ute Panzenboeck)
2010-2013: Serotonergic Neurotransmission: Genes, Proteins and Behavior (MZOŠ, RH)
