Dragana Vlahović

Dragana Vlahović is a PhD student at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. Since December 2023, she has been employed as a junior research assistant in the Department of Cytology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia. Her primary areas of study involve experimental endocrinology and histology, utilizing naturally aged rat models of both sexes for her research. She is currently investigating the effects of liraglutide and physical exercise on the pituitary-thyroid axis, skeletal muscles and metabolic status in an animal model of menopause and andropause.
She is a member of the Оrganizing committee of the 4th Regional Symposium of Young Endocrinologists in 2024.

EDUCATION
2023 – PhD student, module Physiology, submodule Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2023. MSc in biology, module Animal and Human Experimental Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Master thesis: "The effect of bioflavonoid eriocitrin on cholesterol metabolism and the expression of cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase in the liver of old-aged rats" mentors: dr Branka Šošić-Jurjević, Principle Research Fellow (IBISS) and dr Nebojša Jasnić, Associate Professor (Faculty of Biology)
2022. BSc in biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
2023 – Junior Research Assistant, Department of Cytology, IBISS
2022-2023. - Master thesis done at the Department of Cytology, IBISS

RESEARCH INTEREST:
- neuroendocrinology
- biology of skeletal muscles
- biology of aging
- menopause and andropause