Ivana Nikolić

Research Assistant
Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology (LPMB)

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

V. Stepe 444a, P.Fah 23, 11 010 Belgrade, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 397 64 14
Phone:  +381 11 397 64 14
Fax:  +381 11 397 64 14
E-mail: ivana.nikolic@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2016 - Ph.D. student, FB, UB
2016 - M.Sc. in Biology, FB, UB
2015 - B.Sc. in Biology, FB, UB

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2021 - Research Assistant, IMGGE, UB
2017 - Junior Researcher, IMGGE, UB
2016 – PhD student, IMGGE, UB
2015 - Professional practice, IMGGE, UB
2014-2015 - Professional practice, Department of Genetics of Populations and Ecogenotoxicology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2018-2019 - Participant in academic professional development program “TRAIN”, UB with King Baudouin Foundation
2018-2019 - Participating in organization of Researchers’ Night Serbia 2018-2019
2018-2019 - Supervising pupils in Regional Center for Talents, Belgrade II
2017 - ZEOBION team member, Competition for the Best Technological Innovation Of 2017;

Memberships in:

• The Serbian Society for Plant Physiology (DFBS)
• The Serbian Society for Molecular Biology (MolBioS)
• The Serbian Biochemical Society (BDS)

RESEARCH INTEREST

Studies of the molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress response induced by abiotic factors in the plant model system, Arabidopsis thaliana.

Role and presence of DSS1 protein in different stages of development of Arabidopsis and under stress condition.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Nikolić IP, Nešić SB, Samardžić JT, Timotijević GS. Intrinsically disordered protein AtDSS1(V) participates in plant defense response to oxidative stress. Protoplasma. 2021;258(4):779-792. doi:10.1007/s00709-020-01598-7 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33404921/