Dr. Ivana Mirkov

Dr Ivana Mirkov was born in Kikinda, where she finished primary and secondary school. She enrolled in the study group Molecular Biology and Physiology at the Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade in the academic year 1998/1999. and finished the same in 2006. She enrolled in doctoral studies in the Animal and Human Physiology module at the Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade in 2006, and defended her doctoral dissertation in 2010. She has been employed at the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia since 2006.

Her scientific research work includes studies of local and systemic reactions after infection with Aspergillus species in laboratory rodents, immunomodulatory effects of warfarin and cadmium, wound healing mechanisms and contact hypersensitivity reactions.

Ivana Mirkov participated in projects: "Immunomodulatory effects of xenobiotics and biotic factors from the environment on populations of mouse-like rodents", "Molecular properties and modifications of some respiratory and nutritional allergens", "Taxonomic, biochemical and molecular research of fungi and biologically active compounds", "Investigations of the ecotoxicological aspects of xenobiotics and biotic agents action on populations of mouse-like rodents" which were financed by the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia, and then by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, the project "Alleviation of pulmonary inflammation with probiotics" which was financed by the Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia and the project " From food to dermal application: IBISSPolyCURE - emollient cream enriched with 5% dexpanthenol, 0.2% hyaluronic acid and glucan extract of Polyporus squamosus (Huds.) Quelet for wound healing " which was financed by the Institute of Biological research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia and the project “Examination of the biological efficiency of Protector M-25”.

She is a member of the Immunological Society of Serbia and the Serbian Biological Society.