Mila Ljujić

Associate Research Professor
Laboratory for Molecular Biology

Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE)
University of Belgrade

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile:           +381 65 397 66 58
Phone:           +381 11 397 66 58
Fax:               +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: milaljujic@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2012 - PhD in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
(Thesis: Structural and functional analysis of alpha-1 antitrypsin gene in human lung diseases)
2005 - BSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2018 – Associate Research Professor, IMGGE, University of Belgrade
2015 – 2017 Postdoctoral Researcher, Apoptosis Research Centre, NUI Galway, Ireland
2013 - Research Associate, IMGGE, University of Belgrade
2008 - 2013 - Research Assistant, IMGGE, University of Belgrade
2006 - 2008 - Research Trainee, IMGGE, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH INTEREST

molecular mechanisms in lung disease, COPD, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, proteostasis, ER stress, apoptosis and autophagy in lung diseases, mutation analysis of AAT and CFTR genes

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Divac Rankov A, Ljujić M, Petrić M, Radojković D, Pešić M, Dinić J. (2017) Targeting autophagy to modulate cell survival: a comparative analysis in cancer, normal and embryonic cells. Histochem Cell Biol.148(5):529-544 PubMed

Pakos-Zebrucka K, Koryga I, Mnich K, Ljujic M, Samali A, Gorman AM. (2016) The integrated stress response. EMBO Rep. 17(10):1374-1395 PubMed

Ljujic M, Divac Rankov A, Kojic S, Miranda E, Radojkovic D. (2014) Functional analysis of novel alpha-1 antitrypsin variants G320R and V321F. Mol Biol Rep 41(9):6133-41 PubMed

Beletic A, Dudvarski-Ilic A, Milenkovic B, Nagorni-Obradovic L, Ljujic M, Djordjevic V, Mirkovic D, Radojkovic D, Majkic-Singh N. (2014) Is an integrative laboratory algorithm more effective in detecting alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in patients with premature chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than AAT concentration based screening approach? Biochem Med;24(2):293-8. PubMed

Milosevic K, Nikolic A, Divac Rankov A, Ljujic M, Nestorovic B, Radojkovic D (2013) Analysis of CFTR gene variants in idiopathic bronchiectasis in Serbian children. Pediat Aller Imm Pul 26 (2):93-98 PubMed

Topic A, Ljujic M, Radojkovic D (2012) Alpha-1-antitrypsin in pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepat Mon 12(10 HCC):e7042 PubMed

Tüttelmann F, Křenková P, Römer S, Nestorovic AR, Ljujic M, Stambergová A, Macek Jr M, Macek Sr M, Nieschlag E, Gromoll J, Simoni M (2010) A common haplotype of protamine 1 and 2 genes is associated with higher sperm counts. Int J Androl 33(1):e240-8 PubMed

Ljujic M, Topic A, Nikolic A, Divac A, Grujic M, Mitic-Milikic M, Radojkovic D (2010) Identification of a rare p.G320R alpha-1-antitrypsin variant in emphysema and lung cancer patients. Genet Mol Bio 33(1):5-8 PubMed

Zaimidou S, van Baal S, Smith TD, Mitropoulos K, Ljujic M, Radojkovic D, Cotton RG, Patrinos GP (2009) A(1)ATVar: a relational database of human SERPINA1 gene variants leading to alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency and application of the VariVis software. Hum Mutat 30(3):308-13 PubMed

Ljujic M, Topic A, Divac A, Nikolic A, Petrovic-Stanojevic N, Surlan M, Mitic-Milikic M, Radojkovic D (2008) Isoelectric focusing phenotyping and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis genotyping: a comparison of two methods in detection of alpha-1-antitrypsin variants. Transl Res 151(5):255-259 PubMed