Molecular Microbiology

Nemanja Stanisavljević, PhD, is a Senior Research Associate and head of the Molecular Microbiology Group. He has been employed at IMGGE since 2011, and since 2015 he is a member of the Technology Transfer Sector of IMGGE.

The scientific research work of Dr. Nemanja Stanisavljević is mostly focused on the study of transformations of biologically active food compounds of plant origin during in vitro digestion, as well as the study of probiotic bacteria with application in the food industry and animal feed. The methodology of standardized static in vitro digestion, which he introduced at IMGGE, was applied in the analysis of bioavailability and gastrointestinal stability of secondary plant metabolites present in food products, pesticide residues on plants, as well as for testing the survival of probiotic bacteria. He also made a significant scientific contribution to the research of various probiotic lactic acid bacteria and Brevibacillus laterosporus as food supplements for animals and insects and their effects on the microbiota of the digestive tract. These studies were carried out within two projects of the Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, led by Dr. Stanisavljević, aimed to develop the first microbiological feed additive for honey bees, fully formulated, produced and tested in vivo in Serbia.

He is intensively engaged in cooperation with industry through the provision and development of commercial services and research projects in the field of food microbiology. He is the co-author of two international and one national patent.