Dr. Ljupka Gligorovska

After completing my undergraduate studies in Molecular Biology (2014), I enrolled in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, in the module Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes. In 2015, I was employed as a Research Trainee at the Department of Biochemistry of the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković". In 2017 I received the title of Research Assistant, and in 2022 I successfully defended my dissertation entitled: "Lipid metabolism and glucocorticoid signaling pathway in visceral adipose tissue and liver of Mif -/- mice on fructose-enriched diet" within the project "The role of steroid hormones in neuroendocrine adaptation to stress and pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome - molecular mechanisms and clinical implications", which was funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. As a participant in the international project "Interaction between stress and dietary fructose in the development of the metabolic syndrome: role of glucocorticoids" (SCOPES project, 2015-2017), I was involved in conducting experiments aimed at clarifying the combined effects of chronic stress and a high-fructose diet on the development of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in male and female rats. As a Research Associate (since 2023), I continued my research investigating the effects of probiotic bacteria on weight loss and the improvement of metabolic parameters, as well as the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of saffron extract in obese mice fed a commercial high-fat diet.

I have received a grant from the European Society of Endocrinology to participate in the Young Scientists Program at the 27th FAOBMB and 44th MSBMB conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2019). I am actively involved in numerous events aimed at popularizing science (Researcher's Night, Science Fair, IBISS Open Doors). I am a member of Serbian Society for Molecular Biology, Serbian Biochemical Society and Serbian Neuroscience Society.