redovni profesor i naučni savetnik
Laboratorija za molekularnu mikrobiologiju
Adresa
Katedra za biohemiju i molekularnu biologiju
Univerzitet u Beogradu - Biološki fakultet,
Studentski trg 16, 11000 Beograd, Srbija
Tel: +381 11 2639 882
Fax: +381 11 2639 882
E-mail: fira@bio.bg.ac.rs
OBRAZOVANJE
1998 - Doktor bioloških nauka, Biološki fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
1985 - Magistar, Molekularna genetika i genetičko inženjerstvo, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
1981 - Diplomirani molekularni biolog i fiziolog, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
ISTRAŽIVAČKO ISKUSTVO
2016 – naučni savetnik, Biološki fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
2014 – redovni profesor, Biološki fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
2009 – vanredni profesor, Biološki fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
2008 – viši naučni saradnik, IMGGI, Univerzitet u Beogradu
1999 – docent, Biološki fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
1989 – asistent, Odsek bioloških nauka, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu
1987 – istraživač saradnik, INI “PKB Agroekonomik”
1984 – istraživač pripravnik, INI “PKB Agroekonomik”
RADNO ISKUSTVO
Nastavnik na osnovnim, master i doktorskim studijama iz uže naučne oblasti Biohemija i molekularna biologija na Biološkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Beogradu
OSTALE AKTIVNOSTI
2011 – Šef Katedre za biohemiju i molekularnu biologiju Biološkog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu
2016 – član Veća naučnih oblasti biotehničkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
2017 – član Matičnog naučnog odbora za biotehnologiju i poljoprivredu Ministarstva prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja Republike Srbije
OBLAST NAUČNOG INTERESOVANJA
Sekundarni metaboliti i antimikrobna jedinjenja Gram-pozitivnih bakterija, proteolitički enzimi bakterija mlečne kiseline, biološka kontrola biljnih patogena
ODABRANI NAUČNI RADOVI
- Kojić, M., Fira, Dj., Banina, A., Topisirović, L.: Characterization of the Cell Wall-Bound Proteinase of Lactobacillus casei HN14. (1991) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57: 1753-1757. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16348511
- Kojić, M., Fira, Dj., Bojovic, B., Banina, A., Topisirović L.: Comparative Study on cell envelope - associated proteinases in Natural Isolates of Mesophilic Lactobacilli. (1995) J. Appl. Bacteriol. 79, 61-68. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1995.tb03124.x
- Fira, Dj., Kojic, M., Banina, A., Spasojevic, I., Strahinic, I., Topisirovic, L.: Characterization of cell envelope-associated proteinases of thermophilic lactobacilli. (2001) J. Appl. Microbiol. 90, 123-130. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11155131
- Topisirovic, L., Kojic, M., Fira, Dj., Golic, N., Strahinic, I., Lozo, J.: Potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from specific natural niches in food production and preservation. (2006) Int. J. Food Microbiol. 112: 230-235. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16764959
- Kojic, M., Lozo, J., Jovcic, B., Strahinic, I., Fira, Dj., Topisirovic, L.: Construction of a new shuttle vector and its use for cloning and expression of two plasmid-encoded bacteriocins from Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei BGSJ2-8. (2010) Int. J. Food Microbiol. 140: 117-124. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20439125
- Ivanović, Ž., Stanković, S., Živković, S., Gavrilović, V., Kojić, M., Fira, Dj.: Molecular characterization of Pseudomonas syringae isolates from fruit trees and raspberry in Serbia. (2012) European Journal of Plant Pathology 134: 191–203. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10658-012-9978-4
- Dimkić, I., Živković, S., Berić, T., Ivanović, Ž., Gavrilović, V., Stanković, S., Fira, Dj.: Characterization and evaluation of two Bacillus strains, SS-12.6 and SS-13.1, as potential agents for the control of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi. (2013) Biological Control 65, 312–321. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964413000613
- Berić, T., Stanković, S., Draganić, V., Kojić, M., Lozo, J., Fira, Dj. Novel antilisterial bacteriocin licheniocin 50.2 from Bacillus licheniformis VPS50.2 isolated from soil sample. (2013) Journal of Applied Microbiology 116, 502-510. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24238327
- Djordje Fira, Tanja Berić and Slaviša Stanković. Biological Control of Plant Pathogens by The Strains of Bacillus sp. In Biotechnology Vol. 2: Plant Biotechnology, (2014) (ISBN: 9781626990173), Ed. P. Ananda Kumar, Studium Press LLC, India, p. 429-448.
- Ivanović, Ž, Popović, T., Janse, J., Kojić, M., Stanković, S., & Gavrilović, V., Fira, D. Molecular assessment of genetic diversity of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis strains from Serbia by various DNA fingerprinting techniques. (2015) European Journal of Plant Pathology DOI 10.1007/s10658-014-0531-5. 141:133–145 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10658-014-0531-5
- Vukotic, G., Mirkovic, N., Jovcic, B., Miljkovic, M., Strahinic, I., Fira, D., Radulovic, Z. Kojic, M. Proteinase PrtP impairs lactococcin LcnB activity in Lactococcus lactis BGMN1-501: new insights into bacteriocin regulation. (2015) Front. Microbiol. 6: doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00092 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322719/
- Dimkić, I., Berić, T., Stević, T., Pavlović, S., Šavikin, K., Fira, D., Stanković, S. (2015), Additive and synergistic effects of Bacillus spp. isolates and essential oils on the control of phytopathogenic and saprophytic fungi from medicinal plants and marigold seeds, Biological Control, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.04.011. 87: 6–13. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964415000584
- Vukotić, G., Strahinić, I., Begović, J., Lukić, J., Kojić, M., Fira, D. Survey on proteolytic activity and diversity of proteinase genes in mesophilic lactobacilli. (2016) Microbiology (Russian Federation) 85/1, 33-41. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S002626171601015X
- Dimkic, I., Stankovic, S., Nišavic, M., Petkovic, M., Ristivojevic, P., Fira, D., Beric T. (2017). The Profile and Antimicrobial Activity of Bacillus Lipopeptide Extracts of Five Potential Biocontrol Strains. Front. Microbiol. 8: 925. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00925 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28588570
- Fira D., Dimkić I., Berić T., Lozo J., Stanković S. Biological control of plant pathogens by Bacillus species. (2018) J Biotechnol. 285: 44-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.07.044. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30172784