2020. -

Doktorand

Doktorska škola iz znanstvenog područja biomedicina i zdravstvo

Centar za proteomiku, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci

2017. - 2019.

Mag. biokem.

Biokemija

Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo, Univerza v Ljubljani

2013. - 2017.

Dipl. biokem.

Biokemija

Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo, Univerza v Ljubljani

6.2024. - 7.2024.

Asistent na projektu

Division of Infection & Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Walles.

29.10.2023. - 15.12.2023.

Asistent na projektu

Department Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

5.2023. - 6.2023.

Asistent na projektu

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research / Technical University of Braunschweig

1.2022. - 3.2022.

Asistent na projektu

Department Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

2020. -

Asistent na projektu Biologija citomegalovirusne infekcije u mozgu tijekom razvoja i u latenciji

Centar za proteomiku

2023.

Zahvalnica Rektorice Sveučilišta u Rijeci

2023.

Nagrada za 1.mjesto Bright Spark award- 2023 Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society, Brijuni (Hrvatska)

2021.

Short-term fellowships EFIS and Immunology Letters (IL)

2021.

Zahvalnica Rektorice Sveučilišta u Rijeci

2021.

Nagrada za 2. mjesto najbolje poster prezentacije znanstvenog rada – 2021 Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society, Trogir (Hrvatska)

2019. -

Hrvatsko imunološko društvo

2024.

Serum cytokine dysregulation signatures associated with COVID-19 outcomes in high mortality intensive care unit cohorts across pandemic waves and variants

Maaß, H., Mario Ynga‑Durand, M., Marko Milošević M., Krstanović, F., et al

Scientific Reports

Q1

2024.

Neuro-immune interactions in health and disease: Insights from FENS-Hertie 2022 Winter School

Binder, LB., Rosa, PB., de Sousa, BM., Chagas, LS., Dubljević, O., Martineau, FS., Mottarlini, F., Castany, S., Morton, L., Krstanović, F., et al.

European Journal of Neuroscience

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejn.16262

Q2

2023

Fibroblasts are a site of murine cytomegalovirus lytic replication and Stat1-dependent latent persistence in vivo

Sitnik, KM., Krstanović, F., Gödecke, N., Rand, U., Kubsch, T., Maaß, H., Kim, Y., Brizić, I., Čičin-Šain, L.

Nature Communications - 14

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38449-x

Q1

2022

Mouse Models for Cytomegalovirus Infections in Newborns and Adults

Brizić, I., Lisnić, B., Krstanović, F., Brune, W., Hengel, H., Jonjić, S.

Current Protocols - 2

https://currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cpz1.537

Q1

2022

SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Nucleocapsid Antibody Response in Vaccinated Croatian Healthcare Workers and Infected Hospitalized Patients: A Single Center Cohort Study

Kučan Brlić, P., Pavletić, M., Lerga, M., Krstanović, F., Pribanić Matešić, M., Miklić, K., Malić, S., Mikša, L., Pajcur, M., Peruč, D., et al.

Viruses - 14

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/1966#cite

Q1

2022

SARS-CoV-2 viral load in the pulmonary compartment of critically ill COVID-19 patients correlates with viral serum load and fatal outcomes

Ynga-Durand, M., Maaß, H., Milošević, M., Krstanović, F., Pribanić Matešić, M., Jonjić, S., Protić, A., Brizić, I., Šustić, A., Čičin-Šain, L.

Viruses - 14

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/6/1292

Q1

2022.

Effect of combining CBD with standard breast cancer therapeutics

Dobovišek, L., Novak, M., Krstanović, F., Borštnar, S., Lah Turnšek, T., Debeljak, N.

Advances in Cancer Biology - Metastasis

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667394022000120

Q4

2022

Human serum from SARS-CoV-2-vaccinated and COVID-19 patients shows reduced binding to the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Schubert, M., Bertoglio, F., Steinke, S., Heine, PA., Ynga-Durand, MA., Maass, H., Sammartino, JC., Cassaniti, I., Zuo, F., Du, L., Korn, J., Milošević, M., Wenzel, EV., Krstanović, F., et al.

