Dr. Ana Đorđević

I am a Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade. From 2006 to 2010, I worked at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", where I conducted the experimental part of my doctoral thesis. I received my PhD in 2010 from the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, where I had completed my undergraduate studies in molecular biology and physiology in 2005. I have participated in several national and international projects, the most recent of which is the Twinning project “Strengthening Translational Research for Improved Metabolic Health” (STRIMHealth) (#101159400, 2024-2027). I was the PI of the national project “Role of steroid hormones in neuroendocrine adaptation to stress and pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome – molecular mechanisms and clinical implications” (grant III41009). Early in my research career I focused on stress biology, and for the last 10 years my research is still in the field of molecular endocrinology, but concentrating on diet-induced metabolic disorders, particularly type 2 diabetes and obesity. I am particularly interested in the role of the gut microbiota in the development and treatment of obesity and have focused my recent research on the manipulation of the microbiota with new generation probiotics and bioactive plant extracts, with the idea of providing applicable solutions for the treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders in the near future. In 2016, I received the “Start Up for Science Grant” from the Centre for Leadership Development. Since 2011, I have been a lecturer in undergraduate and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. I am the author of a university textbook and two biology textbooks for elementary schools. I am currently the Vice President of the Serbian Society for Molecular Biology. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was a team leader at the National Laboratory for Molecular Detection of Infectious Agents “Fire Eye” in Belgrade. In my spare time, I illustrate scientific books.