Milena Ugrin

Associate Research Professor
Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine
Group for Rare Disease Research and Therapeutics Development

Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE),
University of Belgrade

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 3976 445
Phone: +381 11 3976 445
Fax: +381 11 3975 808
E-mail: milena.ugrin@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2011 - PhD in Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biology (FB), University of Belgrade (UB) (Thesis:Modifier genes of b-thalassemia syndromes: gene variants as regulators of gene expression and population-genetic markers.
2005 - B.Sc. in Molecular biology and physiology, FB, UB

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2012 - Research Associate, IMGGE, UB
2011 - 2012 - Research Assistant, IMGGE, UB
2010 - 2011 - Research Trainee, IMGGE, UB

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2009 – 2012 - involved in the project “Little school of DNAlogy” (MSTDS)
2011 - involved in the project Researchers night, “RENIFEVER” (EU, CSA-SA, FP7-PEOPLE-2011-NIGHT-287432, 2011.)
2012 - work package leader, Researchers night “SCIMFONICOM” (EU, CSA-SA, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-NIGHT-316471, 2012.)
2013 - coordinator assistant, Researcher night “SCIMFONICOM 2.013” (EU, CSA-SA, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-NIGHT-609724, 2013)
2014 – 2015 - involved in the project Researchers night “SCIMFONICOM 2014-2015” (EU, CSA-SA, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-NIGHT-633376, 2014-2015)

RESEARCH INTEREST

Thalassemia syndromes, modifier genes of b-thalassemia syndromes, genetic varianats of modifier genes as regulators of gene expression and their impact on clinical picture of b-thalassemia syndromes.