{"id":28072,"date":"2025-07-15T13:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/researchers\/jovana-kostic\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:10:20","slug":"jovana-kostic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/researchers\/jovana-kostic\/","title":{"rendered":"Jovana Kosti\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28072\" class=\"elementor elementor-28072 elementor-6210\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52201593 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52201593\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fcf5fd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fcf5fd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jovana Kosti\u0107<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2811aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f2811aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PhD in Biological sciences<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e2364c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29e2364c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/departments\/department-of-biodiversity-and-environmental-research\/\">Department of Biodiversity and Environmental Research<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4467146 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4467146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f661e0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f661e0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d4828 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58d4828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eaecc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eaecc1\" 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rel=\"noopener\">Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfd4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bfd4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Telephone:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b463cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b463cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"tel:(+381)%2011%202078%20475\">(+381) 2078 475<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afba2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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href=\"mailto:jkostic@imsi.bg.ac.rs\">jkostic@imsi.bg.ac.rs<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc470c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccc470c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8454e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d8454e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f311a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f311a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Links:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcb5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcb5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ORCID ID: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6608-1013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0000-0002-6608-1013<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3734788c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3734788c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scopus ID: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=56587727300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">56587727300<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6b9aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6b9aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ResearchGate: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Jovana-Kostic-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jovana-Kostic-3<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af5b2a e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8af5b2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d9297d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50d9297d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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cellular to tissue level.<\/li><li>Expertise includes the application of methods in microbiology, mutagenicity, toxicology, genetic toxicology, histopathology, as well as the analysis of microplastic particles in fish tissues for the assessment of ecological risk and the condition of aquatic ecosystems.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bab140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56bab140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skills<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b81e498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b81e498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e164fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work experience:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18e05c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b18e05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade<\/p><ul><li>2025 \u2013 Senior Research Associate<\/li><li>2019 \u2013 2025 Research Associate<\/li><li>2016 \u2013 2019 Research Assistant<\/li><li>2013 \u2013 2016 \u0408unior research assistant<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a6607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0a6607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education:\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1109ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1109ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2013\u20132018: Doctoral (PhD) Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade<\/li><li>2005\u20132013: Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade<\/li><li>2001\u20132005: Third Belgrade Gymnasium \u2013 Natural sciences and mathematics program<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40f628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e40f628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards and certificates:\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695bc93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695bc93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2024 \u2013 Recipient of the EEMGS New Investigators Travel Grant for participation in the 52nd European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Meeting and the 15th International Comet Assay Workshop, Rovinj, Croatia<\/li><li>2024 \u2013 Recipient of the SAIGE Project Fellowship for a research visit to the Department of Aquatic Ecology and Toxicology, University of Heidelberg<\/li><li>2022 \u2013 Recipient of the EEMGS New Investigators Travel Grant Award for participation in the 14th International Comet Assay Workshop (ICAW) &amp; Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS) Meeting, Maastricht, Netherlands<\/li><li>2018 \u2013 Recipient of a conference scholarship for participation in the Central and Eastern European Conference on Health and Environment (CEECHE 2018), Krakow, Poland<\/li><li>2018 \u2013 Recipient of the Annual Award of the Institute for Multidisciplinary Research for outstanding achievements in scientific research<\/li><li>2017 \u2013 Recipient of the Young Scientist Grant for participation in the Microbiologia Balkanica 2017 Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/li><li>2016 \u2013 Recipient of a conference scholarship for participation in the Central and Eastern European Conference on Health and Environment (CEECHE 2016), Prague, Czech Republic<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d5d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73d5d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other professional activities\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8966ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8966ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Courses taught:\n\n\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa2bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aa2bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2014\u20132018 \u2013 Participation in organising and conducting practical courses at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade: for undergraduate courses in Microbiology and Microbiological Practicum, for master\u2019s courses in Methods in Microbiology, and for postgraduate specialist courses in Microbiology<\/li><li>Mentor:<br>2019 \u2013 Nevena Aksovi\u0107, \u201cMicrobiological and Ecogenotoxicological Assessment of Danube River Water Quality at the Vi\u0161njica Site\u201d. Master\u2019s Thesis. <\/li><li>Defense committee:<br>2023 \u2013 Sanja Stevanovi\u0107, \u201cIdentification and Characterization of Microorganisms Isolated from Commercial Probiotic Products\u201d. Specialist Thesis.<br>2018 \u2013 Jovana Jovanovi\u0107, \u201cAntibacterial and Genoprotective Effects of Aqueous Extracts from Selected Plants of the Lamiaceae Family\u201d. Master\u2019s Thesis.<br>2015 \u2013 Dragana Milovanovi\u0107, \u201cAntibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Selected Gram-Negative Bacteria Depending on Cell Count Using the Microdilution Method\u201d. Master\u2019s Thesis.   <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a404f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68a404f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editorial and Reviewer\u2019s activity (journals, books, projects):\n\n\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059aefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"059aefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Reviewer for international scientific journals: Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Acta Zoologica, Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Fishes, Molecules, Toxics, Scientific Reports.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b4d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4b4d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Memberships:\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bd642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5bd642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Serbian Society for Microbiology<\/li><li>Serbian Biological Society<\/li><li>Serbian Genetic Society<\/li><li>\u0415uropean Environmental Mutagenesis &amp; Genomics Society, EEMGSy<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-346069882\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-346069882\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-d59b978 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d59b978\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c1308 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23c1308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48972d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48972d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da12df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da12df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2025 \u2013 MonStur in the Danube: Establishing, testing and launching a transboundary system for Monitoring Sturgeons, to manage and safeguard migratory fish in the Danube River Basin (Interreg Danube Region) <a href=\"https:\/\/interreg-danube.eu\/projects\/monstur-in-the-danube\">https:\/\/interreg-danube.eu\/projects\/monstur-in-the-danube<\/a><\/li><li>2025 \u2013 DANUBElifelines: Safeguarding Migratory Fish and their Habitats in the Danube River Basin and beyond (European Union\u2019s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme) <a href=\"https:\/\/danubelifelines.eu\/\">https:\/\/danubelifelines.eu\/<\/a><\/li><li>2023 \u2013 DANUBE4All: Restoration of the Danube River Basin waters for Ecosystems and People from mountains to coast (European Union\u2019s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danube4allproject.eu\/\">https:\/\/www.danube4allproject.eu\/<\/a><\/li><li>2024 \u2013 CA23133 \u2013 Large-scale Interdisciplinary Alliance on Nature-based SoLutions and Health: Indicators, InequalitY and Innovation (LILY) \u2013 member and Linkedin page administrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/actions\/CA23133\/\">https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/actions\/CA23133\/<\/a><\/li><li>2019- CEEPUS network \u201eEcology and Management of aquatic ecosystems in Central Europe