Dr. Svetlana Despotović

Education:
Ph.D.: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, 2013. Thesis Title: Parameters of the antioxidant protection system and the concentration of heavy metals in the visceral mass of selected species of snails and clams from the Danube, Tisa and Velika Morava rivers.
B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, 2007.

Research Interest:
Ecophysiology and ecotoxicology. Studying the oxidative stress and antioxidative defense system in different animal species - molluscs, fish, amphibians (frogs and newts), reptiles (water snakes and lizards) in relation to the environmental factors. The influence of xenobiotics - pesticides, anesthetics, heavy metals, nano particles, as well as light, noise, temperature, presence of food, shelter. Physiological adaptations of organisms to the variable conditions of the environment.

Positions and Employment:
Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade:
Research Assistant (2007-2013), Research Associate (2013-2019), Senior Research Associate (2019-)

Projects:
1. Project number 143035B: Investigation of homeostasis disorders and determination of biomarkers of oxidative stress in aerobic organisms, Ministry of Science and Technological development of the Republic of Serbia (2007-2010).
2. Project number 173041: Molecular and physiological biomonitoring of aerobic organisms based on the determination of biochemical biomarkers of oxidative stress, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019).
3. COST: PERIAMAR, European Cooperation in Science & Technology, CA18221 – Pesticide Risk Assessment for Amphibians and Reptiles (2019-2024).

Academic Society Memberships:
1. Serbian Biological Society, Belgrade, Serbia
2. Serbian Society for Mitochondrial and Free Radical Physiology, Belgrade, Serbia
3. Society for Free Radical Research – Europe.