1. Position, employment: Head of Laboratory for diagnostics of atypical bacteria infections, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, SIovenia 2. Education: 1984 BSc Biol; Biotechnical Faculty-Biology, University of Ljubljana 1988 MSc in Virology; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine 2000 PhD in Biomedicine/Microbiology; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine 3. Work experience: molecular diagnostics for atypical bacteria (Legionella, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, urogenital mycoplasmas); sequencing of Chlamydia ompA gene; serology (Mikro-IF, IIF, ELISA); L. pneumophila ELISA/ICH urine antigen test; L. pneumophila typing; cell culture; isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis, Legionella spp., Mycoplasma from clinical samples 4. Research interest: improvement laboratory diagnostic for atypical bacteria, study the genetic diversity of atypical bacteria isolated from patients 5. Professional Society member: Slovenian Society of Microbiology; European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID); ESCMID-ESGLI; ELDSNet; ELDSNet Coordination Committee; ESCMID- ESGMAC; International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM)