Anita Skakić

Assistant Research Professor
Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine

Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE),
University of Belgrade

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 397 64 45
Phone:           +381 11 11 3976 445
Fax: +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail:           anita.skakic@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2019 - PhD in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology (FB), UB (Thesis: „Genomic profile of pediatric patient with hepatic glycogenosis: genotype-phenotype correlation and functional characterization of novel variants).
2013 - Diploma (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Molecular biology and physiology, module Experimental biomedicine FB, UB

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2020 - “Huo-Yan” National Laboratory for Molecular Detection of Infectious Agents Belgrade
2019 - Research Associate at Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, IMGGE, UB
2016 - Visiting researcher at Laboratory AG Trifunovic, CECAD, University of Cologne, Germany
2015 – 2019 - Research Assistant at Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, IMGGE, UB
2013 – 2015 - Research Trainee at Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, IMGGE, UB

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Od 2021. - Member of the Sector for Technology Transfer, IMGGE (https://www.imgge.bg.ac.rs/index.php/en/innovation/ip-committee)

RESEARCH INTEREST

The molecular basis of rare metabolic diseases (glycogen storage diseases, congenital adrenal hyperplasia), pulmonary diseases (primary ciliary dyskinesia, tuberculosis), gene editing, genotype-phenotype correlation, molecular diagnosis, stem cell therapy and targeted therapy approach.