Yesterday, on Thursday, October 31st, Andrea successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Early Stages of Sex Chromosomes Evolution”, at ISTA.
Andrea joined ISTA in 2019 after completing her BSc and MSc in Molecular Biology at the University of Zagreb. During her PhD, she made significant contributions to the fields of molecular evolution and evolutionary genomics.

We’re incredibly proud of Andrea and excited to see where her research journey takes her next. Congratulations, Dr. Mrnjavac! 🥳