Danka Matijašević

Assistant Research Professor
Laboratory for molecular microbiology (LMM)

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

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mob:  +381 65 397 59 60
Tel:     +381 11 397 59 60
Fax:    +381 11 397 58 08
E-mail: dankam@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2017 – PhD in Food Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
2010 – PhD student at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
2009 – Graduated at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2019 – Assistant Research Professor, Laboratory for Food Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
2013-2019 – Research Assistant, Laboratory for Food Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
2011-2013 – Research Trainee, Laboratory for Food Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade

CAREER HISTORY

2012-2017 – Teaching assistant in different subjects in the field of Food Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade
2010-2011 – Volunteer, Institute of public health of Serbia „Dr Milan Jovanović Batut“, Center of hygiene and human ecology

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2012 – Member of the Serbian society for microbiology

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial compounds and their potential application in the food industry and medicine

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Matijašević D, Pantić M, Stanisavljević N, Jevtić S, Rajić N, Lević S, Nedović V, & Nikšić M. (2022). Coriolus versicolor Mushroom Grown on Selenium-Rich Zeolite Tuff as a Potential Novel Food Supplement. Food Technology and Biotechnology, 60(1). https://doi.org/10.17113/ftb.60.01.22.7172
• Marković Z, Labudová M, Danko M, Matijašević D, Mičušík M, Nádaždy V, Kováčová M, Kleinová A, Špitalský Z, Pavlović V, Milivojević D, Medić M, & Todorović Marković B. (2020). Highly Efficient Antioxidant F- and Cl-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Bioimaging. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8, 43, 16327-16338. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c06260
• Sknepnek A, Pantić M, Matijašević D, Miletić D, Lević S, Nedović V, & Niksic M. (2018). Novel kombucha beverage from Lingzhi or Reishi medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, with antibacterial and antioxidant effects. International journal of medicinal mushrooms, 20 (3), 243-258. https://doi<strong< a="">>.org/1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2018025833</strong<>
• Malagurski I, Levic S, Pantic M, Matijasevic D, Mitric M, Pavlovic V, & Dimitrijevic-Brankovic S. (2017). Synthesis and antimicrobial properties of Zn-mineralised alginate nanocomposites. Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.02.064
• Marković Z, Matijašević D, Pavlović V, Jovanović S, Holclajtner-Antunović I, Špitalský Z, Mičušik M, Dramićanin M, Milivojević D, Nikšić M, & Todorović Marković B. (2017). Antibacterial potential of electrochemically exfoliated graphene sheets.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 500, 30-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.03.110
• Milenkovic J, Hrenovic J, Matijasevic D, Niksic M, & Rajic N. (2017). Bactericidal activity of Cu-, Zn- and Ag-containing zeolites toward Escherichia coli Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(25):20273-20281, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9643-8
• Matijašević D, Pantić M, Rašković B, Pavlović V, Duvnjak D, Sknepnek A, & Nikšić M. (2016). The antibacterial activity of Coriolus versicolor methanol extract and its effect on ultrastructural changes of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella Frontiers in Microbiology, 7:1226. https://doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01226
• Duvnjak D, PantićM, PavlovićV, Nedović V, Lević S, Matijašević D,  Sknepnek A, & Nikšić (2016). Advances in batch culture fermented Coriolus versicolor medicinal mushroom for the production of antibacterial compounds. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 34, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2015.12.028
• Jevtić S, Arčon I, Rečnik A, Babić B, Mazaj M, Pavlović J, Matijašević D, Nikšić M, & Rajić N. (2014). The iron(III)-modified natural zeolitic tuff as an adsorbent and carrier for selenium oxyanions. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 197, 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.06.008