Dr. Slobodan Davidović

● Research field: population and conservation genetics

● Education:
Ph.D. biological sciences (2010-2018), Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade studies. Defended
Master of Science degree equivalent in biology (2005-2010), Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.

● Employment history:
o 2011-2019: Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering, University of Belgrade
o 2019-present: Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade

● Selected projects:
o “Dynamics of gene pool, genetic and phenotypic variability of populations, determined by the environmental changes”, OI173012, funded by the Ministry of education, science and technological development, 2019.
o “Ethnogenesis of the Serbs during the Middle Ages: a comparative analysis of the historic-cultural heritage, genetic material and artefacts of material culture from the aspect of analytical chemistry”, III47025, funded by the Ministry of education, science and technological development, 2011-2019.
o Science in Motion for Friday Night Commotion 2018-2019 (SCIMFONICOM 2018-2019), H2020-818747, funded by European Commission.
o “The influence of increased concentration of heavy metals in the environment on the genetic structure and adaptive processes of natural populations of organisms (TEMEGENS)”, strategic project contract number 03-2019, funded by Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2019-2020.
o “Honey bees of Serbia, wild vs. managed colonies through the eyes of population geneticists (SERBHIWE)”, call PROMIS contract number 6066205, funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 2020-2022, Principal investigator.

● Awards, prizes, etc.:
o 2010. “Goran Ljubijankić” foundation award for the best graduation work in the field of molecular biology defended
o 2018. “Goran Ljubijankić” foundation award for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of molecular biology defended
o 2019. “Stanka Romac” foundation award for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of human molecular biology or biomedicine
o 2023. „Golden Bee Award“ of the Republic of Slovenia for the research into bees and other pollinators

● International scientific collaboration and mobility
o DrosEU (http://droseu.net/genetic-of-populations-and-ecogenotoxicology-belgrade-drosophila-group/)

● Scientific membership: Serbian Genetic Society, Serbian Society for Molecular Biology, Serbian Biological Society