EDUCATION

2006 - PhD in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
(Thesis: The application of X ray microscopy in elemental mapping of Mycobacterium avium pks12 mutant)
2000 - M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, UB
1996 - B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, UB

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2018 - Associate Research Professor, Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Genetics and Ecology, IMGGE, UB
2007 – 2018 - Assistant Research Professor, LMMGE, IMGGE, UB
2005 – 2007 - Research Assistant, LMMGE, IMGGE, UB
2002 – 2005 - Visiting Scientist, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
2002 – 2005 - Visiting Scientist, Advance Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA
2001 – 2002 - Research Assistant, Laboratory for Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms (LGEM),  IMGGE
1999 – 2001 - Research Trainee, LGEM, IMGGE
Feb/Jun 1999 - Visiting student, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
1996 – 1999 - Ministry of Science Scholarship holder, LGEM, IMGGE

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2008 - Lecturer on Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, at PhD studies (Molecular Biology Module and Genetics Module)

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Novel approaches in antimicrobial treatments
• Functionalized materials with antimicrobial/anti-biofilm activity
• Biodeterioration
• Metagenomics (culture-independent bacterial community analysis)