Center for Biosystems

Project aim: Project aim is enhancement of knowledge and COMMUNication skills of researchers in ALTernative protein field
About the project: COMMUNALT focuses on research on alternative proteins (AP) and their application in practice. APs are important because they are produced in a sustainable way, with a reduced negative impact on the environment, less land/water use, with less pollution. APs reduce the risk of spreading (zoonotic) diseases, do not require the use of antibiotics, and provide a stable food source for many people on the planet. The scientific community and the public in Serbia are not sufficiently acquainted with the current development of the AP. The BioSense is the only one in Serbia that actively deals with cultivated meat (type of AP) through 2 projects funded by the Good Food Institute from USA (<a href="https://gfi.org">https://gfi.org</a>) (<a href="https://www.realsense.rs/">www.realsense.rs</a>), as well as through the activities of the student group The BioSense Alt. Protein Project (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/4z82nke5">https://tinyurl.com/4z82nke5</a>), also supported by the GFI. The focus is on developing the capacity of researchers in the field of AP through 1) online workshops on scientific communication 2) a conference with the aim of presenting existing technologies/methods that could be applied in the field of AP.

Senior research associate in the field of natural/mathematical sciences - biology

Ivana Gađanski

Dr. Ivana Kundacina is a Research Associate at the BioSense Institute. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics and earned a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. She defended her Ph.D. thesis titled “Development and Implementation of New Sensor and Biosensor Solutions Integrated into the Lab-on-Chip Concept” in 2024. Throughout her career, Dr. Kundacina has been involved in eight national and international research projects and has worked as a visiting researcher at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria, and the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAe) in Paris, France. Her research interests include microfluidics, CFD simulations, and the development of sensing and biosensing solutions integrated into miniaturized systems.

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Ivana Kundačina

Teodora Knežić joined BioSense Institute as Junior Researcher in the Center for Biosystems. Teodora has a bachelor's and master's degrees in Molecular Biology and she is currently a Ph.D. student of Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, with Dr Ivana Gađanski as the mentor. During her studies she volunteered in the Laboratory for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Sciences where was involved in the analyses of gene expression of the European corn borer using techniques for RNA isolation, gel electrophoresis, cDNA synthesis, end-point and qPCR analysis. Also, at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences Vinča she was trained to work with human cancer cell cultures, perform viability assays and flow cytometry. Teodora has just completed a 3 month specialization practice in BioSense as well. Her main research interests are biosensor development and molecular techniques for pathogen detection, cellular agriculture and development of lab-on-a-chip platforms.

Teodora Knežić

Mila Djisalov has a BSc in Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology. She is currently a Ph.D. Student of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences in Novi Sad and a Junior Researcher in BioSense Institute. Her main research interests are biosensor development and molecular tools for pathogen detection, cellular agriculture, and the development of lab-on-a-chip platforms. Mila is also one of the co-founders of the student group The BioSense Alt. Protein Project formed at the BioSense Institute.

MIla Đisalov

Ljiljana Janjusevic PhD is Research Associate at the BioSens Institute, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Bechelor, master and doctoral studies were completed at the Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. During the doctoral studies, the focus of the research was on examining the biological activities and chemical composition of macrofungi as well as the essntial oils of some plants. Research at the Institute focuses on the development of sensors and molecular techniques for pathogen detection, biomolecular engineering and cell agriculture.

Ljiljana Janjušević

Ivana Gadjanski PhD is Research Associate Professor at BioSense Institute, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. She graduated from the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade as the 1st in the class (2003). She obtained PhD in Neuroscience (summa cum laude -oral presentation) from Georg-August University &amp; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany (2007) and worked as a postdoctorate researcher at Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, Germany. Ivana then turned to the bioengineering field and spent a year as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, USA - Lab for Stem cells and Tissue Engineering (Head: prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic). In BioSense, she is moving further into the cellular agriculture field - developing solutions for cultivated meat. She also works on biosensing for agrifood, biomedicine and environmental monitoring. Ivana is a grantee of the Good Food Institute and coordinator of Horizon2020 projects DRAGON GA 810755 and IPANEMA GA 872662.

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KOMUNALT- Enhancement of knowledge and COMMUNication skills of researchers in ALTernative protein field

Centar za Biosisteme

Cilj projekta: Cilj projekta je unapređenje znanja i komunikacionih veština naučnika u oblasti alternativnih proteina.
O projektu: KOMUNALT je fokusiran na istraživanja o alternativnim proteinima (AP) i njihovoj primeni u praksi. AP su značajni, jer se proizvode na održiv način, uz smanjen negativni uticaj na životnu sredinu, manje korišćenje zemlje/vode, sa manjim stepenom zagađenja. AP smanjuju rizik od širenja (zoonotskih) bolesti, ne zahtevaju upotrebu antibiotika i omogućavaju stabilan izvor hrane za veliki broj ljudi na planeti. Naučna zajednica i javnost u Srbiji nisu dovoljno upoznati sa aktuelnim razvojem AP. BioSens se jedini u Srbiji aktivno bavi kultivisanim mesom (vrstom AP) kroz 2 projekta koje finansira američki Institut Dobre Hrane (<a href="https://gfi.org">https://gfi.org</a>) (<a href="http://www.realsense.rs">www.realsense.rs</a> ), kao i kroz aktivnosti studentske grupe The BioSense Alt. Protein Project (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/4z82nke5">https://tinyurl.com/4z82nke5</a> ), takođe podržane od GFI. Fokus je na razvoju kapaciteta istraživača u oblasti AP kroz: 1) onlajn radionice o naučnoj komunikaciji 2) konferenciju sa ciljem predstavljanja postojećih tehnologija/metoda koje bi se mogle primeniti u oblasti AP.
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 Viši naučni saradnik u oblasti prirodno-matematičke nauke - biologija

