Ivona Djurkin Kušec

SUMMARY

Full professor at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek with more than 15 years of experience in meat science, animal production, breeding and genetics. Throughout my career, I have gained experience in designing experiments, conducting experiments both in the laboratory and on the farm, and publishing results in scientific journals and other reports. My research focuses on all aspects of food production: from animal rearing (mainly pigs), transport, slaughter, animal welfare and product quality to product authentication at the molecular level and safety in terms of microbiological safety but also the threat of bioterrorism. In addition, I have been involved in national and EU-funded projects for the development of improved/novel foods of animal origin with the main objective of developing new poultry products and investigating their positive impact on human health.

I am able to carry out strategic planning, budgeting and project management, am well organised and adhere strictly to deadlines. Thank you to my experience and ability to learn quickly and understand changes in policies and processes, I can quickly familiarise myself with any role.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Full Professor 01/02/2023 - Current

Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek

● Professor of Animal Products, Food Safety and Animal Genomics

● President of the Department of Animal Products and Food Safety

● Head of the postgraduate programme Quality and Safety of Animal Products

● Head of the university postgraduate programme in Digital Agriculture

● Member of the editorial board of the journal BMC Veterinary Research

● Member of the Bioethical Committee for Studies on Live Animals

● Member of the core group of the EU COST Action “European livestock phenomics (EU-LI-PHE)

● Principal Investigator of the national project on the conservation of the Croatian shepherd dog

● Associate researcher in the EU project "Scientific Centre of Excellence for Personalised Healthcare"

● Grant Coordinator and member of the Management Committee of the COST Action CA CA22112 - European Network on Livestock Phenomics (EU-LI-PHE)

● Supervisor of doctoral theses; supervisor of bachelor, master and postgraduate theses

SKILLS

Meat quality | Molecular genetics | Bioinformatics |

EDUCATION

Doctorate (PhD), Animal Sciences 10/2011

Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek

Master (MSc), Animal Sciences 10/2005 Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek