The 2015 Award of the National Institute of Biology for Exceptional Doctoral Work in the Field of the Activities of the National Institute of Biology
Dr. Jana Erjavec, who holds a Slovenian patent as a result of her doctoral thesis and is also the recipient of the Krka Award for 2015. She has co-published three scientific papers, which have hitherto been cited 24 times.
Title of PhD thesis: Antibacterial Activity of Mushroom Protein Extracts and Pure Proteins and their Influence against Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia Solanacearum
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Maja Ravnikar
Dr. Nina Prezelj, who has published six scientific papers so far (the seventh is about to be published). Out of these, three papers are part of a doctoral thesis. All papers are in the A1 category and have already been cited 27 times.
Title of PhD thesis: Molecular Interactions between Phytoplasmal Casual Agents of Grapevine Yellows Disease and Grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marina Dermastia
Dr. Nejc Rački, who has published five papers, out of which four papers are part of a doctoral thesis, four are in the A1 category, and have been cited 14 times so far.
Title of PhD thesis: New Methods for Detection and Removal of Waterborne Virus
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Maja Ravnikar