Dr Ivana Kundačina je naučni saradnik na Institutu Biosens. Završila je osnovne i master studije fizike, kao i doktorske studije primenjene fizike na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu, Univerziteta u Novom Sadu. Doktorsku disertaciju pod nazivom „Razvoj i implementacija novih senzorskih i biosenzorskih rešenja primenom koncepta Laboratorija-na-čipu“ odbranila je 2024. godine. Tokom svoje karijere, Ivana Kundačina je učestvovala u osam nacionalnih i međunarodnih istraživačkih projekata i radila kao gostujući istraživač na Tehničkom univerzitetu u Beču, Austrija, i institutu INRAe u Parizu, Francuska. Njene oblasti istraživanja uključuju mikrofluidiku, CFD simulacije, kao i razvoj senzorskih i biosenzorskih rešenja integrisanih u minijaturizovane sisteme.

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Teodora Knežić je zaposlena kao istraživač-pripravnik na Institutu BioSens, u Centru za biosisteme. Teodora je završila osnovne i master akademske studije molekularne biologije i trenutno pohađa doktorske akademske studije molekularne biologije na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Novom Sadu, pod mentorstvom dr Ivane Gađanski. Tokom svojih studija volontirala je u Laboratoriji za biohemiju i molekularnu biologiju na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu gde je vršila analizu genske ekspresije kukuruznog plamenca koristeći metode za izolaciju RNK, gel elektroforezu, sintezu cDNK, end-point i qPCR analizu. Takođe, na Institutu za nuklearne nauke Vinča obučena je za rad sa humanim ćelijskim linijama, izvođenje eseja vijabilnosti i protočnu citometriju. Teodora je završila i tromesečno fakultativno stručno usavršavanje na Institutu BioSens. Njen glavni fokus istraživanja je razvoj biosenzora i molekularnih tehnika za detekciju patogena, ćelijska poljoprivreda i razvoj lab-on-a-chip platformi.

Mila Đisalov je diplomirani biohemičar i master molekularne biologije. Trenutno je student doktorskih studija biohemije na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu u Novom Sadu i istraživač-pripravnik na Institutu BioSens. Njena glavna istraživačka interesovanja vezana su za razvoj biosenzora i molekularnih alata za detekciju patogena, ćelijska poljoprivreda i razvoj laboratorija na čipu. Mila je takođe jedan od osnivača studentske grupe The BioSense Alt. Protein Project, osnovane na Institutu BioSens.

Mila Đisalov

Ljiljana Janjušević PhD je naučni saradnik na BioSens institutu, Unirzitet u Novom Sadu, R. Srbija. Diplomske, master i doktorske studije završila je na Departmanu za biologiju i ekoloiju Prirodno-matmatičkog fakulteta Univerziteta u Novom Sadu. Tokom doktorskih studija fokus istraživanja je bio usmeren na ispitivanje biološke aktivnosti i hemijskog sastava makrogljiva kao i etarskih ulja nekih biljaka. Istraživanja na Institutu su usmerena na razvoj senzora i molekularnih tehnika za detekkciju patogena, biomoleularni inžnjering i ćelijsku poljoprivredu.

Dr Ivana Gađanski je viši naučni saradnik na Institutu Biosens, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Srbija. Diplomirala je na Biološkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Beogradu kao prva u klasi (2003). Doktorirala je iz neuronauka (ocena summa cum laude – usmena odbrana) na Georg-August Univerzitetu i Institutu za biofizičku hemiju Maks Plank, Getingen, Nemačka (2007) i radila na posledoktorskim studijama na Univerzitetu Ludvig-Maksimilijian, Minhen, Nemačka. Ivana se zatim posvetila oblasti bioinženjerstva i provela godinu dana kao Fulbrajt stipendista – gostujući istraživač na Univerzitetu Kolumbija, Njujork, SAD u Laboratoriji za matične ćelije i tkivno inženjerstvo (rukovodilac: prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novaković). U BioSensu radi na bioinženjerstvu u oblasti ćelijske poljoprivrede - razvija rešenja za kultivisano meso. Takođe radi na razvoju biosenzora za monitoring u oblasti poljoprivrede, biomedicine i zaštite životne sredine. Ivana je stipendista Instituta za dobru hranu i koordinator Horizont2020 projekata DRAGON GA 810755 i IPANEMA GA 872662.

KOMUNALT- Unapređenje znanja i komunikacionih veština naučnika u oblasti alternativnih proteina

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