BMC medicine - 20

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-022-02312-5#citeas

Q1

2021.

NK/ILC1 cells mediate neuroinflammation and brain pathology following congenital CMV infection

Kveštak, D., Juranić Lisnić, V., Lisnić, B., Tomac, J., Golemac, M., Brizić, I., Indenbirken, D., Cokarić Brdovčak, M., Bernardini, G., Krstanović, F., Rožmanić C, Grundhoff, A., Krmpotić, A., Britt, WJ., Jonjić, S.

Journal of Experimental Medicine - 218

https://rupress.org/jem/article-abstract/218/5/e20201503/211828

Q1

2021.

Cytomegalovirus Infection and Inflammation in Developing Brain

Krstanović, F., Britt, WJ., Jonjić, S., Brizić, I.

Viruses

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/1078

Q1

2020.

Cannabinoids and Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment

Dobovišek, L., Krstanović, F., Borštnar, S., Debeljek, N.

Cancers - 12

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/3/525

Q1

2024.

Neuron-restricted cytomegalovirus latency in the central nervous system regulated by CD4+ T cells and IFN-γ

Fran Krstanović, Andrea Mihalić, Ahmad Seyar Rashidi, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Georges M.G.M Verjans, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Oral and poster presentation

17th Mini-Herpesvirus - Workshop Braunschweig, Njemačka

2024.

IL-12 – CD4 T cell – IFNy axis mediates suppression of cytomegalovirus replication and establishment of latency in cortical and hippocampal neurons

Fran Krstanović, Andrea Mihalić, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Poster presentation

"Science and Us" 2nd Biomedicine and healthcare congress for PhD students Rijeka, Croatia

2023.

IL-12 – CD4 T cell – IFNy axis mediates suppression of cytomegalovirus replication and establishment of latency in cortical and hippocampal neurons

Fran Krstanović, Andrea Mihalić, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Oral presentation

Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society Brijuni, Croatia

2023.

Differential role of neurons and glial cells in cytomegalovirus infection and immune control

Fran Krstanović, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Poster presentation

7th Rijeka forum on neurodegenerative diseases Rijeka, Croatia

2022.

Differential role of neurons and glial cells in cytomegalovirus infection and immune control

Fran Krstanović, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Poster presentation

Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society Sv. Martin, Croatia

2022.

Differential role of neurons and glial cells in cytomegalovirus infection and immune control

Fran Krstanović, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Poster presentation

Cell Symposia: The Neuro-Immune Axis Lisbon, Portugal

2022.

Differential role of neurons and glial cells in cytomegalovirus infection and immune control

Fran Krstanović, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Poster presentation

Joint ICGEB ALS Society of Canada Symposium on Inflammation & Proteinopathy in ALS/FTD Spectrum Disorder Rijeka, Croatia

2022.

Differential role of neurons and glial cells in cytomegalovirus infection and immune control

Fran Krstanović, Katarzyna Sitnik, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Oral and poster presentation

First 5 years of the CerVirVac: Symposium Rijeka, Croatia

2021.

Cytomegalovirus infection and dissemination in the developing brain

Fran Krstanović, Zsolt Ruzsics, Luka Čičin Šain, Stipan Jonjić and Ilija Brizić

Oral and poster presentation

Annual Meeting of the Croatian Immunological Society Trogir, Croatia

2019.

Detection of cannabinoid receptors in breast cancer cell lines.

Krstanović, F., Murn, J., Cigoj, M., Dobovišek, L., Borštnar S., Debeljak, N.

Poster presentation

4th Slovenian Toxicology Congress Ljubljana, Slovenija

2023.

FENS Winter School on “Neuro-immune interactions in health and disease”

Obergurgl University Center, Austria Attendance

2022.

Workshop “Fighting COVID-19: Basic and translational research“, Rijeka, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia Attendance

2024.

STEM Piknik

STEM Piknik

Rijeka, Croatia

2023.

Noć istraživača 2023.

Noć istraživača

Rijeka, Croatia

2022.

Noć istraživača 2022.

Noć istraživača

Rijeka, Croatia