Milica Ćirić
Assistant Research Professor
Group for eco-biotechnology and drug development
Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Genetics and Ecology (LMMGE)
Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE),
University of Belgrade (UB)
Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 64 804 4093
Phone: +381 11 397 60 34
Fax: +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: milica.ciric@imgge.bg.ac.rs
EDUCATION
2014 - PhD in Biochemistry, Massey University, New Zealand
(Thesis: Metasecretome phage display: A new approach for mining surface and secreted proteins from microbial communities)
2009 - B.Sc in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2014 - 2015 - Postdoctoral Scientist, Animal Health Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand
2009 - 2014 - PhD student, Rumen Microbiology Group, AgResearch Ltd. and IFS, Massey University, New Zealand
2008 - 2009 - Research Trainee, Laboratory for Human Molecular Genetics, IMGGE, UB
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Identification of novel biocatalysts from different sources (groundwater, soil, rumen,…) for biotechnological applications in plastic and biomass degradation
- Metagenomics