Experience

National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Toxicologist

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Ljubljana, Slovenia Public safety, Toxicological Risk Assessment of Chemicals - Biocides



Science Strategies

• Research Services

• Consultant in toxicology and risk assessment of chemicals

  • Oct 2010 - Present

  Charlottesville, VA Toxicological risk assessment of chemicals. Toxicology team effort in using evidence-based approach to provide services to companies in process of product development, product defense and environmental sustainability. http://www.sciencestrategies.com/



NJR Communications

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

• Vice President

  • Apr 2005 - Dec 2014

  Bethlehem, NH, USA Scientific consulting in applied life sciences. Examples are: toxicological safety assessment of chemicals, information technology as a tool in life science research, and development and validation of biological laboratory testing methods.



SciVera, Inc.

• United States
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant in toxicological safety assessment of chemicals

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2012

  Charlottesville, Virginia Area Developing and implementing toxicological data collection for the hazard and safety assessment of chemicals.



National Institute of Biology

• Slovenia
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Professor, Senior Scientist, Head of Center Planta

  • Sep 1997 - Jan 2007

  Ljubljana, Slovenia Laboratory research biologist at the Department of systems biology and plant biotechnology. Head of Center Planta (20+ employees), directing research in biotechnology funded by USDA, NATO, EU, Ministry of Science of Slovenia, and various biotechnology companies. Assistant Professor, teaching undergraduate (Plant Biotechnology) and graduate courses (Plant Virology and Phytoplasmology), and mentoring BS, MS, and PhD students. Scientific advisor to the Ministry of… Show more Laboratory research biologist at the Department of systems biology and plant biotechnology. Head of Center Planta (20+ employees), directing research in biotechnology funded by USDA, NATO, EU, Ministry of Science of Slovenia, and various biotechnology companies. Assistant Professor, teaching undergraduate (Plant Biotechnology) and graduate courses (Plant Virology and Phytoplasmology), and mentoring BS, MS, and PhD students. Scientific advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture, serving on the commitees "Implementation of EU phytosanitary legislation", and "Risk assessment and control of virus and phytoplasma diseases". Published over 100 scientific and professional papers, and was instrumental in organizing international conferences and workshops. Show less



Rutgers University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist and Project Co-director, Department of Plant Pathology and Biology

  • Aug 2002 - Aug 2005

  New Brunswick, NJ Director of USDA and Ministry of Science of the Republic of Slovenia co-funded research project on biology of Blueberry Scorch Virus. Performed laboratory research in molecular virology that resulted in preparing infectious transcripts of the virus. Evaluated and adapted monoclonal antisera against the recombinant viral coat protein for large-scale standardized immunoassays.



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist and Project Co-director, Department of Plant Pathology

  • Jul 1996 - Aug 2001

  Geneva, NY Performed laboratory research in molecular virology as a postdoctoral visiting scientist; producing monoclonal antisera against the recombinant viral coat protein, and adapted them for standardized immunoassays; instrumental in preparing genetically modified grapevine resistant to viruses. Directed USDA and Ministry of Science of the Republic of Slovenia co-funded research project on biology of grapevine viruses that resulted in first visualization and identification of Grapevine… Show more Performed laboratory research in molecular virology as a postdoctoral visiting scientist; producing monoclonal antisera against the recombinant viral coat protein, and adapted them for standardized immunoassays; instrumental in preparing genetically modified grapevine resistant to viruses. Directed USDA and Ministry of Science of the Republic of Slovenia co-funded research project on biology of grapevine viruses that resulted in first visualization and identification of Grapevine Rupestris Stem Pitting Associated Virus particles in grapevine using antiserum against recombinant CP and Immuno Electron Microscopy. Show less