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Hire Dr. Dr. Katarina S.
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Biochemist & Proteomics Principal Research Fellow with 15+ Years of Experience in Food & Biomedical Research

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Subject Matter Expertise
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Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing
Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research
Work Experience

Principal Research Fellow

University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry

January 2023 - January 2036

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Universitry of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry

January 2026 - January 2026

Education

PhD in Biology

State Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Univ. of Marie and Pierre Curie, Paris, France

October 2009 - October 2012

Magister in Biochemistry

Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait & Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia

October 1995 - December 1999

Certifications
  • Scientific Advisor

    MInistry of Science, Innovation and technological Development

    February 2024 - Present

Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vladimir Sinobad, Zorica Stojanovic, Katarina Smiljanić, Aleksandar Jakovljevic (2026). SALIVARY micro-RNA SHOWS PROMISE FOR EARLY DETECTION OF ORAL, HEAD AND NECK CANCER, BUT EVIDENCE REMAINS HETEROGENEOUS . Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.
Sofija Beloica, Gordan Blagojević, Lidija Burazer, Emilija Stanković, Katarina Smiljanić, Ivana Prodić (2026). AmbTrack: KLINIČKI RELEVANTAN MOST IZMEĐU RURALNIH IZVORIŠTA POLENA I URBANIH IZAZOVA ALERGIJE . Preventive Paediatrics.
Katarina Pavlović, Nataša Đorić, Katarina Smiljanić (2026). ANEMIJA I DEFICIT GVOŽĐA U ADOLESCENCIJI: LABORATORIJSKA DIJAGNOSTIKA I PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENT PRISTUP . Preventive Paediatrics.
Sara Trifunovic, Jelena Kušić-Tišma, Katarina Smiljanić, Aleksandra Divac Rankov, Jelena Dinić, Mila Ljujić (2026). Acute E-Cigarette Aerosol Condensate Exposure Disrupts the Transcriptome and Proteome Profiles of Human Bronchial Epithelial BEAS-2B Cells . Cells.
Sara Trifunovic, Jelena Kušić-Tišma, Katarina Smiljanić, Aleksandra Divac Rankov, Jelena Dinić, Mila Ljujić (2026). Acute E-Cigarette Aerosol Condensate Exposure Disrupts the Transcriptome and Proteome Profiles of Human Bronchial Epithelial BEAS-2B Cells . Cells.
Tina Novaković, Emina Mehmedović, Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Ivana Prodić, Vesna Jovanović, Milica Aćimović, Katarina Smiljanić (2026). Mentha piperita Essential Oil in Olive Oil: Extending Erythrocyte Viability and Limiting Bacterial Growth Under Serum-Free Conditions . Molecules.
Tina Novaković, Emina Mehmedović, Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Ivana Prodić, Vesna Jovanović, Milica Aćimović, Katarina Smiljanić (2026). <i>Mentha piperita</i> Essential Oil in Olive Oil: Extending Erythrocyte Viability and Limiting Bacterial Growth Under Serum-Free Conditions . Molecules.
Ivana Prodić, Emilija Stanković, Dušan M. Spasić, Jelena Mutić, Zorica Živković, Katarina Smiljanić, Lidija Burazer (2026). Differential Allergenicity and Heavy Metal Content in Dactylis glomerata and Lolium perenne Pollen Across Contrasting Environments . Environmental Toxicology.
Teodora Cvetić, Aleksa Savić, Vesna Jovanović, Ivana Prodić, Jelena Radosavljević, Albert Sickmann, Katarina Smiljanić (2025). Why Protein Modifications Matter for Digestibility: The Case of Ara h 1 Peanut Allergen and Trypsin Cleavage . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Jelena Jovanović, Marko Jović, Jelena Trifković, Katarina Smiljanić, Uroš Gašić, Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Petar Ristivojević (2025). Green Extraction of Bioactives from Curcuma longa Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents: Unlocking Antioxidative, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic, and Skin Depigmentation Potentials . Plants.
