EDUCATION

2016 - Master in Pharmaceutical Medical Management (MeMa; Istituto di Studi di Management - ISTUM), Milan, Italy
2006 - PhD in Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience; University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
2000 - Diploma degree in Molecular Biology and Physiology studies; Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2023 - Present: Post-doc in Prof. N. Golic group, Group for probiotics and microbiota-host interaction, Laboratory for molecular microbiology (LMM), Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE), Belgrade, Serbia
2022 - 2023 - Scientific Advisor, Human Technopole, Milan, Italy
2015 - 2023 - Post-doc in Prof. G. Testa group, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy.
2009 - 2015 - Post-doc in Dr. T. Bonaldi group, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy.
2007 - 2009 - Post-doc in Dr. F. Gebauer group, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain.
2002 - 2006 - Post-graduated fellow and Ph.D. student in Prof. F. Grohovaz group San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
2005 - 2006 - Training in Prof. M.W. Hentze group during PhD studies, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
2000 - 2001 - Diploma Thesis in Prof Lj. Topisirovic group, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE), Belgrade, Serbia.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2020 - 2023 - EraNet-NEURON Grant, ALTRUISM: Altered Translation in Autism. Coordinator and PI, Mihailovic: 250,000 € (the whole grant 1.200.000 €)
2013 - 2014 - Umberto Veronesi fellowship ("Young investigator programme")
2009 - 2011 - Marie Curie fellowship, Structured International Post-doc program (SIPOD) at the European School of Molecular Medicine (IFOM-IEO Campus, Milan, Italy; 2009-2011)
2008 - 2009 - Juan de la Cierva fellowship
2003 - 2006 - Fellowship from Italian Ministry of education and research for International PhD Program in Molecular Medicine, University Vita-Salute (5 fellowships/year awarded)
2001 - 2002 - Fellowship from Ministry of Science and Technology of Serbia

RESEARCH INTEREST

My main scientific interest is understanding how dysregulation in protein synthesis contributes to human diseases, mainly neuropsychiatric disorders, with the aim of discovering new means of prevention, patient stratification, and treatments. Following extensive training in the field of translation regulation during my PhD and the first post-doc, I transferred first to the field of proteomics and then to a group for disease modelling and neurogenomics. In both groups, my interest and know-how in mRNA regulation have allowed me to channel my research towards the contribution of deregulated protein synthesis to human diseases. Currently, I’m working in the Group for Probiotics and Microbiota-Host Interaction, where I’m investigating the effect of microbiota on protein synthesis in neuropsychiatric disorders.