Jovanka Lukić

Associate Research Professor
Group for Probiotics and Microbiota-Host Interaction
Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology (LMM)

Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering (IMGGE),
University of Belgrade (UB)

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 397 59 60
Phone: +381 11 397 59 60
Fax: +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: jovanka.lukic@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2013 - PhD in Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biology (FB), UB (Thesis: “Analysis of interaction of lactobacilli with rat gut mucosa”)
2008 - M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, FB, UB

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2019 - Associate Research Professor, LMМ, IMGGE
2014 - 2019 - Assistant Research Professor, LMM, IMGGE
2013 - 2014 - Research Assistant, LMM, IMGGE
2011 - 2013 - Research Trainee, LMM, IMGGE

OTHER

2017 - member of the Serbian Society for Molecular Biology (MolBios)

RESEARCH INTEREST

Application of lactobacilli as probiotics in aquaculture, specifically for improving the growth of young fish and for the reduction of the level of opportunistic pathogens (http://www.imgge.bg.ac.rs/index.php/en/activities/aquaexcel-en). This research is mostly directed towards modification of biochemical properties of aqua-feed. Additional activities include the evaluation of the antitumor and immunomodulatory potential of lactobacilli, using in vitro and in vivo experimental model systems.