University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

Aleksandra Mitrović

PhD in biological sciences

Research Professor

Address: Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade

Telephone: (+381) 11 2078 460

Research area

Plant physiology, physiology of seed germination, maternal environmental effects, organogenesis, mechanical stress (plant cell wall shape/structure/function ratio, wood anatomy), biotic stress (hemibiotrophic fungi-host interactions).

Skills

In vitro plant tissue culture, histochemistry, light microscopy

  • Biography
  • Projects
  • Selected publications

1.Work experience:

  • 2020 – present: Research Professor
  • 2012-2020: Senior Research Fellow (Research Associate Professor), Institute for multidisciplinary research, University of Belgrade.
  • 2007-2012: Research Fellow (Research Assistant Professor), Institute for multidisciplinary research, University of Belgrade.
  • 1999-2007: Research Assistant, Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade.
  • 1996-1999: Assistant, Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade.
  • 1994-1995: Assistant, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, Belgrade.

2.Education:

  • 2007: Ph.D. in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.
  • 1998: M.Sc. in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.
  • 1993: B.Sc. in Molecular biology and physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.

Editorial and Reviewer’s activity (journals, books, projects):

  • Reviewer for: New phytologist, Plant, Soil and Environment, Cellulose, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Weed science, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Archives of Biological Sciences, Romanian Biotechnological Letters.

Memberships:

  • Serbian Plant Physiology Society

Past:

  • “Studies of the structure-function relationship in the plant cell walls and changes in the wall structure by enzymatic engineering”, by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019)
  • “Modulation of antioxidative metabolism in plants for improvement of plant abiotic stress tolerance and identification of new biomarkers for application in remediation and monitoring of degraded biotopes”, by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2017)
  • “Testing of new biosensors for monitoring and diagnostics of plants”, Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia (2006-2010)
  • „Regulation of antioxidative metabolism in plants during growth, insection od pathogen and abiotic stress: mechanisms of transport“, Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia (2006-2010)
  • “Geneticaly modified and in vitro grown plants – modifications of morphogenesis, secundary metabolism and properties of economic interest”, Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Serbia (2003–2006)
  • „Membrane and apoplast: the role in the environmental and oxidative stress and biochemical regulation of redox processes in symplast“,Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Serbia (2001–2003)
  1. Cvetić Antić, T., Janošević, D., Maksimović, V.M., Živić, M., Budimir, S., Glamočlija, J., Mitrović, A.Lj. (2020) Biochemical and histological characterization of succulent plant Tacitus bellus response to Fusarium verticillioides infection in vitro. Journal of Plant Physiology, 244, 153086, doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2019.153086. (2018, Plant Sciences 55/228, IF 2.825, M21)
  2. Nedzved, A., Mitrović, A.Lј., Savić, A. Mutavdžić D., Simonović Radosavljević J., Bogdanović Pristov J., Steinbach G., Garab G., Starovoytov V., Radotić K. (2018) Automatic image processing morphometric method for the analysis of tracheid double wall thickness tested on juvenile Picea omorika trees exposed to static bending. Trees 32:1347–1356. doi.org/10.1007/s00468-018-1716-x (2016, Forestry 15/64, IF 1.842, M21)
  3. Simonović Radosavljević, J., Bogdanović Pristov, J., Mitrović, A.Lj., Steinbach, G., Mouille, G., Tufegdžić, S., Maksimović, V., Mutavdžić, D., Janošević D., Vuković, M., Garab, G., Radotić, K. (2017) Parenchyma cell wall structure in twining stem of Dioscorea balcanica. Cellulose 24 (11): 4653–4669. doi.org/10.1007/s10570-017-1460-1 (2017, Materials Science, Paper & Wood 1/21, IF 3.809, M21a)
  4. Savić, A. Mitrović, A., Donaldson, L., Simonović Radosavljević, J., Bogdanović Pristov, J., Steinbach, G., Garab, G., Radotić, K. (2016) Fluorescence-detected linear dichroism of wood cell walls in juvenile Serbian spruce: estimation of compression wood severity. Microscоpy and Microanalysis 22: 361–367. doi.org/10.1017/S143192761600009X (2014, Microscopy 6/10, 1.872, M22)
  5. Mitrović, A., Donaldson, L.A., Djikanović, D., Bogdanović Pristov, J., Simonović, J., Mutavdžić, D., Kalauzi, A., Maksimović, V., Nanayakkara, B., Radotić, K. (2015) Analysis of static bending-induced compression wood formation in juvenile Picea omorika (Pančić) Purkynĕ. Trees Structure and Function 5: 1533-1543. DOI 10.1007/s00468-015-1234-z (2015, Forestry 15/66, IF 1.706, M21)
  6. Mitrović, A., Janošević, D., Budimir, S., Bogdanović Pristov, J. (2012) Changes in antioxidative enzymes activities during Tacitus bellus direct shoot organogenesis. Biologia Plantarum 56: 357-361. doi.org/10.1007/s10535-012-0098-y (2011, Plant Sciences 62/190, IF 1.974, M22)
  7. Mitrović, A., Maksimović, V., Mutavdžić, D., Bogdanović Pristov, J. (2015) Total phenol content and total antioxidant activity drop during Tacitus bellus direct shoot organogenesis. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 62: 700–705. doi.org/10.1134/S102144371505012X (2014, Plant Sciences 134/204, IF 0.946, M23)
  8. Mitrović, A., Bogdanović, J., Giba, Z., Ćulafić, Lj. (2010) Effect of photoperiod during growth of Chenopodium rubrum mother plants on properties of offspring. Biologia Plantarum 54(4): 735-739. DOI: 10.1007/s10535-010-0131-y (2009 Plant Sciences 60/173, IF 1.656, M22)
  9. Bogdanović, J., Radotić, K., Mitrović, A. (2008) Changes in activities of antioxidant enzymes during Chenopodium murale seed germination. Biologia Plantarum 52: 396-400. DOI: 10.1007/s10535-008-0083-7 (2009, Plant Science 60/173, IF 1.656, M22).
  10. Mitrović, A., Dučić, T., Lirić-Rajlić, I., Radotić, K., Živanović, B. (2005) Changes in Chenopodium rubrum seeds aging. Annals of the New York Academy of sciences, Vol. 1048, 505-508. DOI: 10.1196/annals.1342.077 (2005, Multidisciplinary Sciences 5/48, IF 1.971, M21)