Coming from a background in optical physics, working with optical fibres for telescope integration, Katjana explored the use of time-resolved photon detection for applications in lung disease diagnostics, mainly developing fibre-based sensing platforms for Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy in my PhD.  Afterwards, she worked in medical device design and integration developing fibre-optic imaging and sensing platform combining modalities like fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, OCT and optical laser ablation.

Her current research interest includes clinical translation of fluorescence lifetime imaging for Head and Neck surgery applications.