Bojana Banović Đeri
Associate Research Professor
Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering (IMGGE)
University of Belgrade
Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 397 64 14
Phone: +381 11 397 64 14
Fax: +381 11 397 64 14
E-mail: bojanabanovic@imgge.bg.ac.rs
EDUCATION
2021 – Short study program “Bioinformatics for Biologists”, The School of computing, University Union
2013 - PhD in Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology (FB), University of Belgrade (UB) („Molecular basis of self-incompatible system in buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)“)
2005 - B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Physiology (Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology), FB, UB
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2022 - present – Associate Research Professor, Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology (LPMB), IMGGE
2014 - 2021 – Assistant Research Professor, LPMB, IMGGE
2009 - 2013 - Research Assistant, LPMB, IMGGE
2006 - 2008 - Research Trainee, LPMB, IMGGE
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2023-2024 Participant in the project “Proteomic and transcriptomic changes under nitrate deficiency in the sink and source leaf tissue of variegated maize and pelargonium-VARIEGOMICS”, Bilateral project of the Republic of Serbia with the Republic of France, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of France
2021-2024 Work package leader and participant in the project “Exploring Bacterial OMV (Outer Membrane Vesicles)-sRNAs Mediated Interkingdom Communication with Plants and Fungi (ExplOMV)”, ID 7744906, Program IDEAS, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
2022-2023 Principal investigator of the project “Kit for Pepper Mild Mottle virus identification and pathotype determination”, ID 1117, Technology Transfer Program, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia
2020-2021 Principal investigator of the project “Developing test for molecular detection and pathotype determination of Pepper Mild Mottle virus”, ID 5557, Proof of Concept Program, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia
2020-2021 Participant in the project „Combining high-throughput PhenOtypINg with Transcriptomics to identify Drought tolerant Maize inbred lines at thevegetative stage (POINTeD Maize)”, H2020- European Plant Phenotyping Network 2020-Transnational Access proposal-ID 422
2017-2021 MC member in front of the Republic of Serbia in the COST action CA16120 „European Epitranscriptomics Network”
2019 Grant from the COST action CA16120 to participate in the workshop „Training School on Epitranscriptomics for young PIs“, Biopôle, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
2015-2019 MC member in front of the Republic of Serbia in the COST action FA1407 „Application of next generation sequencing for the study and diagnosis of plant viral diseases in agriculture”
2017 National representative of the Republic of Serbia in the expert exchange program “Open World” with the United States of America in the area of the food safety and security, funded by the Congress of United States of America
2014-2015 Coordinator of EU project Researchers’ Night „SCIMFONICOM 2014-15" H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2014-633376
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Molecular basis of water deficit, high and low temperatures tolerance in maize
- Role of nucleotide modifications in genome and transcriptome in information transmission in plants and single stranded positively oriented RNA viruses
- Bioinformatics in analysis, networking and prediction of basic processes in molecular biology
- Biodiversity and evolution of self-incompatibility in flowering plants