10. 4. 2025
Simona Kralj-Fišer received the ZRC SAZU Gold Award for top scientific research results, participating in research projects and programs of the ZRC SAZU.
https://generacije.zrc-sazu.si/sl-si/video/zlati/simonakraljfi%C5%A1er
https://generacije.zrc-sazu.si/sl-si/generacije
https://generacije.zrc-sazu.si/sl-si/video/zlati/simonakraljfi%C5%A1er
https://generacije.zrc-sazu.si/sl-si/generacije
6. 4. 2025
We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully secured two prestigious post-doctoral positions this year, a testament to our ongoing commitment to excellence in science.
Dr. Taina Conrad received Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung for project Multimodal communication during courtship in the house cricket Acheta domesticus.
Dr. Franco Cargnelutti won Horizon MSCA post-doctoral project Disrupted Reproduction of Riparian Predators in Polluted Environments.
Dr. Franco Cargnelutti won Horizon MSCA post-doctoral project Disrupted Reproduction of Riparian Predators in Polluted Environments.
22. 1. 2025
We successfully secured project funding for The role of MATernal Effects in Sexual dimorphism evolution (J1-60020 ARIS)
16. & 17. 10. 2023
The kick-off of the "MotheriSeD" project took place, focusing on the influence of maternal effects on sexual size dimorphism. Participants engaged in a fruitful brainstorming session, resulting in the development of excellent ideas and plans! Contributors included Biological Institute Jovan Hadži ZRC SAZU (Matjaž Gregorič, Nik Lupše, Tim Prezelj, Tjaša Lokovšek), Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU (Janez Mulec), UP FAMNIT (Elena Bužan), Biotechnical Faculty - Department of Biology (Cene Fišer, Hans Recknagel), Hólar University College (Paul Debes), and University of Nottingham (Sara Goodacre). Thanks to everyone for their groundbreaking ideas!
02. 10. 2023
New PhD student, Tim Prezelj, welcome to our team!
New PhD student, Tim Prezelj, welcome to our team!
01.03.2023
Nik Lupše, joined our team! Welcome!
Nik Lupše, joined our team! Welcome!
16.02.2023
Our Erasmus+ student Chiara Piraino from the Maastricht University won a Bachelor Student Prize for her thesis that she conducted in our lab
Our Erasmus+ student Chiara Piraino from the Maastricht University won a Bachelor Student Prize for her thesis that she conducted in our lab
19.01.2023
Our alumna Eva Turk keeps getting rewards for her PhD
Our alumna Eva Turk keeps getting rewards for her PhD
3 June 2022
We got a visitor today.
Gigi Yuan from
Gigi Yuan from
- National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan)
11 May 2022

Dr. Mirko Đorđević from the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"(www.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/index.php/en/evolutionary-biology) visited our institute and gave an interesting lecture about his excellent research
(#mitonuclear #evolution #TrojanFemaleTechnique #CursedSons)
14 February 2022
Eva Turk has defended her doctoral thesis with a distinction and there is more to come...
Congrats Dr. Eva Turk!!!
4 March 2021
First publication from our PhD student Rok Golobinek
The role of personality variation in sexual selection in Mediterranean Black Widow
www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/3/189#
Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-y4cL6Dbpc&ab_channel=EZlab
14 September, 2020
Janko Šet successfully defended his master thesis "Heritability of body size in the spider Nephilingis cruentata."
Bravo Janko!