Jelena Jovanović, Marko Jović, Jelena Trifković, Katarina Smiljanić, Uroš Gašić, Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Petar Ristivojević (2025). Green Extraction of Bioactives from <i>Curcuma longa</i> Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents: Unlocking Antioxidative, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic, and Skin Depigmentation Potentials . Plants.
Tamara Uzelac, Katarina Smiljanić, Marija Takić, Ivana Šarac, Gordana Oggiano, Milan Nikolić, Vesna Jovanović (2024). The Thiol Group Reactivity and the Antioxidant Property of Human Serum Albumin Are Controlled by the Joint Action of Fatty Acids and Glucose Binding . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Tamara Uzelac, Katarina Smiljanić, Marija Takić, Ivana Šarac, Gordana Oggiano, Milan Nikolić, Vesna Jovanović (2024). The Thiol Group Reactivity and the Antioxidant Property of Human Serum Albumin Are Controlled by the Joint Action of Fatty Acids and Glucose Binding . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Urmila Khulal, Teodora Đukić, Katarina Smiljanić, Tamara Vasović, Jelena M Aćimović, Andreja Rajkovic, Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic (2024). Protein modifications screening of raw and thermally treated meat gastrointestinal digesta . Journal of Functional Foods.
Maja Mladenovic Stokanic, Ana Simovic, Vesna Jovanovic, Mirjana Radomirovic, Bozidar Udovicki, Maja Krstic Ristivojevic, Teodora Djukic, Tamara Vasovic, Jelena Acimovic, Ljiljana Sabljic, et al. (2023). Sandwich ELISA for the Quantification of Nucleocapsid Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Based on Polyclonal Antibodies from Two Different Species . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Katarina Smiljanić, Ivana Prodić, Sara Trifunovic, Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Milica Aćimović, Jovana Stanković Jeremić, Biljana Lončar, Vele Tešević (2023). Multistep Approach Points to Compounds Responsible for the Biological Activity and Safety of Hydrolates from Nine Lamiaceae Medicinal Plants on Human Skin Fibroblasts . Antioxidants.
Katarina Smiljanić, Ivana Prodić, Sara Trifunovic, Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Milica Aćimović, Jovana Stanković Jeremić, Biljana Lončar, Vele Tešević (2023). Multistep Approach Points to Compounds Responsible for the Biological Activity and Safety of Hydrolates from Nine <i>Lamiaceae</i> Medicinal Plants on Human Skin Fibroblasts . Antioxidants.
Teodora Đukić, Katarina Smiljanić, Jelena Mihailović, Ivana Prodić, Danijela Apostolović, Shu-Hua Liu, Michelle M. Epstein, Marianne van Hage, Dragana Stanić-Vučinić, Tanja Ćirković Veličković (2022). Proteomic Profiling of Major Peanut Allergens and Their Post-Translational Modifications Affected by Roasting . Foods.
Teodora Đukić, Katarina Smiljanić, Jelena Mihailović, Ivana Prodić, Danijela Apostolović, Shu-Hua Liu, Michelle M. Epstein, Marianne van Hage, Dragana Stanić-Vučinić, Tanja Ćirković Veličković (2022). Proteomic Profiling of Major Peanut Allergens and Their Post-Translational Modifications Affected by Roasting . Foods.
Ivana Prodić, Katarina Smiljanić, Christoph Nagl, Barbara Ballmer-Weber, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Tanja Ćirković Veličković (2022). INFOGEST Digestion Assay of Raw and Roasted Hazelnuts and Its Impact on Allergens and Their IgE Binding Activity . Foods.
Trifunovic S, Smiljanić K, Sickmann A, Solari FA, Kolarevic S, Divac Rankov A, Ljujic M(2022). Electronic cigarette liquids impair metabolic cooperation and alter proteomic profiles in V79 cells . Respiratory research.
Teodora Đukić, Katarina Smiljanić, Jelena Mihailović, Ivana Prodić, Danijela Apostolović, Shu-Hua Liu, Michelle M. Epstein, Marianne van Hage, Dragana Stanić-Vučinić, Tanja Ćirković Veličković (2022). Proteomic Profiling of Major Peanut Allergens and Their Post-Translational Modifications Affected by Roasting . Foods.
