Research interests
• Therapeutic recombinant probiotics
• Genetic engineering of lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis
• Antimicrobial proteins against pathogenic bacterium Clostridioides difficile

Research experience and education
2023 – Research Associate; Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2020 – 2022: Researcher; MycoMedica d. o. o., Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
2019 – 2019: Research Assistant; University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
2017 – 2019: Researcher; InnoRenew CoE, Izola, Slovenia
2009 – 2014: Postdoctoral Research Assistant; Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009: Ph.D. in Biotechnology; Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 – 2009: Young Researcher; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2004 – 2005: Laboratory work; Department of Biology (Chair of Biochemistry), Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2004 – 2009: Postgraduate studies in Biological and Biotechnical Sciences – Biotechnology; Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2004: B.Sc. in Biology; Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1997 – 2004: Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia