Ana Rotter

dr. ANA ROTTER

Research Councillor

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Areas of interest:

Marine biotechnology

Circular economy

Waste valorization

SHORT CV

Since March 2014: researcher at the Marine Biology Station. Research area: marine biotechnology, circular economy, data analysis (statistics), development of new value chains for agrifood, cosmetics, materials, microalgae and cyanobacteria from natural environments

Since June 2011: postdoctoral researcher at the Department of biotechnology and systems biology. Research area: systems biology, statistics, network analysis, bioinformatics

2005 – May 2011: young researcher on statistics at the National Institute of Biology, Department of biotechnology and systems biology. Doctoral dissertation: »Development and implementation of systems biology tools: a case study of plant physiology data analysis«. Supervisor: prof. dr. Kristina Gruden, co-supervisor prof. dr. Andrej Blejec.

Since 2004: University of Ljubljana, Postgraduate study of statistics

2004 – 2005: employed in fish industry Delamaris d.d., where I worked in the quality control group and later also in the Division for environment and hygene. I implemented and applied environmental testings, monitored the waste water treatment and organized environmental reports as well as monitorings required by law

1996 – 2002: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, interdisciplinary Microbiology programme. Diploma title: »Toxinotypization of Clostridium difficile strains from different countries«. We investigated if different C.difficile toxinotypes occur in different countries and which toxinotypes are prevalent in certain countries. The presence of the binary toxin in different samples was also assessed. Date of defence: 10.10.2002, supervisor: prof. dr. Maja Rupnik

1992 – 1996: Gimnazija Koper

Born April 78.

COLLABORATIONS

Collaborating with over 500 researchers and experts from all over Europe and beyond in the fields of marine biotechnology, sustainability, upscaling to high TRLs and more.

OTHER

In 2011 I won the national award L'Oreal »For women in science«

I am the trade union representative for SVIZ-NIB, covering the rights and duties for around 40 % of NIB personnel.

PROJECT INVOLVEMENT

ARIS (Slovene research council) projects:

#	Code	Project name	Duration
1	P4-0432 (LEADER)	Marine and microbial biotechnology	1/1/2022-
2	BI-LV/25-27-002 (LEADER)	Bio-inspired material preparation from marine organisms	1/1/2025 - 12/31/2026
3	L4-4564 (LEADER)	Biotehnological potential of selected microorganisms from Sečovlje Saltpans for application in cosmetics products	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025
4	J1-9157	Drivers that structure coastal marine microbiome with emphasis on pathogens – an integrated approach	7/1/2018―6/30/2021
5	J3-9255	Evaluation of viral protein Nef induced extracellular vesicles as plasma biomarker of leaky HIV-1 reservoir in aviremic adults	7/1/2018―6/30/2021
6	J1-6730	Development of new hepatic cell lines for genotoxicity and carcinogenicity studies: new hope for human health and laboratory animal welfare protection	11/1/2014―10/31/2017
7	J2-5478	Development and applications of new semantic data mining methods in life sciences	8/1/2013―7/31/2016
8	V4―1103	Grapevine yellows: methods for their early detection and control	10/1/2011―9/30/2014
9	J1―4247	Dual nature of stem cells in cancer and their application in therapy	7/1/2011―6/30/2014
10	J4―4165	Growth and defense trade-offs in multitrophic interaction between potato and its two major pests	7/1/2011―6/30/2014
11	V4―0523	Karakterizacija novih bakterijskih in fitoplazemskih bolezni, ki ogrožajo sadno drevje; razvoj metod za detekcijo povzročiteljev in is (Slovene)	9/1/2008―8/31/2010
12	V4―0314	Harmonizacija tehnologij za celovito sledljivost gensko spremenjenih organizmov v produkciji kmetijskih pridelkov in živil ter njihov soobstoj s konvencionalno in ekološko pridelavo (Slovene)	10/1/2006―9/30/2008
13	J4―6459	Analysis of grapewine yellows and induced resistance to the disease using DNA microarrays	7/1/2004―6/30/2007

EU projects

#	Project name	Duration
1	2B-BLUE: Boosting the Blue Biotechnology community in the Mediterranean	1/1/2024 -
2	C4N: Community4Nature	1/1/2023 – 10/31/2029
3	WINBLUE: Empowering Women and Mainstreaming Gender Equality in the Blue Economy (WP LEADER)	5/1/2023 – 4/30/2025
4	B-Blue: Building the blue biotechnology community in the Mediterranean (leader of WP)	9/1/2020 – 9/30/2022
5	GoJelly: A gelatinous solution to plastic pollution (LEADER OF WORK PACKAGES 4 AND 9)	January 2018 – December 2021
6	CHANGE: CHAlleNging Gender (In)Equality in science and research (LEADER OF WORK PACKAGE 3)	May 2018 – April 2022
7	Cytothreat: Fate and effects of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in the environment and identification of biomarkers for an improved risk assessment on environmental exposure	January 2011 – January 2015
8	BALMAS: Ballast water management system for Adriatic sea protection	November 2013 – March 2016

COST Actions:

#	Project name	Duration
1	WastedValue: From organic waste to value-creating products (ACTION CHAIR)	9/8/2026 – 9/7/2030
2	Ocean4Biotech: European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology (ACTION CHAIR)	October 2019 – September 2023
3	DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems in Europe (COMMUNICATION OFFICER)	October 2016 – October 2020
4	genderSTE: gender, science, technology and environment	November 2012 – November 2016

FIELD OF RESEARCH

- marine biotechnology
- circular economy
- data analysis (statistics)
- development of new value chains for agrifood, cosmetics, materials, microalgae and cyanobacteria from natural environments

OTHER ACTIVITIES

- review
- project management
- organisation of workshops and events (e.g., ECMNP25 – European Conference on Marine natural products)

