Janja Lamovšek is currently a Research Assistant at Agricultural Institute of Slovenia. She received a Msc in Microbiology (2007) and a PhD in Biosciences from University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty in 2015. Her professional experience includes plant pathogen diagnostics, plant disease management, and genetics of plant pathogens (mainly viruses and bacteria). Her current research interests focuses on novel nature-friendly plant protections methods, with particular emphasis on phages as biocontrol agents. She currently collaborates on interdisciplinary research projects in the field of agriculture, specifically in organic farming.