IMGGE work program for 2020
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, 451-03-68/2020-14/200042, 2020
Principal Investigator: Dr Jelena Begovic, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: all employed researchers
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics (BioICEP)
European Comission, H2020-870292, 2020-2023
Principal Investigator: Dr Margaret Fournet, Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland
Coordinator for IMGGE: Dr Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Development of efficient antifungals based on microbial secondary metabolites
Research project within scientific and technological cooperation between Republic of Serbia and Federal Republic of Germany 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Sandra Vojnovic, IMGGE
CEEPUS network “Managing forests for climate change”
European Union, CIII-BA-0000-00-1920, 2019-
Principal Investigator: Prof. dr. Milan Mataruga, Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Jelena Aleksic
Plant health bioinformatics network
EUPHRESCO, 2019-2022
Project coordinator: Annelies Haegeman, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Bojana Banovic Djeri, dr Jelena Samardzic
Project: Defining strategies for in situ and ex situ conservation of Serbian spruce with respect to climate change (SInExPAN)
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the Republic of Srpska 19/6-020/961-42/18, 2019-2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. dr. Milan Mataruga, Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Jelena Aleksic
Functionalization of biopolymers
Bioplastech Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, BP2013, 2013-
Principal Investigator: Dr Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, IMGGE
Establishment of compatible institutional registers and network of counseling centers for hereditary gastrointestinal tumors
Research project within scientific and technological cooperation between Republic of Serbia and Republic of Croatia, 337-00-205/2019-09/34, 2019-2020
Principal Investigator: Prof. Zoran Krivokapic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Aleksandra Nikolic
Zebrafish as a model for asthma research - role of Wnt signalling in response to cigarette smoke
Research project within scientific and technological cooperation between Republic of Serbia and Federal Republic of Germany
Principal Investigator: Dr Aleksandra Divac Rankov, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Sandra Dragicevic, Jovana Despotovic, Tamara Babic
Investigation of bacteriophages and phage-derived enzyme activity against biofilm-embedded cells of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Research project within scientific and technological cooperation between Republic of Italy and Republic of Serbia, 2019-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Goran Vukotic, Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Nemanja Stanisavljevic, Mina Obradovic, Milka Malesevic, Katarina Novovic, Dr Milan Kojic
The usage of silicon fertilisation in order to mitigate the oxidative stress and to improve the resilience of barley subjected to UV and drought
Research project within scientific and technological cooperation between Republic of Serbia and Republic of Slovenia, 2020-2022
Principal investigator: Dr Marija Vidovic, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Dragana Bosnic
SCREEN - Searching for molecular signatures of Mulvihill-Smith syndrome
Serbian Science and Diaspora Collaboration Program: Knowledge Exchange Vouchers, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6436164, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Natasa Kovacevic Grujicic, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Danijela Drakulic
NEURAD - Testing neurogenic potential of induced pluripotent stem cells derived from alzheimer’s disease patients
Serbian Science and Diaspora Collaboration Program: Knowledge Exchange Vouchers, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6436225, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Marija Svirtlih, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Isidora Petrovic
Pro-Belgrade - Could Prothrombin Belgrade mutation affect blood vessels? A new insight into thrombosis mechanism
Serbian Science and Diaspora Collaboration Program: Knowledge Exchange Vouchers, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6476784, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Valentina Djordjevic, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Sofija Dunjic
ProORC - Profiling ORC genetics and regulation in cancer
Serbian Science and Diaspora Collaboration Program: Knowledge Exchange Vouchers, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6504965, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Jelena Kusic Tisma, IMGGE
PLASH - Probiotic lactobacilli as therapeutics for wound healing
Serbian Science and Diaspora Collaboration Program: Knowledge Exchange Vouchers, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6426409, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Ivana Strahinic, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Miroslav Dinic
