EDUCATION
2023 - PhD in biology, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Biology (UB – BF)
(Thesis: Characterization of the molecular basis of the protective effect of the exopolysaccharides from lactobacilli in the DA rats model exposed to prolonged cadmium(II) exposure)
2016 - M.Sc. in Biology, UB - BF
2015 - B.Sc. in Biology, UB - BF
2016 - PhD student, LMM, IMGGE
2015 - 2016 - master student and volunteer, LMM, IMGGE
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2023 - Assistant research professor, LMM, IMGGE, UB
2020 - Research Assistant, LMM, IMGGE, UB
2017 - Research Trainee, LMM, IMGGE, UB
2016 - PhD student, LMM, IMGGE, UB
2015 - 2016 - master student and volunteer, LMM, IMGGE, UB
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2023 - Member of the Immunological Society of Serbia
2021 - Team member for the establishment of high throughput laboratory for SARS-CoV-2 detection at airport ‘‘Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
2019 - FEMS scholarship holder for 3 months staying at Dairy institute of Asturias, Spain
2018 - Member of DIAPET team, Competition for the best Technological Innovation for the year 2018
2017 - Member of the Serbian Society of Microbiology
2017 - Member of the Serbian Society for Molecular biology (MolBioS)
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Protective effects of the bioactive molecules derived from the Lactic Acid Bacteria.
- Molecular mechanisms of the protection from toxic metals based on lactobacilli’s exopolysaccharides.
- The role of microbiota in a different host pathological condition.
- Identification and characterization of the next generation probiotics.
