General information

Head of Department: Dr sc. Marina Milenković, Full Professor

Teachers that are employed at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology are engaged in teaching, scientific research and professional work.

Teachers of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology are engaged in scientific research related to the immune response to infection and vaccines, mechanisms of occurrence and immunomodulation of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, cytotoxicity testing, antimicrobial activity and effect of newly synthesized compounds and products of herbal origin on expression of virulence factors and molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. Scientific research is accomplished through the participation of teachers and associates in national projects of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Innovation Fund Republic of Serbia, as well as in international projects.

Within the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, the GMP-certified Laboratory for microbiological control of medicines (LMI) has been established, for microbiological control of drugs and medical devices.

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology organizes and participates in the implementation of continuing education courses, as well as in the preparation of student research papers and graduate thesis.