SELECTED (NEWER) PUBLICATIONS

KATARŽYTĖ, Marija, TORUŃSKA-SITARZ, Anna, OVERLINGĖ, Donata, LUKIĆ-BILELA, Lada, GAUDÊNCIO, Susana P., NIKA, Nerijus, ROTTER, Ana, et al. Charting the future of marine biotechnology: educational strategies for empowering Europe’s blue bioeconomy workforce. Frontiers in marine science. 2026, vol. 13, [article no.] 1723529, str. 1-22, ilustr. ISSN 2296-7745. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1723529/full [COBISS.SI-ID 269869315]
ATAK, Eylem, TAVČAR VERDEV, Petra, PETEK, Marko, COLL RIUS, Anna, BOSCH, Daniel, DOLINAR, Marko, KOMARYSTA, Viktoriia, GLAVAŠ, Neli, ROTTER, Ana. Identification and cultivation of biotechnologically relevant microalgal and cyanobacterial species isolated from Sečovlje salt pans, Slovenia. Marine drugs. 2026, vol. 24, no. 1, [article no.] 26, str. 1-28, ilustr. ISSN 1660-3397. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/24/1/26, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/264147203/171781/marinedrugs-24-00026.pdf, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/264147203/171783/marinedrugs-24-00026-s001.zip, DOI: 10.3390/md24010026. [COBISS.SI-ID 264147203]
ROTTER, Ana, RINKEVICH, Baruch, DENIZ, Irem, REDDY, Maggie M., GIRÃO, Mariana, CARVALHO, Maria F., GUNDE-CIMERMAN, Nina, GOSTINČAR, Cene, CUETO, Mercedes, GRIGALIONYTE-BEMBIČ, Ernesta, et al. Innovative solutions for valorization of desalination brine. Water research. X. Sep. 2025, vol. 28, [article no.] 100372, str. 1-16, ilustr. ISSN 2589-9147. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589914725000714?via%3Dihub, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/242949123/162204/1-s2.0-S2589914725000714-main.pdf, DOI: 10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100372. [COBISS.SI-ID 242949123]
LJUBEŠIĆ, Zrinka, GLIGORA UDOVIČ, Marija, OVERLINGĖ, Donata, GRGUREVIĆ, Filip, AKGÜL, Füsun, BACU, Ariola, DÍAZ MARRERO, Ana R., DRAKULOVIĆ, Dragana, FAZI, Stefano, GAUDÊNCIO, Susana P., KOLDA, Anamarija, NOVOVESKÁ, Lucie, SAFARIK, Ivo, SOUSA, Joana, THOMAS, Olivier, REDDY, Maggie M., VARESE, Giovanna Cristina, VASQUEZ, Marlen Ines, MAKOVEC, Tihomir, ROTTER, Ana. Exploring marine microbial diversity : an overview of representative sampling strategies. Frontiers in marine science. 19 Sept. 2025, vol. 12, [art. no.] 1597865, str. 1-24, ilustr., zvd. ISSN 2296-7745. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1597865, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/253634051/165405/fmars-12-1597865.pdf, DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1597865. [COBISS.SI-ID 253634051]
ROTTER, Ana, VARAMOGIANNI-MAMATSI, Despoina, ZVONAR POBIRK, Alenka, GOSENCA MATJAŽ, Mirjam, CUETO, Mercedes, DÍAZ MARRERO, Ana R., ATAK, Eylem, BERDEN ZRIMEC, Maja, BOSCH, Daniel, GRIGALIONYTE-BEMBIČ, Ernesta, KLUN, Katja, ZIDAR, Luen, BAEBLER, Špela, LUKIĆ-BILELA, Lada, et al. Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy : from sourcing to success stories. iScience. [Online ed.]. Dec. 2024, iss. 12, [art. no.] 111339, str. 1-50, ilustr. ISSN 2589-0042. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)02564-1, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, Repository of the University of Ljubljana – RUL, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/216306179/147671/PIIS2589004224025641.pdf, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111339. [COBISS.SI-ID 216306179]
ROTTER, Ana, GIANNAKOUROU, Antonia, ARGENTE GARCÍA, Jesús E., QUERO, Grazia Marina, AUREGAN, Charlène, GRIGALIONYTE-BEMBIČ, Ernesta, ULČAR, Jan, et al. Identification of marine biotechnology value chains with high potential in the Northern Mediterranean region.Marine drugs. Jul. 2023, iss. 7, art. 416, str. [1]-26, ilustr. ISSN 1660-3397. https://doi.org/10.3390/md21070416, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/161117699/140090/marinedrugs-21-00416-v2_161117699.pdf, DOI: 10.3390/md21070416. [COBISS.SI-ID 161117699]
EROLDOGAN, Orhan Tufan, GLENCROSS, Brett, NOVOVESKÁ, Lucie, GAUDÊNCIO, Susana P., RINKEVICH, Buki, VARESE, Giovanna Cristina, CARVALHO, Maria F., TASDEMIR, Deniz, SAFARIK, Ivo, LAURENTIUS NIELSEN, Soren, REBOURS, Céline, LUKIĆ-BILELA, Lada, ROBBENS, Johan, STRODE, Evita, HAZNEDAROGLU, Berat Z., VASQUEZ, Marlen I., ČABARKAPA, Ivana, RAKITA, Slađana, KLUN, Katja, ROTTER, Ana, et al. From the sea to aquafeed : a perspective overview. Reviews in aquaculture. Jun. 2023, vol. 15, iss. 3, [article no.] 12740, str. 1028-1057, ilustr. ISSN 1753-5131. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/raq.12740, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/129273859/140514/Reviews-in-Aquaculture---2022---Eroldoğan---From-the-sea-to-.pdf, DOI: 10.1111/raq.12740. [COBISS.SI-ID 129273859]
LENGAR, Živa, KLUN, Katja, DOGŠA, Iztok, ROTTER, Ana, STOPAR, David. Sequestration of polystyrene microplastics by jellyfish mucus. Frontiers in marine science. Jul. 2021, vol. 8, str. 1-11, ilustr. ISSN 2296-7745. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.690749/full, Repository of the University of Ljubljana - RUL, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/70901251/140676/fmars-08-690749_70901251.pdf, DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.690749. [COBISS.SI-ID 70901251]
BORCHERT, Florian, EMADODIN, Iraj, KLUSS, Christof, ROTTER, Ana, REINSCH, Thorsten. Grass growth and N2O emissions from soil after application of jellyfish in coastal areas : Elektronski vir. Frontiers in marine science. 3. Aug. 2021, vol. 8, str. 1-11, ilustr. ISSN 2296-7745. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.711601/full, DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations, https://d.cobiss.net/repository/si/files/73762819/140689/fmars-08-711601_73762819.pdf, DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.711601. [COBISS.SI-ID 73762819]