Katarina P. van Midden received her M.Sc. in biochemistry in 2020 at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana. She is currently doing her PhD under the supervision of Assistant Professor Marina Klemenčič. Her professional interests involve understanding the role proteins play in regulating various cellular processes such as adaptation to stress and cell death. Her current work is focused on uncovering the role proteases play in regulating cell death in unicellular organisms.