Background
Popovic, Tanja was born on June 2, 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia. Came to the United States, 1989. Daughter of Bosko and Ivana Popovic.
Popovic, Tanja was born on June 2, 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia. Came to the United States, 1989. Daughter of Bosko and Ivana Popovic.
Doctor of Medicine, University Zagreb School Medicine, 1979. Master of Science, University Zagreb School Medicine, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University Zagreb School Medicine, 1986.
Resident in clinical microbiology, U. Zagreb Hospital Infectious Disease, 1980-1983;
clinical microbiologist, U. Zagreb Hospital Infectious Disease, 1983-1989;
assistant/associate professor microbiology, U. Zagreb School Medicine, 1985-1989;
Fulbright postdoctoral fellow, Center Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 1989-1990;
member Cholera Task Force, Center Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 1991-1994;
chief Diphtheria Laboratory, principal investigator Diphtheria research, Center Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 1995-1997;
chief Epidemiological Investigation Laboratory, Center Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, since 1997. Principal investigator various international projects. Consultant World Health Organization, 1997, Russian State Committee Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance, 1994, Institute de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 1994.
Organizer and chair 8 national and international meetings, conferences and workshops. Invited lecturer over 20 international meetings and conferences. Reviewer international scientific projects, includingThird World Academy Sciences, Trieste, Italy, Wellcome Trust, London.
Consultant National Immunization Program in diphtheria surveillance studies in the United States. World Health Organization consultant meningitis in Africa.
Member American Society Microbiology, World Health Organization Diphtheria Working Group, Pasteur Institute Molecular Subtyping Database Group (Paris).
Married Boris Uroic, August 11, 1979. Children: Igor, Iva.