Dr. Marija Mojicevic

Dr. Marija Mojicevic is a postodoctoral researcher at the PRISM Institute at TUS, Athlone campus, leading biopolymer production and the biocatalytic and microbial plastic digestion technology streams at TUS. She has nine years of experience working in the microbiology sector, covering areas from the isolation of microorganisms and antimicrobial agents’ identification and production to biopolymer functionalization and the improvement of their antimicrobial characteristics. She is a coordinator and team member of Horizon 2020 BioInnovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics (BioICEP) and Horizon Europe EIC Pathfinder EcoPlastic projects. She has significant experience in supervising bachelor students and interns and is currently supervising four PhD students. She is a member of European Federation of Biotechnology Biobased Materials Division Board.