Faculty of Biology

UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
FACULTY OF BIOLOGY

FACULTY

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SCIENCE

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CONTACT

Dr. Dušanka Savić-Pavićević

Full professor
in the field of: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Address: Center for Human Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade Studentski trg 16, PO box 43 Belgrade 11000 Serbia

Phone number: +381 11 2639 100
E-mail: duska@bio.bg.ac.rs

Head of Center for Human Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Coordinator of PhD Program Molecular Biology, module Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes
Expert witness for DNA typing and forensic genetics
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2079-4077

Current research support and project participation

Analysis of structural genomic changes as diagnostic and prognostic parameters of human diseases (OI 173016, 2011-2018, MESTD RS). PI Dusanka SAVIC-PAVICEVIC

Delivery of Antisense RNA Therapeutics (DART), CA COST Action CA17103, 2018-2022, Chair Dr Virginia ARECHAVALA-GOMEZA, MC for Serbia D. SAVIC-PAVICEVIC

Enhancing Psychiatric Genetic Counselling, Testing, and Training in Europe (EnGagE), CA COST Action CA17130, Chair Dr Franziska DEGENHARDT, MC Substitute for Serbia D. SAVIC-PAVICEVIC

Education and qualifications

Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2004 – PhD in Biology (Molecular Biology, supervisor Prof. S. Romac)
2000 – MSc in Biology (Molecular Biology, supervisor Prof. S. Romac)
1998 – BSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology

2011 – Expert witness for DNA typing and forensic genetics (Ministry of Justice, Republic of Serbia, Decision 740-05-03494/210-03)

Academic carier

Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2017– Full Professor
2010-2017 – Associate Professor
2005-2010 – Assistant Professor
2001-2005 – Teaching Assistant
2000-2001 – Assistant Trainee
1998-2000 – MSc degree fellowship (Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro)

Research interests

Molecular genetics of repeat expansion disorders (myotonic dystrophies and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy)
Molecular genetics of inherited neuromuscular diseases
Psychiatric genetics
RNA editing
Circulating microRNA as potential biomarkers
Molecular genetics of prostate carcinoma
Applied research: clinical genetic tests for ~40 rare neurological diseases, DNA paternity testing

LINKS

Serbian Society for Molecular Biology
http://molbios.bio.bg.ac.rs/

Serbian Neuromuscular Disease Network
http://www.imgge.bg.ac.rs/index.php/en/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=680

COST Action CA17130; Enhancing Psychiatric Genetic Counselling, Testing, and Training in Europe (EnGagE)
https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA17130/#tabs|Name:overview

COST Action CA17103; Delivery of Antisense RNA Therapeutic (DART)
https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA17103#tabs|Name:overview

http://dnkanaliza.bio.bg.ac.rs

MATERIALS

cv-d-savic-pavicevic-eng.pdf
09.10.2019