Dr. Mirjana Curic-Bawden is a Principal scientist at Chr. Hansen Inc. in Milwaukee.
Mirjana has more than 30 years of experience, of which 25 years as a scientist is with Chr. Hansen in Denmark and US. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology from the Danish Technical University, with emphasis on microbial physiology and metabolism of lactic acid bacteria. She has global perspective and extensive experience in development and application of thermophilic, mesophilic cultures, and probiotics in fermented dairy and plant-based products.
Mirjana has been regular speaker at the Cultured Dairy Short courses at CDR Madison, Penn State University, and Cornell University, as well as at the IDFA Cultured Dairy Conferences from 2006-2016. She is also a frequent contributor to trade magazines on topics related to yogurt cultures and probiotics.
