Dr. Ivana Durdevic (Djurdjevic)

10+ years experience in microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry 10+ years work in an international environment Management of complex scientific projects Coordination of international collaborations Writing and editing of scientific manuscripts Supervision of students and technicians Results oriented person, highly motivated to work in team, but also to perform as individual contributor Always ready for new challenges.

o Planning and executed projects in the field of synthetic microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics, resulting in 4 peer-reviewed publications o Gave oral and poster presentations of my results at scientific meetings, winning best poster prize o Supervision of bachelor thesis o Tutoring of lab practical in microbiology for bachelor/ master students

Thesis title: „Production of glutaconic acid in recombinant Escherichia coli“. I developed a method of converting E. coli into an over producer of glutaconate, which could be used as a monomeric building block for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers