EDUCATION

2019-2021 Semi-master course „Bioinformatics for biologists“, The School of Computing, Union University, Belgrade, Serbia
2015 - PhD in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology (FB), University of Belgrade (UB)
(Thesis: „Molecular markers of chronic inflammation and apoptosis in inflammatory bowel diseases“)
2009 - Diploma (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Molecular biology and physiology, FB, UB

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2021 - Research Associate Professor at Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, IMGGE
2016 - Research Associate at Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, IMGGE
2011 - Research Assistant at Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, IMGGE
2010 - Research Trainee at Laboratory for Molecular Hematology, IMGGE

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• 2020 – Volunteering in the National Laboratory for detection of infectious agents „Fire Eye“, Clinical Centre of Serbia
• 2016-2020 – Teaching experience at postgraduate courses in Molecular biology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade: „Molecular genetics of human diseases “
• 2018 – Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the 2nd Belgrade Bioinformatics Conference
• 2011-2019 – Participant in numerous science popularization events (project “Little School of DNAlogy” and EU Researchers' Night)

RESEARCH INTEREST

Identification of molecular, pharmacogenomics and pharmacotranscriptomic markers associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Genetics of chronic inflammatory diseases induced by altered gut homeostasis. Pharmacogenomics and pharmacotranscriptomics of drugs used in treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients.

Applications of biostatistics and bioinformatics in biomedicine. Search for genetic risk factors of severe COVID-19.