Branka Vasiljević
Research Professor
Group for Sociomicrobiology
LABORATORY FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS AND ECOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE),
University of Belgrade
Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 3976034
Phone: +381 11 3976034
Fax: +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: brankav@imgge.bg.ac.rs
EDUCATION
1988 - PhD in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
1980 - M.Sc. in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
1977 - B.Sc. in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2020 – FEMS, Secretary General
RESEARCH INTEREST
Molecular genetics
- Molecular genetics of Actinomycetes;
- Mechanisms ofresistance to aminoglyciside antibiotics;
- Gene expression and regulation;
Microbial diversity and ecology
- Studying microbial diversity of various environmental samples using both metagenomic and traditional microbiological approach;
- Microbial diversity as source of novel genes and metabolites;
- Collection of microbial isolates from different locations, phylogenetic analyses, and studying secondary metabolites;
Molecular biotechnology
- Isolation of interesting microorganisms, enzymes and metabolites with potential application in bioremediation and biotechnology.