Professor Senka Djaković, PhD, is a Full Professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology. She obtained her MSc in Chemistry in 1994 and her PhD in 2000 from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. Her research focuses on organic and (bio)organometallic chemistry, particularly ferrocene derivatives, biocatalysed transformations, and bioactive plant compounds. She is the author and co-author of numerous scientific papers published in internationally recognised journals, including the Journal of Molecular Liquids, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organometallics, and Journal of Organic Chemistry. Her work integrates synthetic chemistry, extraction methods, spectroscopic techniques, and computational methods to elucidate reaction mechanisms and characterise new compounds. She has also trained at the University of Ulm, Department of Organic Chemistry, Germany (DAAD scholarships), the International Center for Science and High Technology (UNIDO and ICS scholarships, Trieste, Italy), and the Inter-University Center (IUC Dubrovnik scholarships, Dubrovnik, Croatia). She is dedicated to mentoring young scientists and has supervised multiple diploma theses and a doctoral dissertation. She is an active member of the Croatian Chemical Society and served as Secretary of the Organising Committee of the 27th Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers in 2021.