Maja Krstić Ristivojević, Danijela Apostolović, Katarina Smiljanić (2021). Enterocytes in Food Hypersensitivity Reactions . Animals.
Teodora Djukic, Maja Mladenovic, Dragana Stanic-Vucinic, Jelena Radosavljevic, Katarina Smiljanic, Ljiljana Sabljic, Marija Devic, Danica Cujic, Tamara Vasovic, Ana Simovic, et al. (2021). Expression, purification and immunological characterization of recombinant nucleocapsid protein fragment from SARS-CoV-2 . Virology.
Marija Perusko, Sami Ghnimi, Ana Simovic, Nikola Stevanovic, Mirjana Radomirovic, Adem Gharsallaoui, Katarina Smiljanic, Sam Van Haute, Dragana Stanic-Vucinic, Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic (2021). Maillard reaction products formation and antioxidative power of spray dried camel milk powders increases with the inlet temperature of drying . LWT.
Djukic T, Mladenovic M, Stanic-Vucinic D, Radosavljevic J, Smiljanic K, Sabljic L, Devic M, Cujic D, Vasovic T, Simovic A, et al.(2021). Expression, purification and immunological characterization of recombinant nucleocapsid protein fragment from SARS-CoV-2 . Virology.
Jens Moons, Francisco de Azambuja, Jelena Mihailovic, Karoly Kozma, Katarina Smiljanic, Mehran Amiri, Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic, May Nyman, Tatjana N. Parac‐Vogt (2020). Discrete Hf18 Metal‐oxo Cluster as a Heterogeneous Nanozyme for Site‐Specific Proteolysis . Angewandte Chemie.
Jens Moons, Francisco de Azambuja, Jelena Mihailovic, Karoly Kozma, Katarina Smiljanic, Mehran Amiri, Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic, May Nyman, Tatjana N. Parac‐Vogt (2020). Discrete Hf18 Metal‐oxo Cluster as a Heterogeneous Nanozyme for Site‐Specific Proteolysis . Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Katarina Smiljanic, Milica Aćimović, Vele Tešević, Katarina Smiljanić, Mirjana Cvetković, Jovana Stanković, Biljana Kiprovski, Vladimir Sikora(2020). Hydrolates: By-products of essential oil distillation: Chemical composition, biological activity and potential uses . Advanced Technologies. 9. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 54--70. Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science ({CEON}/{CEES})
Ivana Prodić, Katarina Smiljanić, Ana Simović, Jelena Radosavljević, Tanja Ćirković Veličković (2019). Thermal Processing of Peanut Grains Impairs Their Mimicked Gastrointestinal Digestion While Downstream Defatting Treatments Affect Digestomic Profiles . Foods.
Smiljanic K, Prodic I, Apostolovic D, Cvetkovic A, Veljovic D, Mutic J, van Hage M, Burazer L, Cirkovic Velickovic T(2019). In-depth quantitative profiling of post-translational modifications of Timothy grass pollen allergome in relation to environmental oxidative stress . Environment international.
I. Prodic, D. Stanic‐Vucinic, D. Apostolovic, J. Mihailovic, M. Radibratovic, J. Radosavljevic, L. Burazer, M. Milcic, K. Smiljanic, M. van Hage, et al. (2018). Influence of peanut matrix on stability of allergens in gastric‐simulated digesta: 2S albumins are main contributors to the IgE reactivity of short digestion‐resistant peptides . Clinical & Experimental Allergy.
Katarina Smiljanic, Jelena Mihailovic, Aleksandra Inic-Kanada, Katarina Smiljanic, Elisabeth Stein, Talin Barisani-Asenbauer, Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic(2016). Lysine acetylation of major Chlamydia trachomatis antigens . EuPA Open Proteomics. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 63--69. Elsevier {BV}
Mihailovic, J., Inic-Kanada, A., Smiljanic, K., Stein, E., Barisani-Asenbauer, T., Cirkovic Velickovic, T.(2016). Lysine acetylation of major Chlamydia trachomatis antigens . EuPA Open Proteomics. 10. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 63-69.
Krstic, M., Stojadinovic, M., Smiljanic, K., Stanic-Vucinic, D., Cirkovic Velickovic, T.(2015). The anti-cancer activity of green tea, coffee and cocoa extracts on human cervical adenocarcinoma HeLa cells depends on both pro-oxidant and anti-proliferative activities of polyphenols . RSC Advances. 5. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3260-3268.
