Associate Professor Snezana Maljevic
PhD

Snezana Maljevic is a molecular neuroscientist and ion channel physiologist with expertise covering cell biology, electrophysiology, and molecular biology approaches, focusing on the functional studies of ion channels and other genes in epileptic disorders. Snezana was born in Belgrade, Serbia, where she studied Molecular Biology and Physiology. She moved to Germany in 2000, where she completed her PhD at the University of Ulm in 2005, followed by postdoctoral training and Junior Group leader status at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Tübingen. In 2015, the Australian Government awarded Snezana an Endeavour Research Fellowship, which allowed her to spend six months at The Florey Institute, which ultimately led to her recruitment at the Florey in 2016.

Snezana’s research into the functional consequences of ion channel variants associated with different forms of epilepsy has increased our understanding of disease mechanisms and helped employ precision medicine approaches in treating epilepsy. In addition, she has been involved in identifying and analysing several major epilepsy genes. Her research vision is to develop induced pluripotent stem cell-derived disease models to deepen our understanding of disease mechanisms and lead to novel, effective treatments for patients with epilepsy and related disorders.