Dr Milan Gerovac
Dr. Milan Gerovac studied biochemistry at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. In his PhD thesis with Prof. Robert Tampé at Goethe University, he investigated translation control mechanisms and characterised complexes in protein production. He then joined the laboratory of Jörg Vogel at the Julius-Maximilians-University and the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research in Würzburg as a postdoctoral researcher, where he developed methods for the discovery and characterisation of RNA-binding proteins and gained experience in microbiology with various bacterial pathogens. He switched to studying phage biology by looking into complexes in phage-infected cells and developed a fascination with the dark protein space in phage genomes, discovering phage factors that target the protein production machine. In 2024, Gerovac started the junior research group Complexes in Phage-infected Cells (CPIC) at the HZI with the aim of discovering phage-based mechanisms that can be translated into novel therapeutic concepts to treat infections.
