Ivana Aleksić

Research Trainee
Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering (IMGGE),

University of Belgrade
V. Stepe 444a, P.Fah 23, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia

Mobile:  +381 65 397 60 34
Phone:  +381 11 397 60 34
Fax:      +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: ivana_aleksic@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2015 - PhD student, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2015 - M.Sc in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2014  - B.Sc in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2016 - Research Trainee, Laboratory for microbial molecular genetics and ecology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering,
Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

CAREER HISTORY

2016 - employed at Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Genetics and Ecology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Production of secondary metabolites by soil Actinomycete
• Microbial biofilms
• Quorum sensing

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2017 - Member of Serbian Genetic Society
2017 - Member of Serbian Society for Molecular Biology
2015 - Member of Serbian Society for Microbiology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Aleksic I, Petkovic M, Jovanovic M, Milivojevic D, Vasiljevic B, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Senerovic L. (2017) Anti-biofilm properties of bacterial Di-Rhamnolipids and their semi-synthetic amide derivatives. Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02454
• Aleksic I, Segan S, Andric F, Zlatovic M, Moric I, Opsenica D, Senerovic L, (2017) Long-Chain 4-Aminoquinolinesas Quorum sensing inhibitors in Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ACS Chem. Biol. 12(5), 1425-1434 
• Glisic B, Aleksic I, Comba P, Wadepohl H, Ilic-Tomic T, Nikodinovic-Runic J, and Djuran M. (2016) Copper(II) complexes with aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocycles as effective inhibitors of quorum sensing activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. RSCAdv.DOI: 10.1039/C6RA19902J
• Pekmezovic M, Aleksic I, Barac A, Arsic-Arsnijevic V, Vasiljevic B, Nikodinovic-Runic J, and Senerovic L. (2016) Prevention of polymicrobial biofilms composed of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and pathogenic fungi by essential oils from selected Citrus species. Pathog.Dis. DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftw102