Biography:

Tamara Lah Turnsek has completed her PhD from University of Ljubljana, Postdoctoral studies from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She is the Director of National Institute of Biology. She is also the Head of National Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology Program and full Professor at the University of Ljubljana,teaching Tumor Biology to postgraduate level students. She has published about 150 papers in reputed journals and is a recipient of many national and international (EU, ERAnet) and inter-regional grants, including the recent Brazil CNPQ grant with the University of Sao Paolo.