Dr. Ivan Koprivica

EDUCATION
2020 - PhD in biology, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology (Doctoral Dissertation: Effects of ethyl pyruvate on the development of type 1 diabetes in C57BL/6 mice)
2016 - MSc in biology, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology
2014 - BSc in biology, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2021 – Research Associate, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković', Department of Immunology
2020 – Research Assistant, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković', Department of Immunology
2017 – Junior Researcher, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković', Department of Immunology
2016 - PhD student, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković', Department of Immunology

OTHER ACTIVITIES
2021 - Club of Serbian Young Immunologists membership
2016 - Immunological society of Serbia membership
2016 - Serbian Biochemical Society membership
2016 - Serbian Society for Molecular Biology membership

RESEARCH INTERESTS
o Physiological and pharmacological modulation of the autoimmune process directed against pancreatic β cells in a type 1 diabetes (T1D) model
o Studying the role of the intestinal immune system in the development and regulation of the autoimmune response in T1D
o Examining the immunomodulatory potential of newly synthesized modulators of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)