Assistant Professor
Strategic program(s):
Biography
Born and raised in a quaint Serbian town, I earned my BSc/MSc degrees from the University of Belgrade before relocating to Belgium. There, I joined Frank Claessens' lab, exploring the androgen receptor's role in diverse diseases. Later, as a postdoctoral researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, I worked with Wilbert Zwart on investigating transcription factor action in various cancer types using omics, screening, and computational methodologies.
Research aim
The group focuses on chromatin-related factors and their effects on cellular phenotypes, employing a range of state-of-the-art omics techniques. Our objective is to uncover targetable pathways that can effectively eliminate cancer cells.
Go to group2024: NVE-Ipsen Prize for Best Fundamental Research Article
2023: Norway Consortium Grant awarded to Alfonso Urbanucci and others including Stefan Prekovic
2023: SPC Cancer, Boost Grant
2022: Bas Mulder Award, Young Investigator Grant
2022: KWF Grant awarded to Wilbert Zwart and Stefan Prekovic
2022: Chiesi Young Investigator Award (highly commended)
2022: NVE-Ipsen Prize for Best Fundamental Research Article
2019: KWF Grant awarded to Wilbert Zwart and Stefan Prekovic
2016: Travel Grant, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO), Belgium
2015: Travel Bursary BACR Gordon Research Conference "Hormone-Dependent Cancers"
2014: Award for extraordinary achievement in science, Town of Arandjelovac, Serbia
2013: KU Leuven (Belgium), full-time PhD scholarship (150k euro, four years)
2012: Best oral presentation, Symposium of Biology Students in Europe, Szeged, Hungary
2012: Award for extraordinary achievement in science, Town of Arandjelovac, Serbia
2011: Best poster presentation, Urbino Microscopy Conference (MC2011), Urbino, Italy
