Contact
Phone: +49 631 205 5073
E-mail: lena.bonassin(at)rPTU.de
Curriculum Vitae
| 2024 | Doctoral researcher, ICube Laboratory/University of Strasbourg, France |
| 2022-2024 | Doctoral researcher, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center/LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Germany |
| 2021 | Research assistant, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center/LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics, Germany |
| 2021 | M. Sc. (Molecular Biology), University of Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2018 | B. Sc. (Molecular Biology), University of Zagreb, Croatia |
Publications
2025
Paetsch J, Romahn J, Theissinger K, Baranski D, Bonassin L, Schardt L, Koschorreck J, Krehenwinkel H & Bálint M
Two decades of compositional restructuring of soil biodiversity in Germany despite stable α- and β-diversity indices.
doi: 10.1101/2025.07.21.665925
Tarandek A,Boštjančić LL, Francesconi C, Bonassin L, Schardt L, Jusilla J, Kokko H, Schwenk K, Hudina S, Lecompte O & Theissinger K
Characterization of the noble crayfish immune response to oomycete-derived immunostimulants
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2025.110666
2024
Boštjančić LL, Dragičević P, Bonassin L, Francesconi C, Tarandek A, Schardt L, Rutz C, Hudina S, Schwenk K, Lecompte O & Theissinger K
Expression of C/EBP and Kr-h1 transcription factors under immune stimulation in the noble crayfish.
Gene, doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148813
Francesconi C, Boštjančić LL, Bonassin L, Schardt L, Rutz C, Makkonen J, Schwenk K, Lecompte O & Theissinger K
High variation of virulence in Aphanomyces astaci strains lacks association with pathogenic traits and mtDNA haplogroups.
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2024.108174
Bonassin L, Pârvulescu L, Boštjančić LL, Francesconi C, Paetsh J, Rutz C, Lecompte O & Theissinger K
Genomic insights into the conservation status of Austropotamobius bihariensis: low genetic diversity in the endemic crayfish species of the Apuseni Mountains
BMC Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1186/s12862-024-02268-5
2023
Rutz C, Bonassin L, Kress A, Francesconi C, Boštjančić LL, Merlat D, Theissinger K & Lecompte O
Abundance and Diversification of Repetitive Elements in Decapoda Genomes
Genes, doi: 10.3390/genes14081627
Boštjančić LL, Francesconi C, Bonassin L, Hudina S, Gračan R, Maguire I, Rutz C, Beck A, Dobrović A, Lecompte O & Theissinger K
Temporal dynamics of the immune response in Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758) challenged with Aphanomyces astaci (Schikora, 1906).
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109185
2022
Dobrović A, Geček S, Klanjšček T, Haberle I, Dragičević P, Pavić D, Petelinec A, Boštjančić LL, Bonassin L, Theissinger K & Hudina S
Recurring infection by crayfish plague pathogen only marginally affects survival and growth of marbled crayfish.
NeoBiota, doi: 10.3897/neobiota.77.87474
Lovrenčić L, Temunović M, Bonassin L, Grandjean F, Austin CM & Maguire I
Climate change threatens unique genetic diversity within the Balkan biodiversity hotspot - The case of the endangered stone crayfish.
Global Ecology and Conservation, doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02301
2021
Gross R, Lovrenčić L, Jelić M, Grandjean F, Ðuretanović S, Simić V, Burimski O, Bonassin L, Groza M & Maguire I
Genetic diversity and structure of the noble crayfish populations in the Balkan Peninsula revealed by mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA markers
PeerJ, doi: 10.7717/peerj.11838
Boštjančić LL, Bonassin L, Anušić L, Lovrenčić L, Besendorfer V, Maguire I, Grandjean F, Austin CM, Greve C, Hamadou AB & Mlinarec J
The Pontastacus leptodactylus (Astacidae) Repeatome provides insight into genome evolution and reveals a remarkable diversity of satellite DNA
Frontiers in Genetics, doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.611745
2020
Lovrenčić L, Bonassin L, Boštjančić LL, Podnar M, Jelić M, Klobučar G, Jaklič M, Slavevska-Stamenković V, Hinić J & Maguire I
New insights into the genetic diversity of the stone crayfish: taxonomic and conservation implications
BMC Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1186/s12862-020-01709-1
| 2023 | Conservation genomics of endemic crayfish species populations using reduced representation sequencing Regional European International Association of Astacology CrayfIT, Italy |
| 2023 | Reference genomes for non-model invertebrates: Giant genome sequencing of the endangered Austropotamobius bihariensis (poster) Regional European International Association of Astacology CrayfIT, Italy |
| 2023 | Genomic approach for the conservation of an endemic crayfish species 4th Symposium on Freshwater Biology, Croatia |
| 2022 | Evaluation of high molecular weight DNA extraction strategies for long read sequencing in two non-model Astacidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) species DeRGA International Symposium on "Reference Genomes for Biodiversity", Germany |
| 2022 | Cytogenomic investigation of repetitive elements in the family Astacidae Symposium of the International Association of Astacology, Czech Republic |
| 2022 | Evaluation of high molecular weight DNA extraction strategies for long read sequencing in non-model Astacidae species (poster) Long-Read Sequencing Uppsala 2022, Italy |
| 2024 | Young Scientist Grant for scientific course participation Translational Biodiversity Genomics (TBG) |
| 2023 | Award for poster presentation CrayfIT Regional European IAA Meeting, Pavia, Italy |
| 2021 | Award for outstanding scientific work Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2019 | Rector's award for individual scientific work in natural science University of Zagreb, Croatia |