Mihajlovic, L., Radosavljevic, J., Burazer, L., Smiljanic, K., Cirkovic Velickovic, T.(2015). Composition of polyphenol and polyamide compounds in common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) pollen and sub-pollen particles . Phytochemistry. 109. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 125-132.
Aleksić, I., Vučković, O., Smiljanić, K., Jankulović, M.G., Krsmanović, V., Burazer, L.(2014). The importance of cross-reactivity in grass pollen allergy . Archives of Biological Sciences. 66. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1149-1155.
Smiljanic, K., Obradovic, M., Jovanovic, A., Djordjevic, J., Dobutovic, B., Jevremovic, D., Marche, P., Isenovic, E.R.(2014). Thrombin stimulates VSMC proliferation through an EGFR-dependent pathway: Involvement of MMP-2 . Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 396. (1-2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 147-160.
Ognjenovic, J., Milcic-Matic, N., Smiljanic, K., Vuckovic, O., Burazer, L., Popovic, N., Stanic-Vucinic, D., Velickovic, T.C.(2013). Immunoproteomic characterization of Ambrosia artemisiifolia pollen allergens in canine atopic dermatitis . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 155. (1-2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 38-47.
K. Smiljanic, I. Resanovic, K. Savic, A. Jovanovi{\'c}, S. Zafirovic M. Obradovic,, E. R. lsenovic(2013). Role of the epidermal growth factor receptor in thrombin regulated vascular smooth muscle cells proliferation. Medicinska Istraživanja. 47. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 10--20. Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade
Popović, M., Smiljanić, K., Dobutović, B., Syrovets, T., Simmet, T., Isenović, E.R.(2012). Human cytomegalovirus infection and atherothrombosis . Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 33. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 160-172.
Popović, M., Smiljanić, K., Dobutović, B., Syrovets, T., Simmet, T., Isenović, E.R.(2012). Thrombin and vascular inflammation . Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 359. (1-2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 301-313.
Haidara, M., Mikhailidis, D.P., Yassin, H.Z., Dobutovic, B., Smiljanic, K.T., Soskic, S., Mousa, S.A., Rizzo, M., Isenovic, E.R.(2011). Evaluation of the possible contribution of antioxidants administration in metabolic syndrome . Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17. (33). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3699-3712.
Dobutovi{\'c}, Branislava and Smiljani{\'c}, Katarina and Soski{\'c}, Sanja and D{\"u}ngen, Hans-Dirk and Isenovi{\'c}, Esma R(2011). Nitric oxide and its role in cardiovascular diseases. The open nitric oxide journal. 3. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 65--71.
Smiljanic, K., Dobutovic B., Obradovic, M., Nikolic, D., Marche, P., Isenovic, E.R.(2011). Involvement of the ADAM 12 in thrombin-induced rat's VSMCs proliferation . Current Medicinal Chemistry. 18. (22). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3382-3386.
Isenovic, E.R., Fretaud, M., Dobutovic, B., Sudar, E., Smiljanic, K., Zaric, B., Trpkovic, A., Marche, P.(2009). A novel hypothesis regarding the possible involvement of cytosolic phospholipase 2 in insulin-stimulated proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells . Cell Biology International. 33. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 386-392.
Bitar, Milad S and Bajic, Katarina T and Farook, Thameem and Thomas, Milini I and Pilcher, Charles WT(1999). Spinal cord noradrenergic dynamics in diabetic and hypercortisolaemic states. Brain research. 830. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1--9. Elsevier
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Sudar, E., Soskic, S., Zaric, B.L., Rasic-Milutinovic, Z., Smiljanic, K., Radak, D., Mikhailidis, D.P., Rizzo, M., Isenovic, E.R.(2012). Ghrelin, obesity and atherosclerosis . Ghrelin: Production, Action Mechanisms and Physiological Effects. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 111-126.