Biography

B.Sc. in Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana (2020)
M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana (2023)


Recognitions, awards

Prešeren Faculty Prize (2025)
Krka Award (2016, 2024)
ZOTKS Young Researcher Silver Award (2016)


Research Fields

Study of microplastics and associated bacterial biofilms in human milk and their impact on the maternal mammary gland and the infant microbiome.


Selected Bibliography

ČUKAJNE, Tjaša, ŠTRAVS, Petra, SAHIN, Orhan, ZHANG, Qijing, BERLEC, Aleš, KLANČNIK, Anja. Holistic monitoring of Campylobacter jejuni bioflms with NanoLuc bioluminescence. Applied microbiology and biotechnology. 2024, vol. 108, 546, str. 1-13, ISSN 1432-0614. External link to https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00253-024-13383-0 Open in new window, DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13383-0.

ČUKAJNE, Tjaša, ŠTRAVS, Petra, SAHIN, Orhan, ZHANG, Qijing, BERLEC, Aleš, KLANČNIK, Anja. Campylobacter jejuni biofilm assessment by NanoLuc luciferase assay. Bio-protocol. 2025, vol. 15, no. 4, e5192, External link to https://bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?id=5192&type=0 Open in new window, DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.5192.

ČUKAJNE, Tjaša. Transformacija bakterij Campylobacter jejuni z genom za luciferazo in priprava sevov mutant z izbitimi geni, vključenimi v tvorbo biofilma : magistrsko delo = Transformation of Campylobacter jejuni bacteria with the luciferase gene and preparation of mutant strains with knocked-out genes involved in biofilm formation : M. Sc. thesis. Ljubljana: [T. Čukajne], 2023. Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL. External link to https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=151711 Open in new window