NIB

Biotechnological Hub of the NIB (BTH-NIB)

The purpose of the investment project BTH-NIB is the assurance of the appropriate infrastructural conditions for the use of research and developmental opportunities in the fields of operation of the NIB.

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Dr. Polona Kogovšek

Working place: Senior Research Associate

Telephone number: +386 (0)59 23 28 29
Email: polona.kogovsek@nib.si
Department: Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology

Education:

1997 – 2004: Interdisciplinary study of microbiology, Biotechnical faculty, Ljubljana

Graduation thesis: Induction of antifungal protein gene from flax (under supervision of prof.dr. Marina Dermastia and dr. Sabina Anžlovar)

2004 – 2010: Postgraduate study of biological and biotechnological sciences, Biotechnical faculty, Ljubljana

Doctoral thesis: Differences in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) gene expression after Potato virus YN and its necrotic isolate PVYNTN infection (under supervision of prof. dr. Maja Ravnikar and doc. dr. Maruša Pompe Novak)

Work experience:

From 2004 to 2011 and 2013-current employed on the National Institute of Biology.

From 2011to2013 employed on Department of Biology, Biotechnical faculty, University of Ljubljana.

Research fields:

Investigation of potato – potato virus Y (PVY) interaction

Transcriptomic and metabolomic study of potato plants infected with PVY isolates
Localisation of PVYNTN in systemically infected potato plant

Selected publications:

KOGOVŠEK, Polona, KLADNIK, Aleš, MLAKAR, Jana, TUŠEK-ŽNIDARIČ, Magda, DERMASTIA, Marina, RAVNIKAR, Maja, POMPE NOVAK, Maruša. Distribution of Potato virus Y in potato plant organs, tissues and cells. Phytopathology, 2011, 101, p. 1292-1300

BAEBLER, Špela, STARE, Katja, KOVAČ, Maja, BLEJEC, Andrej, PREZELJ, Nina, STARE, Tjaša, KOGOVŠEK, Polona, POMPE NOVAK, Maruša, ROSAHL, S., RAVNIKAR, Maja, GRUDEN, Kristina. Dynamics of responses in compatible potato - potato virus Y interaction are modulated by salicylic acid. PloS one, 2011, 6, p. 1-12.

KOGOVŠEK, Polona, RAVNIKAR, Maja. Physiology of the potato-Potato virus Y interaction. In: LÜTTGE, Ulrich (ed.). Progress in botany. Volume 74, Berlin; London: Springer, 2013, p. 101-133.

Development of molecular methods

Development of qPCR method for detection and discrimination of PVY isolates
Development and validation of LAMP assays for plant pathogen detection (e.g. phytoplasma, viruses)

Selected publications:

RUPAR, Matevž, KOGOVŠEK, Polona, POMPE NOVAK, Maruša, GUTIERREZ-AGUIRRE, Ion, DELAUNAY, Agnes, JACQUOT, Emmanuel, RAVNIKAR, Maja. Assessment of SNaPshot and single step RT-qPCR methods for discriminating Potato virus Y (PVY) subgroups. Journal of virological methods, 2013, 189, p. 93-100.

KOGOVŠEK, Polona, HODGETTS, Jennifer, HALL, J., PREZELJ, Nina, NIKOLIĆ, Petra, MEHLE, Nataša, LENARČIČ, Rok, ROTTER, Ana, DICKINSON, M., BOONHAM, Neil, DERMASTIA, Marina, RAVNIKAR, Maja. LAMP assay and rapid sample preparation method for on-site detection of flavescence dorée phytoplasma in grapevine. Plant Pathology, 2014, [in press].