Associate Research Professor
Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Genetics and Ecology (LMMGE)

Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering (IMGGE),
University of Belgrade (UB)

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile:           +381 65 3976034                            
Phone:           +381 11 3976034
Fax:               +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: tatjanait@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2010 - PhD in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
(Thesis: Research of translational autoregulation of the sgm gene in vitro’)
2004 - M.Sc. in Biological Science, Faculty of Biology, UB
1998 - B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, UB

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2017 -  Senior Research Associate,  Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Genetics and Ecology, IMGGE, UB
2011 - Research Associate, Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Genetics and Ecology, IMGGE, UB
2005 - 2011 - Research Assistant, LMMGE, IMGGE, UB
2000 - 2005 - Research Trainee, LMMGE, IMGGE, UB

RESEARCH  INTEREST

• Microbial biotechnology (bacterial fermentations, strain improvement, Streptomyces spp., Pseudomonas spp.)
• Bacterial bioactive secondary metabolites (antibiotics, biopigments, antifungal and anticancer compounds)

SELECTED  PUBLICATIONS

Ilic-Tomic, T, Sokovic, M; Vojnovic, S, Ciric, A, Veljic, M, Nikodinovic-Runic, J, Novakovic, M.  Diarylheptanoids and from Alnus viridis ssp. viridis Alnus glutinosa: Modulation of Quorum Sensing Activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Planta Medica, (2017), vol. 83. 01-02, 117-125. https://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-107674

Savic, N, Milivojevic, D; Glisic, BĐ, Ilic-Tomic, T, Veselinovic,J, Pavic, A, Vasiljevic, B, Nikodinovic-Runic, J  Djuran, MI. A comparative antimicrobial and toxicological study of gold(III) and silver(I) complexes with aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocycles: synergistic activity and improved selectivity index of Au(III)/Ag(I) complexes mixture.  RSC Advances (2016), 6, 13193–13206. http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/RA/C5RA26002G

Ilic-Tomic , T, Genčić , M;  Živković, M, Vasiljevic, B, Djokic, L, Nikodinovic-Runic, J, Radulović, N. Structural diversity and possible functional roles of free fatty acids of the novel soil isolate Streptomyces sp. NP10 . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, (2015), 99 (11), 4815-4833. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25636833

Stankovic N, Senerovic L, Ilic-Tomic T, Vasiljevic B, Nikodinovic-Runic J. Properties and applications of undecylprodigiosin and other bacterial prodigiosins. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2014) 98, 3841-3858. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24562326

Kramar A, Ilic-Tomic T, Petkovic M, Radulovic N, Kostic M, Jocic D, Nikodinovic-Runic J. Crude bacterial extracts of two new Streptomyces sp. isolates as bio-colorants for textile dyeing. World J Microbiol Biotechnol (2014) 30:2231-2240. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24671299

Radulović, N., Mladenović, M., Blagojević, P., Stojanović-Radić, Z., Ilic-Tomic, T., Senerovic, L., Nikodinovic-Runic, J.: Toxic essential oils. Part III: Identification and biological activity of new allylmethoxyphenyl esters from a Chamomile species (Anthemissegetalis Ten.). Food Chem Toxicol (2013) 62C:554-565. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24055768

Radulovic NS, Zlatkovic DB, Ilic-Tomic T, Senerovic L, Nikodinovic-Runic J. Cytotoxic effect of Reseda lutea L.: A case of forgotten remedy. J Ethnopharm (2014) 153,125-132. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24509155

Savic, M., Lovric, J., Tomic, T. I., Vasiljevic, B., Conn, G. L. Determination of the target nucleosides for members of two families of 16S rRNAmethyltransferases that confer resistance to partially overlapping groups of aminoglycoside antibiotics. Nucleic Acids Res (2009) 37, 5420-31. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 19589804

Ilić – Tomić, T., Morić, I., Conn, G. L., Vasiljević, B. Aminoglycoside resistance genes sgm and kgmB protect bacterial but not yeast small ribosomal subunits in vitro despite high conservation of the rRNAsite. Res. in Microbiol.(2008) 159, 658–662. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 18930134

Savić, M., Ilić – Tomić, T., Macmaster, R., Vasiljević, B., Conn, G. L. Critical Residues for Cofactor Binding and Catalytic Activity in the Aminoglycoside Resistance MethyltransferaseSgm. J. Bacteriol. (2008) 190, 5855–5861.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 18586937