MSCA Fellow in Advancing Nucleic Acid Analysis Techniques for Life Sciences Applications
- Your supervisor for your research through training project will be Mojca Milavec, and here is link to her references;
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-2109
The Bacteriology & Metrology research group at the Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology focuses on nucleic acid analysis, which is fundamental to many areas of the life sciences such as biotechnology, cell biology, genetics, microbiology, and molecular biology. Nucleic acid analysis involves the detection, identification, and quantification of nucleic acids from different organisms, often from different matrices. Our group uses nucleic acid analysis in research of biology and diversity of microorganisms and in applications such as diagnostics or the development of reference measurement methods. An important part of our expertise is metrology, where we develop the cutting-edge ability to support the reliability, comparability, and traceability of nucleic acid measurement results in microbiology and other sectors. Our research utilizes state-of-the-art methods and technologies for nucleic acid analysis, including various platforms for quantitative and digital PCR, high-throughput sequencing, and bioinformatics, as well as complementary methods and technologies such as microscopy (fluorescence, electron), cell counting, flow cytometry and MALDI-TOF.
As an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow you will work on a research project of your own design, in collaboration with Mojca Milavec and her colleagues, the dynamic and interdisciplinary team of biologists, microbiologists, biochemists and biotechnologists involved in several national and international projects. We are recognized as one of the leading European metrology laboratories for the measurement of nucleic acids and have been partners in the European projects AntiMicroResist and SEPTIMET dealing with human microorganisms, while at national level we coordinated the ProRef project in support of plant health. We are currently coordinating the FungiMET project to identify biofilms in extreme environments. We actively participate in various networks (TraceLabMed, SSF, POLMO) and associations (EPPO, NAWG) fostering collaboration and data exchange with other leading laboratories in Europe and beyond.
