Aleksandra Inic-Kanada has studied Biochemistry at the University of Belgrade, Serbia and completed her B.Sc. in Biochemistry, M.Sc. in Immunochemistry and Ph.D. in Immunology. She started her career at the Immunology Research Center “Branislav Jankovic” in Belgrade where she worked in basic science research related to innate immunity and autoimmunity. She then continued to do science outreach at the Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera “Torlak” where she also got a chance to promote the implementation of research findings. She was working on different scientific projects where she gained strong experience in various fields of immunology and vaccinology. In 2011 Aleksandra Inic-Kanada joined the group of Prof. Talin Barisani-Asenbauer in Laura Bassi Center of Excellence - OCUVAC at Medical University Vienna, which aims at achieving a multidisciplinary understanding of trachoma and ocular immunity. Aleksandra Inic-Kanada has her expertise in innate and acquired resistance to infection, mucosal immunity, pathogen immune modulation, autoimmunity, animal models and vaccine development.