Filip Štrbac is a PhD student of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and scholarship researcher of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. He completed the integrated studies of veterinary medicine in 2017 with the highest honours in his generation at the above-mentioned institution and acquired the title of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He enrolled in PhD studies in the same year. From February 2018 to February 2019, he volunteered as an intern at the University veterinary clinic, followed by a year of work as a demonstrator in practical classes on the subject of general clinical diagnostics (October 2019-October 2020). Since May 2018, as a scholarship researcher, he has been engaged in scientific work in the field of essential oil application for the treatment of diseases in animals, primarily parasitic infections caused by gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep. Since December 2021, he has been active as an external expert in the international COST network. He has won several awards during his studies, including the Charter for the Best Achievement in the Fifth Year of Studies and the Award for Completed Studies (for an overall average grade of 9.58), both of which were assigned by the University of Novi Sad, Serbia in the years 2017 and 2018, respectively. Since September 2021, he has been a registered member of the Biochemical Society of Serbia.