Education and qualifications
She graduated from the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, study group Molecular Biology and Physiology with an average grade of 9,14. Her thesis entitled "Affinity of binding of STAT proteins to the promoter region of the alpha2-macroglobulin gene in fetal and adult liver during the acute phase response" was defended with a grade of 10,00.
Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, completed in 2011 with the defense of a doctoral dissertation entitled: "The effect of psychosocial stressors on the regulation of the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system in rats".
Movement in service
2016 – Assistant Professor at the Department of Comparative Physiology and Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2015 – 2018 Member of the Council of the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2013 – 2016 Assistant Professor at the Department of Comparative Physiology and Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2010 – 2013 Research Associate at the Department of Comparative Physiology and Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2007 – 2010 Researcher-intern at the Department of Comparative Physiology and Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
In 2006, she worked as a substitute biology teacher at the Tenth Belgrade Gymnasium.
Research area
1. Đurašević S, Ružičić A, Lakić I, Tosti T, Đurović S, Glumac S, Pejić S, Todorović A, Drakulić D, Stanković S, Jasnić N, Đorđević J, Todorović Z. The Effects of a Meldonium Pre-Treatment on the Course of the LPS-Induced Sepsis in Rats. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 21;23(4):2395. doi: 10.3390/ijms23042395. PMID: 35216510; PMCID: PMC8924897.
2. Đurašević S, Ružičić A, Lakić I, Tosti T, Đurović S, Glumac S, Pavlović S, Borković-Mitić S, Grigorov I, Stanković S, Jasnić N, Đorđević J, Todorović Z. The Effects of a Meldonium Pre-Treatment on the Course of the Faecal-Induced Sepsis in Rats. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Sep 8;22(18):9698. doi: 10.3390/ijms22189698. PMID: 34575863; PMCID: PMC8464894.
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 Apr 1;24(7):6586. doi: 10.3390/ijms24076586. PMID: 37047558; PMCID: PMC10095302.
4. Iva Lakic, P. Vujovic, N. Jasnic, S. Đurašević, P. Ristic, and Gordana Cvijic.
Vasopressin modulates hypothalamo-pituitary activity by paracrine action during acute
and chronic immobilization stress in rats. Arch. Biol. Sci., 63(3), p.579-587, 2011.
5. Iva Lakic, Tamara Drenca, Jelena Đordevic, P. Vujovic, N. Jasnic, S. Đuraševic, Sladana
Dronjak Cucakovic, and Gordana Cvijic. Novel acute stressor effects on interscapular
brown adipose tissue sympathetic innervation and UCP-1 content in chronically isolated
and spontaneously hypertensive rats Arch. Biol. Sci., 63 (3), p.589-596, 2011.
