Dr. Mirko Tomić

• Born in Kruševac, Serbia, on March 27, 1961. He attended elementary school and grammar school in Belgrade.

Academic education
• BSc: Molecular biology and physiology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1983.
• MSc: in Neuroscience, at the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade, 1987.
• PhD: in Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 1992.

Scientific title
• Scientific Advisor, since 2013.

Work experience
• Since 1987 he has been employed in the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry.

Professional interests
• Neurochemical basis of the effects of stress on the dopamine system for neurotransmission in the brain of rats.
• Pharmacological studies of newly synthesized and natural neuro/psychoactive substances in animal model systems of mental disorders, with a special focus on the interactions of these substrates with monoaminergic systems for neurotransmission and consequent effects on motor skills and general behavior of animals.
• Neurochemical and behavioral effects of supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids and folate on experimental animals.
• The specifics of nutritional effects on mental activity and behavior.

Teaching activity
• Lecturer on the subject Basics of Molecular Biology in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 1993-1996.
• Lecturer in elective courses General and applied enzymology / Enzymology II, in the departments of Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Belgrade, 1999-2008.

Study stays
• Predoctoral scientific training for 12 months in the laboratory of Dr. Philip Seeman, Department of pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada; 1990-1991.