Prof. Dr. Jadranka Frece is an associated professor at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, where she got her BSc, MSc, and PhD in 1997, 2003, and 2007. Her research interests include Probiotics, Lactic Acid Bacteria, Food Microbiology, Prebiotics, Food Microbiology and Safety, Dairy Microbiology, Food Biotechnology, Fungi, Food Quality, and Meat Science.