Natalija Azanjac

Junior Researcher
Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology

Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering (IMGGE)
University of Belgrade
Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 397 64 14
Phone: +381 11 397 64 14
Fax: +381 11 397 64 14
E-mail: natalija.azanjac@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 (Isolation and molecular characterization of blm mutant suppressors under replication stress in Ustilago maydis)
2019 – BSc in biology, module Molecular biology and physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2021 - Junior Researcher, Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology (LPMB), IMGGE
2020 - Ph.D. student, LPMB, IMGGE, UB
2019 - Master student, LPMB, IMGGE, UB

OTHER ACTIVITIES

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
2017 – volunteer, Department for fruit protection and certification of planting material, Fruit research institute, Čačak, Serbia
2018 – volunteer, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH INTEREST

Molecular genetics, maintenance of genomic integrity, DNA-repair, homologous recombination, resolution of recombinational intermediates