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Nataša Mikulec serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, where she has been employed since 2002 and currently manages the Reference Laboratory for Milk and Dairy Products.
She earned her PhD (2002-2010) with research on Krk cheese ripening biochemistry and completed her graduate thesis (1995-2000) on lead detection in cow milk using atomic absorption spectrometry.
Her research specializes in dairy science, focusing on cheese ripening mechanisms and analytical methods for milk/dairy products. Key projects include genomic innovations in dairy cattle breeding (Croatian Science Foundation, 2023-2027), geographical origin verification of agricultural products, and microencapsulation techniques for cheese production.
Professionally, she contributes as a Codex Alimentarius Committee member for Milk and Dairy Products (since 2019), former President of Croatia's National Standards Technical Committee for Dairy (2017-2020), and editorial board member for the journal Mljekarstvo (2011-2019).
No scientific awards were documented in the source material. She coordinates multiple competitive research grants but no advisees are listed. Her laboratory leadership encompasses the Reference Laboratory for Milk and Dairy Products, supporting national food safety standards.
