Asist. dr. Larisa Janžič, mag. mol. in funkc. biol.

Strokovna dejavnost

• sodelavka v Laboratoriju za celično imunologijo (CEL)

Pedagoška dejavnost

• asistentka na Katedri za mikrobiologijo in imunologijo

Raziskovalna dejavnost

• šifra raziskovalke: 53472

Bibliografija

• COBISS
• PubMed

Kratek življenjepis

Asist. dr. Larisa Janžič je po opravljeni diplomi iz mikrobiologije svoj študij nadaljevala na Biotehniški fakulteti ter leta 2019 pridobila naziv magistrica molekulske in funkcionalne biologije. Leta 2020 je s strani Biotehniške fakultete prejela priznanje za najboljšo študentko magistrskega študijskega programa 2. stopnje, prav tako pa je tudi prejemnica Krkinega priznanja za dodiplomske in podiplomske raziskovalne naloge.

Takoj po zaključku študija se je zaposlila kot mlada raziskovalka v Laboratoriju za celično imunologijo na Inštitutu za mikrobiologijo in imunologijo Medicinske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. V svojem doktorskem delu se je osredotočila na raziskovanje prirojenega imunskega odziva, zlasti makrofagov, ob bakterijski okužbi. Naziv doktorica znanosti je pridobila leta 2024 z uspešnim zagovorom doktorske disertacije z naslovom »In vitro model prirojenega imunskega odziva na različne seve streptokokov skupine B«. V času doktorskega študija se je habilitirala kot asistentka za področje mikrobiologije in imunologije na Katedri za mikrobiologijo in imunologijo Medicinske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani ter je vpeta v pedagoško dejavnost. Poleg svojega doktorskega dela je že od začetka vključena tudi v druge raziskave, ki jih izvajajo v Laboratoriju za celično imunologijo ter je avtorica oz. soavtorica različnih znanstvenih člankov. Kot aktivna raziskovalka se redno udeležuje in svoje delo predstavlja tako na domačih kot mednarodnih znanstvenih kongresih in konferencah, za udeležbo pa je prejela že več potovalnih štipendij, predvsem kot članica Slovenskega imunološkega društva. Uspešno je opravila tudi strokovni izpit za laboratorijske sodelavce v zdravstveni dejavnosti ter je od leta 2024 zaposlena v Laboratoriju za celično imunologijo kot samostojna strokovna sodelavka. Spomladi 2025 bo kot diplomantka doktorskega študija opravila tudi daljšo praktično usposabljanje na raziskovalnem inštitutu BioMed X v Heidelbergu, kjer se bo še bolj posvetila študiju mehanizmov prirojene imunosti.

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After completing her studies in microbiology, assist. Dr. Larisa Janžič continued her studies at the Biotechnical Faculty and obtained her Master’s degree in Molecular and Functional Biology in 2019. In 2020, she received the Prize of the Biotechnical Faculty for the best student of the Master’s program and was also awarded the Krka Prize for undergraduate and postgraduate research theses.

Immediately after graduating, she joined the Laboratory of Cellular Immunology at the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, as a young researcher. Her doctoral thesis focused on the innate immune response, especially macrophages, to bacterial infections. She received her PhD in 2024 with the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation entitled “In vitro model of innate immune response to different strains of group B streptococcus”’. During her doctoral studies, she habilitated as an assistant teacher of microbiology and immunology at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana and is active in teaching. In addition to her PhD work, she has been involved in other research activities in the Laboratory of Cellular Immunology from the very beginning and has authored or co-authored various scientific papers. As an active researcher, she regularly attends and presents her work at national and international scientific congresses and conferences. She has received several travel grants for her participation, in particular as a member of the Immunology Society of Slovenia. She has also successfully passed the professional examination for healthcare laboratory technicians and has been employed as an independent assistant in the Laboratory of Cellular Immunology since 2024. In spring 2025, as a PhD graduate, she will also complete an extended internship at BioMed X Research Institute in Heidelberg, where she will continue to focus on research into the mechanisms of innate immunity.