Milena Stevanović
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Group for eco-biotechnology and drug development
Laboratory for microbial molecular genetics and ecology
Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering (IMGGE)
University of Belgrade
Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mob: +381 64 804 40 93
Tel: +381 11 397 60 34
Fax: +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: smilena@imgge.bg.ac.rs
EDUCATION
2020 – PhD student, module Molecular microbiology and biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2020 – MSc in biology, module Genetic engineering and biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2019 – BSc in biology, module Molecular biology and physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2023 – Research assistant, Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering, University of Belgrade
2020 – 2023 – Research Trainee Junior researcher, Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering, University of Belgrade
2019 – 2020 – Master student, Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering, University of Belgrade
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2022 – mentor on student research work, Center for scientific research work of students of the Faculty of Biology
2021 – winner of the “Goran Ljubijankić” Foundation award for the best doctoral dissertations and master’s theses from the field of molecular biology defended during 2020
2021 – member of Serbian Society for Microbiology
2021 – member of Serbian Society for Molecular Biology
2019 - 2023 – volunteer at Researchers’ night
2018 – volunteer at Laboratory for microbial molecular genetics and ecology, Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering, University of Belgrade
2018 – volunteer at Department of plant physiology, Institute for biological research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade
RESEARCH INTEREST
Secondary metabolites of Streptomyces as a novel chemical scaffold for development of new antimicrobial drugs, biotechnology, optimization of Streptomyces bioactive compounds production, cocultivation of Streptomyces