[dr Milica M. Popovic]

Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd
Department of Biochemistry

Phone:   011-3336869

Phone (local):   869

Laboratory:   412

Office:   424

E-mail:   la_bioquimica@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on March 25, 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia. Speaks Serbian, English, German and Spanish language

Education and qualifications

2001-2007: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2007-2012: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

2008-2009: Junior teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2009-2015: Teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2015-2016: Research associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2016-2022: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2021: Senior research associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2022: Associate professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

  • Heterologic production of protein therapeutics;
  • Extracellular vesicles;
  • Application of recombinant antibody technology for development of novel diagnostic and therapuric protocols.

Awards and merits

2010: FEBS Collaborative Experimental Schollarship for Central and Eastern Europe

2011: Best poster prize
XXX EAACI Congress; Istanbul; Turkey

2012: FEBS Collaborative Experimental Schollarship for Central and Eastern Europe

2014: Postdoctoral stipend from The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological development Republic of Serbia

Other activities

Member of Serbian Biochemical Society from 2011.

Member of Serbian Association for Cancer Research from October 2018.

Member of Serbian society for extracellular vesicles from March 25, 2021.

Member of the Committee for Self-evaluation from October 12, 2023.

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Active projects:

  • 2023-2026: Advancing REversible immunocapture toward SCALablE EV purification (RESCALE-EV)   (principal investigator)
    project type:   PRISM
    project is funded by: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2025-2028: EXPANDing the value of Extracellular Vesicles as carriers of biomarker and therapy in precision healhcare (EXPAND-EV)   (principal investigator)
    project type:   Horizon EU
    project is funded by: European Commission (Brusseles, Belgium)

Finished projects:

  • 2011: Allergens, antibodies, enzymes and small physiologically relevant molecules: design, structure, function and significance – 172049
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2011-2015: Multivalent Glycosystems for Nanoscience - MultiGlycoNano – COST Action CM1102
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: Evropska Unija (Brusseles, Belgium)
  • 2016: Isolation of recombinant nanobodies specific for exosome subclasses   (principal investigator)
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2015: Between Atom and Cell: Integrating Molecular Biophysics Approaches for Biology and Healthcare (MOBIEU) – COST Action CA15126
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: Evropska Unija (Brusseles, Belgium)
  • 2014: 5) Improving Allergy Risk Assessment Strategy for New Food Proteins (ImpARAS) – COST Action FA1402
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: European Union (Brusseles, Belgium)
  • 2019-2021: Advanced Trends in Education and Research of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology of Macromolecules (CEEPUS) – CIII-RS-1310-02-1920   (principal investigator)
    project type:   International cooperation - TEMPUS/ERASMUS+
    project is funded by: Evropska komisija (Beč, Austria)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

Poglavlja u knjigama:

  1. Grozdanovic, M., Popovic, M., Gavrovic-Jankulovic, M. Design and Cloning Strategies of Recombinant Allergens for Diagnosis and Specific Immunotherapy in Advances in Genetics Research vol 11, Nova Science publishing 2014, pp. 19-46 (ISBN 9781629487458)
  2. Nikolić,J., Popović, M., Gavrović-Jankulović, M. Banana as a Food Allergen Source 2016 in Bananas: Cultivation, Consumption and Crop Disease, Nova Science publishing 2016 accepted for press (ISNB 978-1-63485-429-0)

Odabrane reference:

  1. Popovic, M., Mazzega, E., Toffoletto, B. & de Marco, A. Isolation of antiextra-cellular vesicle single-domain antibodies by direct panning on vesicle enriched fractions. Microbial Cell Factories (2018).17, 6 doi:10.1186/s12934-017-0856-9
  2. Popović, M. and de Marco, A. Canonical and selective approaches in exosome purification and their implications for diagnostic accuracy. Translational Cancer Research (2017). doi:0.21037/tcr.2017.08.44
  3. Andjelković, U., Tufegdžić, S. and Popović, M. Use of monolithic supports for high-throughput protein and peptide separation in proteomics. ELECTROPHORESIS (2017) doi:10.1002/elps.201700260
  4. Kojadinovic, M. et al. Effect of urolithins on oxidative stress of colorectal adenocarcinomacells-Caco-2. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition (2017) 68, 952-959.
  5. Popovic, M. et al. Identification of stress biomarkers for drought and increased soil temperature in seedlings of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2017). doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2016-0530
  6. Popovic, M., Prodanovic, R., Ostafe, R., Schillberg, S., et al., Yeast surface display is a novel tool for the rapid immunological characterization of plant-derived food allergens. Immunologic Ressearch (2016) 61, 230-239
  7. Popović, M., et al., Identification of environmental stress biomarkers in seedlings of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2015) 46, 58-66.
  8. Popovic, M., Andjelkovic, U., Burazer, L., Lindner, B., et al., Biochemical and immunological characterization of a recombinantlyproduced antifungal cysteine proteinase inhibitor from green kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa). Phytochemistry (2013) 94, 53-59.
  9. Popovic, M., Grozdanovic, M., Gavrovic-Jankulovic, M., Kiwifruit as a food allergen source. Journal of Serbian Chemical Society (2013) 78, 333-35
  10. Popovic, M., Andjelkovic, U., Grozdanovic, M., Aleksic, I., Gavrovic-Jankulovic, M., In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Cysteine Protease Inhibitor from Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa). Indian Journal of Microbiology (2013) 53, 100-105.
  11. Popovic, M. M., Bulajic, A., Ristic, D., Krstic, B., et al., In vitro and in vivo antifungal properties of cysteine proteinase inhibitor from green kiwifruit. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2012) 92, 3072-3078