Dr. Irena Reil is a Research Associate in veterinary microbiology at the Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia. She graduated and earned her PhD from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, and is the recipient of the Rector’s Award. She has also completed advanced professional training in bacteriology and molecular diagnostics in several European Union countries. Dr. Reil works in a laboratory serving as the National Reference Laboratory for brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis, where she is engaged in both diagnostic and research activities focused on bacterial pathogens of veterinary and public health importance. Her research interests include veterinary bacteriology, bacterial zoonoses, mycobacterial infections, brucellosis, antimicrobial resistance, molecular diagnostics, and One Health approaches. She has authored numerous scientific publications, reviewed a wide range of manuscripts in her field, and serves as an editor for several scientific journals. In addition, she is involved as a collaborator in multiple international competitive research projects, with a particular focus on the interface between animal health, laboratory diagnostics, and public health. She is a member of the Croatian Veterinary Chamber.