University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

Ivana Milenković

PhD in Biochemistry sciences

Research Fellow (Research Assistant Professor)

Address: Research Associate

Telephone: (+381) 11 2078 400

Research area

Synthesis and characterization of new types of nanobiomaterials and investigation of their application in animal and plant systems

Skills

Methods for synthesis and characterization of new nanoparticles, spectrophotometry, Microsoft office, OriginLab, SPSS Statistics, CorelDraw, EndNote…

  • Biography
  • Projects
  • Selected publications

1.Work experience:

  • 2020-now Research Fellow, University of Belgrade – Institute for Multidisciplinary Research,
  • 2016-2020: Research Assistant, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade
  • 2015-2016: Research Trainee, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade

2.Еducation:

  • 2013-2020: PhD in Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • 2012-2013: Master degree (MsC) in Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • 2007-2012: Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia

3.Аwards and certificates:

  • Grant in COST ACTION 16101 ”MULTI-modal Imaging of FOREnsic SciEnce Evidence – tools for Forensic Science” 3.2.2017-3.1.2021. Within this action visit to Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Malaga, Spain during the period September 1st-30th, 2017
  • Certificate of Attendance to the course ”Selected Topics in Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography“, Faculty of Chemistry and FCUB ERA RegPot project, November 26-28th, 2012, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Certificate of Attendance to AIS3 ”Nano for Health“ Workshop, ”Mihajlo Pupin“ Institute, University o Belgrade, September 21st, 2016, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Certificate of Attendance to International Biophysical School ”Academician Radoslav K. Andjus (NERKA)“, Mechanobiology, October 6-8th, 2018, Kotor, Montenegro

4.Оther professional activities

Memberships:

Serbian Society for Plant Physiology

Current: 

  • Proof of Concept (ID: 5419) – Nanobionic stimulation of agricultural plants’ productivity

Past:

  • III45012 – Synthesis, processing and characterisation of nanostructural materials for application in energetics, mechanical engineering, environmental protection and biomedicine
  1. Pešić M., Podolski-Renić A., Stojković S., Matović B., Zmejkoski D., Kojić V., Bogdanović G., Pavićević A., Mojović M., Savić A, Milenković I., Kalauzi A., Radotić K. (2015) Anti-cancer effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles and its intracellular redox activity, Chemico-Biological Interactions, 232, 85-92.
  2. Milenković I., Radotić K., Matović B., Prekajski M., Živković Lj., Jakovljević D., Gojgić-Cvijović G., Beškoski V. (2018) Improving stability of cerium oxide nanoparticles by microbial polysaccharides coating, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 83 (6), 745-757.
  3. Milenković I., Algarra M., Alcoholado C., Cifuentes M., Lazaro-Martinez J. M., Rodriguez-Castellon E., Mutavdžić D., Radotić K., Bandosz T. J. (2019)
  4. Milenković I., Mitrović A., Algarra M., Lázaro-Martínez J. M., Rodríguez-Castellón E., Maksimović V., Spasić S. Z., Beškoski V. P., Radotić K. (2019) Interaction of carbohydrate coated cerium-oxide nanoparticles with wheat and pea: stress induction potential and effect on development, Plants, 8 478.
  5. Milenković I., Radotić K., Trifković J., Vujisić Lj., Beškoski P. V. (2021) Screening of semi-volatile compounds in plants treated with coated cerium oxide nanoparticles by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography, Journal of Separation Science, 1-9.
  6. Milenković I., Borišev M., Zhou Y., Spasić Z. S., Leblanc R., Radotić K. (2021) Photosynthesis enhancement in maize via nontoxic orange carbon dots, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69 (19), 5446-5451.
  7. Dučić T., Milenković I., Mutavdžić D., Nikolić M., Martínez de Yuso M. V., Vučinić Ž., Algarra M., Radotić K. Estimation of carbon dots amelioration of copper toxicity in maize studied by synchrotron radiation-FTIR, Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, 204, 111828.
  8. Milenković I., Radotić K., Despotović J., Lončarević B., Lješević M., Spasić Z. S., Nikolić A., Beškoski P. V. (2021) Toxicity investigation of CeO2 nanoparticles coated with glucose and exopolysaccharides levan and pullulan on the bacterium Vibrio fischeri and aquatic organisms Daphnia magna and Danio rerio, Aquatic Toxicology, 236, 105867.