From left: Dr Mihailo Mirkovic and Prof David Burn. Image: Martina Regan
‘Mistakes in cell division can promote adaptation to new environments in certain organisms,’ says Dr Mihailo Mirkovic.
University of Galway has tapped biochemistry expert Dr Mihailo Mirkovic to lead a new research programme investigating the effect of cellular stress and disruptions to RNA processing in fungi, with hopes of better preventing the chromosome abnormalities that can lead to cancer and neurodegenerative disease.
Mirkovic joins the institution on the Wellcome Trust award, and will establish the group within the University’s Centre for Chromosome Biology.
Originally from Montenegro, Mirkovic completed his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Belgrade in Serbia, before moving to Portugal for his PhD at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia and ETH Zurich, for his post-doctoral research.
