As a young researcher, I joined the Laboratory for diagnostics viral infections at the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2004, and in 2011 I defended my doctoral thesis on the clinical and epidemiological presentation of Human bocavirus infection in small children. During my Ph.D. studies, I was fully devoted to the field of virology, laboratory work, and viral research. I am part of the intervention team for counter-bioterrorism threat in Slovenia. As a postdoctoral research assistant, I have been involved in clinical diagnostics and research of respiratory and herpes virus diseases. I am also involved in international (European) ENPEN collaborative projects. I lecture on techniques in clinical virology. Fellowships and awards 2022 “Best Research Achievement” Award of the University of Ljubljana for research on the saliva and nasopharyngeal swab performance of Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants detection. 2022 – “Golden Plaque Award” for achievements in diagnostics and research on SARS-CoV-2 virus ORCID (0000-0002-5621-7167)