asist. Lucija Sršen, mag. ekotehnol.

Strokovna dejavnost

• sodelavka v Laboratoriju za celično imunologijo (CEL)

Pedagoška dejavnost

• asistentka na Katedri za mikrobiologijo in imunologijo

Raziskovalna dejavnost

• šifra raziskovalke: 57038

Bibliografija

• • COBISS

Kratek življenjepis

Lucija Sršen je diplomirala 24. 6. 2020 na Biotehniški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, smer biotehnologija, s povprečno oceno 9,3. Magistrski študij ekotehnologij je nadaljevala na Mednarodni podiplomski šoli Jožefa Stefana, kjer je 30. 6. 2022 zaključila študij z oceno 9,89 in prejela nagrado Inštituta Jožef Stefan za magistrsko delo.

V času študija in po njem je pridobila številne izkušnje na področju biotehnologije, mikrobiologije, laboratorijske analitike in bioprocesov. Med drugim je sodelovala z Acies Bio d.o.o., kjer se je spoznala s pripravo gojišč, mutagenezo in testiranjem sevov. Na Biotehniški fakulteti je v Laboratoriju za industrijske bioprocese delala z bakterijami rodu Streptomyces in E. coli. Diplomsko delo je posvetila biotehnološkim pristopom gojenja navadne lisičke (Cantharellus cibarius). V podjetju Kobis d.o.o. je bila vključena v analitično delo in razvoj metod.

Med študijem je bila zaposlena na Odseku za znanosti o okolju na IJS, kjer je sodelovala na projektih (npr. Danube hazard m3c, GreenHull) in razvila metodo za speciacijo kromovih kompleksov v rastlinah s HPLC-ICP-MS, kar je bila tudi tema magistrske naloge.

Septembra 2022 je postala asistentka na Medicinski fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani in mlada raziskovalka na Oddelku za imunologijo. Njena doktorska raziskava se osredotoča na vpliv celičnega metabolizma na proizvodnjo celic CAR T. Sodeluje tudi pri pedagoškem delu in raziskavah v Laboratoriju za celično imunologijo.

Objavila je več znanstvenih in strokovnih prispevkov. Predavala je na 11. Likarjevem simpoziju o CAR T terapijah. Redno se udeležuje izobraževanj in konferenc (npr. Imunološka šola ESI, delavnice o pretočni citometriji), ter je aktivna članica Slovenskega imunološkega društva, Slovenskega združenja za pretočno citometrijo in Slovenskega društva za zunajcelične vezikle.

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Lucija Sršen graduated on June 24, 2020, from the Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana with a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, achieving a GPA of 9.3. She continued her studies at the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, where she completed her Master’s in Ecotechnologies on June 30, 2022, with a GPA of 9.89. Her Master’s thesis was awarded by the Jožef Stefan Institute.

Throughout her academic and professional journey, she gained extensive laboratory experience in biotechnology, microbiology, analytical chemistry, and bioprocess engineering. At Acies Bio d.o.o., she worked on media preparation, mutagenesis, and microbial strain testing. At the Biotechnical Faculty’s Laboratory for Industrial Bioprocesses, she focused on scale-up processes and bioprocess control, particularly with Streptomyces and E. coli strains. Her Bachelor’s thesis explored biotechnological methods for cultivating chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius). She also worked at Kobis d.o.o., where she was involved in analytical method development and laboratory analysis.

During her Master’s studies, she worked at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Jožef Stefan Institute, contributing to research projects such as Danube Hazard m3c and GreenHull. She developed an HPLC-ICP-MS-based method for chromium species analysis in plants, which was the focus of her Master’s thesis.

In September 2022, she was appointed Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, and began her role as a Junior Researcher in the Department of Immunology. Her PhD research focuses on the impact of cellular metabolism on the efficiency and outcome of CAR T cell production. She is also involved in teaching and research within the Laboratory for Cellular Immunology.

Lucija has published several scientific papers. She gave a lecture at the 11th Likar Symposium on CAR T cell therapy. She actively participates in professional workshops and conferences (e.g., ESI Immunology School, flow cytometry workshops) and is a member of the Slovenian Immunological Society, the Slovenian Society for Flow Cytometry, and the Slovenian Society for Extracellular Vesicles.