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Mila Djisalov holds a BSc in Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology. Since October 2018, she has been a PhD student in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences in Novi Sad. Her PhD thesis, titled “Optimization of the Method for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) of Nucleic Acids for Field Detection of Food- and Waterborne Pathogens,” is being conducted at the BioSense Institute, where she has worked as a Research Assistant since 2019. Mila is involved in scientific research focused on biosensing, the development of molecular tools for pathogen detection, cellular agriculture, and the creation of lab-on-a-chip technologies. She has experience with various molecular techniques, including LAMP, mammalian cell culture, and standard microbiological methods for bacteria cultivation and detection. Mila is a co-author of nine papers published in international journals, fifteen conference papers presented at international conferences, five conference papers presented at national conferences, one chapter in a monograph, and one new technical solution, boasting an H-index of 4 (Scopus) and 397 citations (Google Scholar). Throughout her academic journey, Mila has gained international research experience at prestigious institutions, including the Technical University of Vienna (Austria), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), INRAE (France), and Wageningen University (Netherlands). She is actively engaged in several international and national projects, such as Horizon 2020 (GA 952259 – NANOFACTS, GA 872662 – IPANEMA) and the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (GA 6710 – LABOUR). Additionally, Mila participates in various research and science promotion programs.