Serbia and Montenegro
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biology and Ecology,
Faculty of Sciences,
University of Novi Sad.
+381 21 485 2658, +381 64 460 8843
Jelena Markovic
Address:
Trg Dositeja Obradovica 2,
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Research Interests:
- Regulation of expression of genes involved in pancreatic beta cell survival.
- Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis and progression of diabetes and its complications.
- Natural products with potentially beneficial effects in both prevention and treatment of diabetes.
- Mechanisms of environmental contaminants toxicity.
Biography:
Scholarship, Honors & Awards:
- Award for the Best PhD Thesis in Serbia in the subject of Molecular Biology for the academic year of 2013 given by the “Goran Ljubijankic“ Foundation, of the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia 2014
- FEBS YSP Fellowship for attending conference "Young Scientist Forum“ and „22nd IUBMB & 37th FEBS Congress“, 2012, Costa Ballena (Cadiz) and Seville, Spain 2012
- COST Тrainee Grant for attending summer schol "Players of the Epigenetic Symphony“, Poitiers, France 2012
- FEBS Youth Travel Fund - YTF for for attending „FEBS Practical Course on Gene Expression Regulation and Data Integration“, Debrecen, Hungary 2011
- Fellowship for PhD students awarded by Serbian Ministry of Science and Technological Development 2009-2010