The document summarizes the author's career path and experiences working in biotechnology research. It provides details about the author's educational background and positions held at the National Institute of Biology in Slovenia. The author's work has included fundamental research as well as more applied projects involving detection of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and plant pathogens.

1. Research: thoughts on a personal experience. Dany Morisset [email_address] http://www.nib.si/en/

3. Where is Slovenia? Shanghai Slovenia

4. Slovenia

5. Italy Germany Venezzia (Venice)

6. Slovenia (Slovenija) GENERAL INFORMATION Area: ............. ............. 20,273 km2 (80km x 260 km) 7,037km2 for Shanghai (city) Forest: .......... ............. 10,124 km2 (49.9%) Vineyards: ......... ......... 216 km2 Length of coast:..........46.6 km Capital: ........... ........... Ljubljana Population: ........ ... .....2 ,023,000 (2008) 18,450,000 in Shanghai (2007) Language: ........ ........ .Slovene Currency: ....... ....... ....Euro, 1 January 2007 Education: ........... ...... Universities in Ljubljana , Nova Gorica and Maribor cca 90,000 students

7. Triglav, the highest Slovenian mountain Bled, jewel of the Julian Alps Ljubljana, the capital city Rafting on the Soča River

8. Piran, Tartini’s coastal town Piran bay Julian Alps

9. Postojna Cave Lipica horses Proteus anguinus or human fish Karstic land in Škocjan park

10. Vineyard from Štajerska Region Slovenian specialities Slovenian wine producing

11. National Institute of Biology at the Biological Centre in Ljubljana Italy Germany Venezzia (Venice)

12. NIB is the leading institution for basic and applied research in biological sciences in Slovenia… and… the third largest institution in the field of natural sciences in Slovenia!

13. Mission NIB is a public research institute, established by the Republic of Slovenia with the mission: - to create new (basic) knowledge on the field of biology and related natural sciences; - to transfer new knowledge into use for improvement of the quality of life (to enrich the life on Earth).

14. Staff

19. - Horizontal project organisation: - OMICS (Kristina Gruden) - MICROBIOLOGY (Maja Ravnikar) - GENETICALY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (Jana Žel) - Infrastructure (Maruša Pompe Novak) - Quality Assurance and lab safety issues (Marjana Camloh) - Human resources and pedagogical activities (Maja Kovač, Marina Dermastia) - Bio-security (Mojca Milavec) Activities

25. Real time RT- PCR: PVY NTN - distinction of strains CSNV, TSWV, INSV ToMV (CIM), CaMV (CIM), PePMV - distinction of strains, Rotaviruses – water samples Xylophyllus ampelinus , Eam, Phytoplasmas Microarray technology, ring trial New Methods: Development of sensitive methods for plant pathogen detection

32. Studies, PhD

35. First postdoc