Aleksa Cepic

Dr. Aleksa Cepic serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Guest Group Evolutionary Medicine at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany. The institute, part of the prestigious Max Planck Society, focuses on fundamental research in evolutionary processes and their biological implications.

Her primary research domain is evolutionary medicine, which investigates how evolutionary mechanisms shape human health and disease susceptibility. This interdisciplinary field integrates principles from genetics, molecular biology, and clinical medicine to address questions about disease origins and adaptations. Key focus areas include pathogen evolution, host-pathogen coevolution, and evolutionary perspectives on chronic diseases.

The Guest Group Evolutionary Medicine, led by Dr. Baines, operates within the institute's research framework exploring evolutionary dynamics in medical contexts. Dr. Cepic contributes to collaborative projects examining how historical selective pressures influence contemporary human physiology and disease manifestations.