Education and qualifications
1993 – 1998: basic academic studies (Molecular Biology and Physiology), University of Belgrade – Faculty of Biology
Title of the thesis: "Kinetics of RNA polymerase activity under the influence of estradiol in isolated uterine cell nuclei"
1998 – 2001: postgraduate studies (Molecular Biology and Physiology), University of Belgrade – Faculty of Biology
2001 – 2005: University of Zurich – Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Switzerland.
Title of doctoral dissertation: "Effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 on the endocrine pancreas of rats in vivo and in vitro"
Movement in service
2013 − 2014: Research Associate at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2014 − 2016: Research associate at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2016 − 2024: Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2024 – : Associate Professor at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Research area
1) Dakic T, Jevdjovic T, Djordjevic J, Vujovic P. Short-term fasting differentially regulates PI3K/AkT/mTOR and ERK signaling in the rat hypothalamus. Mech Aging Dev. Volume 192, 2020, page 111358, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2020.111358.
2) Dakic T, Lakic I, Zec M, Takic M, Stojiljkovic M, Jevdjovic T. Fructose-rich diet and walnut supplementation differently regulate rat hypothalamic and hippocampal glucose transporters expression. J Sci Food Agric. 2021, 101(14):5984–5991 https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11252
3) Dakic T, Jevdjovic T, Lakic I, Ruzicic A, Jasnic N, Djurasevic S, Djordjevic J, Vujovic P.: The Expression of Insulin in the Central Nervous System: What Have We Learned So Far? Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(7), 6586; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076586
4) Dakic T, Jeremic D, Lakic I, Jasnic N, Ruzicic A, Vujovic P, Jevdjovic T: Walnut supplementation increases levels of UCP1 and CD36 in brown adipose tissue independently of diet type. Mol Cel Biochem 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010–024–04981–7
5) Dakic T, Velickovic K, Lakic I, Ruzicic A, Milicevic A, Plackic N, Vujovic P, Jevdjovic T. Rat brown adipose tissue thermogenic markers are modulated by estrous cycle phases and short-term fasting. BioFactors. 2024 Jan–Feb;50(1):101–113. https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.1993.
6) Srdić, T.; Đurašević, S.; Lakić, I.; Ruzicic, A.; Vujović, P.; Jevđović, T.; Dakić, T.; Đorđević, J.; Tosti, T.; Actor, S.; et al. From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Therapy: Understanding Sepsis-Induced Multiple Organ Dysfunction. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 7770. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147770
