Dr. Marija Pergal is a principal research fellow at the Center for Microelectronic Technologies at the Institute for Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (ICTM), University of Belgrade, Serbia, where she has been employed since 2003. Her PhD (2012, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade) is in the field of polymer chemistry. Her main research interests include the synthesis, structure, and properties of new biocompatible polymeric materials and new nanomaterials (mainly MXene and laser-induced graphene (LIG)) for biomedical and electronic applications. Dr. Pergal’s research focuses on the elaboration of biocompatible polymers for laser-induced graphene (LIG) for applications as wearable heartbeat and respiration sensors as well as electrochemical electrodes. She is currently working on the preparation and characterization of different type of MXene nanomaterials, and polymer nanocomposites and composites based on non-functionalized and functionalized MXenes and their application as wearable heartbeat sensors and strain sensors. Her activity particularly focuses on polymer synthesis methods, the control of the morphology and functional properties of the polymer materials, and the development of new preparation methods for material and nanomaterial functionalization. She has collaborated on twelve scientific projects from various funding sources. Dr. Pergal was the Serbian coordinator for a bilateral exchange project with France (2020-2022). She is the author of more than 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 10 book chapters (h-index = 20, number of citations = 1280), and has presented at numerous conferences.