Maja Tolinački

FULL RESEARCH PROFESSOR
Group for Probiotics and Microbiota-Host Interaction

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

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 3975960
Phone: +381 11 397 57 44
Fax: +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: maja.tolinacki@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2012 - PhD in Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biology (FB), UB (THESIS)
2006 - M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, FB, UB
2003 - B.Sc. in Biology, FB, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2023 - Full Research Professor, LMM, IMGGE
2018 - 2023 - Associate Research Professor, LMM, IMGGE
2013 - 2018 - Research Associate Laboratory for Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms and Laboratory for Molecular Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms 2013, IMGGE
2008 - 2013 - Research Assistant LMGIM, IMGGE
2005 - 2008 - Research Trainee, Laboratory for Molecular Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms (LMGIM), IMGGE

CAREER HISTORY

2008 - 2014 - Member of Serbian Society for Microbiology

RESEARCH INTEREST

Molecular microbiology, Host-microbes interaction, analysis of microbiota composition in correlation with various human and animal diseases, Autochthonous LAB in health promotion and disease prevention, Therapeutic potential of probiotic in neurodevelopmental disorder-autism, regulation of cardiovascular function, stress tolerance, management of type 2 diabetes, γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) and/or glutathione (GSH) producing LAB, GABA-enriched functional foods, Administration of GSH/GABA by GSH/GABA producing probiotic LAB.