OxInDisPro - Overexpression of intrinsically disordered protein ATDSS1 in different plant systems – an analysis of its role in response to the oxidative stress
Serbian Science and Diaspora Collaboration Program: Knowledge Exchange Vouchers, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6473515, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Gordana Timotijevic, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Ivana Nikolic
De-novo sequencing of 82 selected strains with biomass-degrading and bioremediation potential
JGI Community Science Program, US DOE, FP00010829, 2020-2023
Principal Investigator: Dr MIlica Ciric, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Lidija Djokic
Safeguarding Unique Biodiversity of Drina Valley Environment: Assessment Study Serbia - Molecular-genetics study of Serbian Spruce on the territory of the National Park Tara
Cross-border Programme Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) of the European Commission, 48-00-00046/2016-28-6-T2
Principal Investigator: Marijana Josipovic, National Park Tara
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Jelena M. Aleksic
Combining high-throughput PhenOtypINg with Transcriptomics to identify Drought tolerant Maize inbred lines at the vegetative stage (POINTeD Maize)
European Plant Phenotyping Network 2020 (EPPN2020), ID 422, 2020-2021
Project coordinator: Dr Dejan Dodig, Maize Research Institute “Zemun Polje”
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Bojana Banović Djeri
NATIONAL PROJECTS
Novel solutions for effective oral candidiasis treatment
МATCHING GRANTS Program, Innovation Fund, 2019-2021
Principal Investigator: Katarina Joncic-Savic, Phytonet doo
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Aleksandar Pavic, dr Lidija Senerovic, dr Ivana Moric, dr Nada Stankovic, dr Lidija Djokic
Establishing the zebrafish-cystic fibrosis model of mixed Staphylococcus aureus MRSA43300 - Candida albicans SC5314infection
Program "Pokreni se za nauku", Phillip Morris Company, 2019-2020
Principal Investigator: Dr Aleksandar Pavic, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Dusan Milivojevic, dr Ivana Aleksic
Studying the molecular mechanisms involved in maintaining pluripotency and differentiation of stem cells
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, F-23, 2010-
Principal investigator: Dr Milena Stevanovic
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Danijela Drakulic, dr Marija Svirtlih, dr Andrijana Lazic, dr Marija Mojsin
Optimization (individualization) of the rectal cancer treatment using predictive molecular genetic biomarkers
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, F-20, 2013-
Principal Investigator: Prof. dr Zoran Krivokapić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Dragica Radojkovic, dr Aleksandra Nikolic
Synthesis and application of new chemotherapeutics based on natural products and metal complexes
Strategic project of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, F-65, 2019-2022
Principal Investigator: Prof dr Bogdan Solaja, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, dr Sandra Vojnovic, dr Aleksandar Pavic
Molecular basis of response to chemioradiotherapy in rectal cancer
Strategic project of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, F-69, 2019-2022
Principal Investigator: Prof. Zoran Krivokapic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Aleksandra Nikolic, dr Aleksandra Divac Rankov, dr Sandra Dragicevic, Jovana Despotovic, Tamara Babic, dr Milena Stevanovic, dr Isidora Petrovic, dr Marija Schwirtlich
Covalent modification of carbon materials using enzymes
Program "Pokreni se za nauku", Phillip Morris Company, 2019-2020
Principal Investigator: Dr Aleksandra Mitrovic, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Jelena Milovanovic
SENSOGENE - Cancer biosensors based on gene regulatory elements
Program for excellent projects of young researchers (PROMIS), Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6052315, 2020-2022
Principal Investigator: Dr Aleksandra Nikolic, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Sandra Dragicevic, Jovana Despotovic, Tamara Babic
LEAPSyn-SCI – Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins: Structural Characterisation and Interaction with α-Synuclein
Program for excellent projects of young researchers (PROMIS), Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6039663, 2020-2022
Principal Investigator: Dr Marija Vidovic, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Strahinja Stevanovic
LABLUNG - Mechanistic insight into the anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects of lactic acid bacteria in in vitro models of chronic lung diseases
Program for excellent projects of young researchers (PROMIS), Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 6066974, 2020-2022
Principal Investigator: Dr Marija Stankovic, IMGGЕ
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Katarina Veljovic, dr Nikola Popovic, Sofija Dunjic, dr Natasa Golic
Analysis of the synergistic effect and therapeutic potential of small molecules in patients with recurrent pulmonary infections
Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5269, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Marina Andjelkovic, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Sonja Pavlovic, Dr Anita Skakic, Dr Vesna Spasovski, Dr Kristel Klaassen
Improvement of enzymes' anti-biofilm activity by immobilization on nanocellulose
Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5124, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Lidija Djokic, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Lidija Senerovic, dr Sanja Jeremic
Bio-coloration of textile using bacteria
Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5114, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Tatjana Ilic-Tomic, IMGGE
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
A novel genotyping assay for root-knot nematode identification
Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5116, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Jelena Kusic Tisma, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Jelena Samardzic, Dragana Bosnic
Application of fluorescent substrate for fast and specific detection of Staphylococcus aureus in milk Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5449, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Maja Gvozdenov
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Valentina Djordjevic, dr Milan Kojic
New approach to thrombophilia screening
Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5853, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Valentina Djordjevic
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Maja Gvozdenov, Marija Cumbo, Sofija Dunjic
Novel biological agents for prevention and treatment of American foul brood infection in honey bee mini colonies
Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5783, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Nemanja Stanisavljevic
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Milan Kojic, dr Ivana Strahinic
Alleviation of lung inflammation by probiotics
Proof of Concept, Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 5709, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Katarina Veljovic
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Marija Stankovic, dr Svetlana Sokovic Bajic, dr Natasa Golic
Clonal selection of autochthonous and regional grape varieties
National project of the Directorate for Agrarian Payments of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, 320-45-02033/3/2019-02, 2019-2020
Principal Investigator: Darko Jaksic, Center for Viticulture and Oenology, Nis
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Jelena M. Aleksic
SCIENCE PROMOTION PROJECTS
Science in Motion for Friday Night Commotion 2020 (SCIMFONICOM 2020)
European Comission, H2020-955327, 2020
Principal Investigator: Dr Biljana Sljukic Paunkovic, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade
Učesnici iz IMGGI: Dr Milena Ugrin, dr Aleksandra Nikolic, dr Sanja Jeremic, dr Bojana Banovic Djeri, dr Aleksandra Divac Rankov, dr Lidija Djokic, Sandra Dragicevic, Tamara Babic
Scientific calendar
Center for the Promotion of Science, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Sandra Dragicevic, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Aleksandra Nikolic, dr Milena Ugrin, dr Sanja Jeremic, dr Bojana Banovic Djeri
Short course of DNAlogy
Center for the Promotion of Science, 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr Branka Zukic, IMGGE
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Sonja Pavlovic, dr Milena Ugrin, dr Vesna Spasovski, dr Biljana Stankovic, dr Nikola Kotur, dr Kristel Klaassen Ljubicic, dr Marina Andjelkovic, dr Anita Skakic, dr Vladimir Gasic, Jovana Komazec, Bojan Ristivojevic
COST ACTIONS
Gene regulation ensemble effort for the knowledge commons
CA15205, 2016-2020
Participant from IMGGE: Dr Valentina Djordjevic
European Epitranscriptomics Network (EPITRAN)
CA16120, 2017-2021
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Bojana Banovic Djeri, dr Gordana Timotijevic
Identifying Biomarkers Through Translational Research for Prevention and Stratification of Colorectal Cancer (TRANSCOLONCAN)
CA17118, 2018-2022
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Aleksandra Nikolic, dr Aleksandra Divac Rankov, dr Sandra Dragicevic, Jovana Despotovic, Tamara Babic
LEukaemia GENe Discovery by data sharing, mining and collaboration (LEGEND)
CA16223, 2017-2021
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Natasa Tosic, dr Sonja Pavlovic
Maximising Impact of research in NeuroDevelopmental DisorderS
CA16210, 2017-2021
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Danijela Drakulic, dr Milena Stevanovic
European Network for Innovative Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Neutropenias (EuNet-INNOCHRON)
CA18233, 2019-2023
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Sonja Pavlovic, dr Anita Skakic, dr Kristel Klaassen, dr Vladimir Gasic, dr Marina Andjelkovic
ADHEsion GPCR Network: Research and Implementation Set the path for future Exploration (Adher'n Rise)
CA18240, 2019-2023
Participants from IMGGE: Dr Biljana Stankovic, dr Nikola Kotur