Dr. Jovana Petrović

Dr. Jovana Petrović was born on March 3, 1985 in Zemun, Republic of Serbia. After completing her studies, she enrolled in doctoral academic studies, which she completed in 2018. She has been employed at the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade since 2009. During her career, Dr. Petrović participated in 48 manuscripts, which indicates her engagement in various areas of scientific work. According to SCOPUS database, her h index value is 20. Dr. Petrović's studies were cited 1,135 times in 1,047 documents, which indicates the actuality of her research. Jovana Petrović participated in projects: (1) “Taxonomic, biochemical molecular research of mushrooms and biologically active substances”, (2) “Characterization and application of fungal metabolites and assessment of new biofungicides potential”, (3) “Functional food of 21st century - natural products from scientists perspective”, (4) “Functional products based on goat milk proteins and bioactive compounds extracted from grape pomace and edible mushrooms”, (5) “Chicory as a multipurpose crop for dietary fiber and medicinal terpenes”, (6) “New lectins for glycan analysis with diagnostic, biomedicine and biotechnological applications”, (7) “Search for new sources of biologically active compounds: Study on the river sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis from Serbia”, (8) “Biocontrol of phytopathogenic fungi with natural products originating from subtropical plants of the Rosales order”, (9) “Development of new fermented products enriched with plant and mushroom extracts”, while as a Principal Investigator she was engaged in projects (10) “Increased optical purity of natural monoterpenoids as possible means of improving their biological activity”, (11) “Identification of Medicinal/Aromatic Plants properties and improving quality, nutritional value and storability of fresh and dry products to support SME competitiveness” and (12) Proof of concept “IBISSPolyCURE”. Dr. Jovana Petrović is experienced as project administrator, as a reviewer in renowned journals and education of young researchers.