EcoManAqua\u201c<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e87c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83e87c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past:\n\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce8970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce8970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2020 &#8211; 2022 Evaluation of the microplastics impact on Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) by monitoring different biomarkers (Bilateral project Serbia-Slovenia)<\/li><li>2019 &#8211; 2021 Detection of stressors in the marine ecosystem based on genotoxicological and physiological markers in the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) (Bilateral project Serbia-Montenegro)<\/li><li>2018 &#8211; 2021 Managing and restoring aquatic Ecological corridors for migratory fish species in the Danube River Basin MEASURES (Interreg Danube Transnational Programme)<\/li><li>2018 &#8211; 2020 Harmonization of the microbiological methods for assessment of the Danube River water quality (Bilateral project Serbia-Austria)<\/li><li>2018 &#8211; 2019 Developing an E-learning tool for Environmental Education for Primary and Secondary School in the Lower Danube Region ELEDAN (Danube Strategic Project Fund \u2013 DSPF)<\/li><li>2016 &#8211; 2018 Implementation of Microbial Source Tracking (MST) method for assessment of faecal pollution in the Sava River and relation (potential relationship) to the presence of genotoxic agents (Bilateral project Serbia-Austria)<\/li><li>2014 &#8211; 2015 Establishing the basic microbial faecal pollution pattern along a large river: testing the longitudinal continuum vs. lateral discontinuum hypothesis at the River Danube (Austrian Science Fund \u2013 FWF)<\/li><li>2013-2018 \u201cFishes as water quality indicators in open waters of Serbia\u201d, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, 2013-2019 Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-346069883\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-346069883\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7ba66e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ba66e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44906bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44906bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd9bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd9bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Arsenijevi\u0107, S., Kosti\u0107, J., Burazerovi\u0107, J., Vi\u0161nji\u0107-Jefti\u0107, \u017d., Dimitrijevi\u0107, M., Suboti\u0107, S. (2025). Genotoxic Evaluation and Bioindicator Potential of Myotis capaccinii in Serbia: Element Concentrations and DNA Damage as Pollution Markers. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1-14.<\/li><li>Sunjog, K., Suboti\u0107, S., Kosti\u0107, J., Jasni\u0107, N., Vukovi\u0107-Ga\u010di\u0107, B., Lenhardt, M., Vi\u0161nji\u0107-Jefti\u0107, \u017d. (2025). Biomarker-Based Assessment of Four Native Fish Species in the Danube River Under Untreated Wastewater Exposure. Fishes, 10(9), 445. <\/li><li>Kosti\u0107, J., \u0110or\u0111evi\u0107 Aleksi\u0107, J., Vi\u0161nji\u0107-Jefti\u0107, \u017d., Nikoli\u0107, D., Markovi\u0107, Z., Kra\u010dun-Kolarevi\u0107, M., Tasi\u0107, A., Ja\u0107imovi\u0107, M. (2024). Aliens Among Us: Sensitivity of the Invasive Alien Fish Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas as a Bioindicator of Pollution and Its Safety for Human Consumption. Toxics, 12(12), 849.<\/li><li>Nikoli\u0107, D., Kosti\u0107, J., Aleksi\u0107, J. \u0110., Sunjog, K., Ra\u0161kovi\u0107, B., Poleksi\u0107, V., Pavlovi\u0107, S., Borkovi\u0107-Miti\u0107, S., Dimitrijevi\u0107, M., Stankovi\u0107, M., Radoti\u0107, K. (2024). Effects of mining activities and municipal wastewaters on element accumulation and integrated biomarker responses of the European chub (Squalius cephalus). Chemosphere, 365, 143385.<\/li><li>Kosti\u0107-Vukovi\u0107, J., Kolarevi\u0107, S., Sunjog, K., Suboti\u0107, S., Vi\u0161nji\u0107-Jefti\u0107, \u017d., Ra\u0161kovi\u0107, B., Poleksi\u0107, V., Vukovi\u0107-Ga\u010di\u0107, B., Lenhardt, M. (2023). Combined use of biomarkers to assess the impact of untreated wastewater from the Danube River, Serbia. Ecotoxicology, 32(5), 583-597.<\/li><li>Kosti\u0107-Vukovi\u0107, J., Kolarevi\u0107, S., Kra\u010dun-Kolarevi\u0107, M., Vi\u0161nji\u0107-Jefti\u0107, \u017d., Ra\u0161kovi\u0107, B., Poleksi\u0107, V., Ga\u010di\u0107, Z., Lenhardt, M., Vukovi\u0107-Ga\u010di\u0107, B. (2021). Temporal variation of biomarkers in common bream Abramis brama (L., 1758) exposed to untreated municipal wastewater in the Danube River in Belgrade, Serbia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193(8), 1-18.<\/li><li>Kosti\u0107, J., Kolarevi\u0107, S., Kra\u010dun-Kolarevi\u0107, M., Aborgiba, M., Ga\u010di\u0107, Z., Paunovi\u0107, M., Vi\u0161nji\u0107-Jefti\u0107, \u017d., Ra\u0161kovi\u0107, B., Poleksi\u0107, V., Lenhardt, M., Vukovi\u0107-Ga\u010di\u0107, B. (2017). The impact of multiple stressors on the biomarkers response in gills and liver of freshwater breams during different seasons. Science of The Total Environment, 601, 1670-1681.<\/li><li>Kosti\u0107, J., Kolarevi\u0107, S., Kra\u010dun-Kolarevi\u0107, M., Aborgiba, M., Ga\u010di\u0107, Z., Lenhardt, M., Vukovi\u0107-Ga\u010di\u0107, B. (2016). Genotoxicity assessment of the Danube River using tissues of freshwater bream (Abramis brama). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(20), 20783-20795.  <\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Associate Professor Jovana Kosti\u0107 PhD in Biological sciences Department of Biodiversity and Environmental Research Contact: Address: Bulevar Despota Stefana [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":27228,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28072","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28072"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28075,"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28072\/revisions\/28075"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imsi.bg.ac.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}