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Branko Šikoparija

Branko Sikoparija

Position:Principal Research Fellow in CBS

Academic Rank: Principal Research Fellow

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Dr Branko Sikoparija is a Principal Research Fellow at the Center for Biosystems and quality manager (ISO17025) in the Laboratory for Palynology University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences. His research focus is aerobiology and currently, he is interested in developing real-time detection and identification of bioaerosols. Branko Sikoparija is an accomplished writer and reviewer for multiple scientific research journals. Serves as Associate Editor for Aerobiologia. He coordinates the RealForAll network of automated bioaerosol monitors on the Pannonian plain. He is also an active member of the EUMETNET AutoPollen program, vice chair of the COST Action CA18226, the chair of the European Aerobiology Society Working Group for Quality Control, and principal investigator in the BREATHE project financed in the PROMIS call Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia.

 

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CBS

Themes:

1. Aerobiology and palynology

Projects:

1. BREATHE – Real-time detection and quantification of bioaerosols relevant for human and plant health
2. ANTARES- Centre of Excellence for Advanced Technologies in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
3. RealForAll -Real-time measurements and forecasting for successful prevention and management of seasonal allergies in Croatia-Serbia cross-border region – RealForAll (2017HR-RS151)
4. AgriDemo-F2F- Building an interactive AgriDemo-Hub community: enhancing farmer to farmer learning
5. DIATOMIC- Digital Innovation Hubs boosting European Microelectronics Industry
6. IoF2020 – Internet of Food and Farm 2020
7. KATANA – Emerging industries as key enablers for the adoption of advanced technologies in the agrifood sector
8. Smart-AKIS- European Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) towards innovation-driven research in Smart Farming Technology
9. SmartAgriHubs-Connecting the dots to unleash the innovation potential for digital transformation of the European agri-food sector
10. NEFERTITI- Networking European Farms to Enhance Cross Fertilisation and Innovation Uptake through Demonstration
11. eLTER PLUS-European long-term ecosystem, critical zone and research infrastructure of socio-ecological systems PLUS

Publications:

  1. Smith, M., Cecchi, L., Skjoth, C.A., Karrer, G., Sikoparija, B. 2013: Common ragweed:
    A threat to environmental health in Europe. Environment International 61,
    115-126. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.08.005
  2. Sikoparija, B., Mimić, G., Panić, M., Marko, O., Radišić, P., Pejak-Šikoparija, T.,
    Pauling, A. 2018. High temporal resolution of airborne Ambrosia pollen
    measurements above the source reveals emission characteristics. Atmospheric
    Environment 192 13–23. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.08.040
  3. Sikoparija, B., Skjøth, C.A., Alm Kübler, K., Dahl, A., Sommer, J., Grewling, Ł . Radisic,
    P., Smith M. 2013: A mechanism for long distance transport of Ambrosia pollen from the Pannonian Plain. Agric. Forest
    Meteorol. 180, 112-117., doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.05.014
  4. Bonini, Schaffner, U., Steinbach, S., Sun, Y., Skjøth, C.A., de Weger, L.A., Lommen, S.T., Augustinus, B.A., Bonini, M., Karrer, G., Šikoparija, B., Thibaudon, M., Müller-Schärer, H. 2020. Biological weed control to relieve millions from Ambrosia allergies in Europe. Nature Communications 11, 1745 doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15586-1.
  5. Gašić, U., Šikoparija, B., Tosti, T., Trifković, J., Milojković-Opsenica, D., Natić, M., Tešić, Ž. 2014. Phytochemical fingerprint of lime honey collected in Serbia. Journal AOAC International 97, 1259-1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.5740/jaoacint.SGEGasic

Patent:

- Universal system and method for automatic classification of pollen particle types in air in real time