Ing. Marcel Golian, PhD. works as an assistant professor and researcher at the Institute of Horticulture, Horticulture and Landscape Engineering Faculty, SUA in Nitra. He is a specialist in problems of the cultivation of edible and medicinal oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), as well as other various kinds of vegetables. He participates in research tasks aimed at increasing bioactive substances in horticultural products. During his doctoral internship in the Czech Republic, he learned the basic methods and practices of cultivation of edible and medicinal mushrooms. He has experience in developing non-research projects as well as participating in various scientific research projects. He is a co-author of 40 publications.