2013 Completed postspecialist studies in clinical microbiology at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, with the written work “ Phenotypic and Genotypic characterization of invasive isolates oNeiseria meningitidis in Serbia 2009-2011 1999 Completed specialist studies in microbiology with parasitology at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 1994 Passed the state exam and acquired the title Doctor of Medicine 1993-1994 Did the obligatory trainee period at the General Hospital Sombor 1993 Graduated at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2008 Head of Serbian Reference Laboratory for N.meningitidis and H.influenzae 2005 Became head of the Department for Microbiology and Parasitology at the Institute for Public Health in Sombor 1999 Started work at the Institute for Public Health in Sombor 1994 – 1995 Worked at the General Hospital “Dr Radivoj Simonovic” in Sombor, as a general practitioner RELATED EXPERIENCE 2009 – 2011 Participated in the implementation ISO 17025 and 15189 standards in the microbiological laboratory