Brankica Lakićević, PhD

 

Principal research fellow in Food Microbiology

Department of microbiological and molecular – biological research

Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology (INMES)

Kaćanskog 13, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia

Mob:      +381 63626076

Tel:        +381 11 26 50 655

E-mail: brankica.lakicevic@inmes.rs

 

EDUCATION

2012  doctor of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade (Application of classical/conventional, molecular biological and immunoenzymatic methods for isolation, detection and characterization of bacteria of the genus Listeria)

2008 – Master of Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

2003. – graduated molecular biologist and physiologist, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2024 – Principal Research Fellow, INMES

2019 – Senior Research Associate, INMES

2013 – Research associate, INMES

2010 – 2013 – Research assistant, INMES

2005 – 2010 – Research trainee, INMES

2004 – 2005 – Trainee for researcher, Institute of meat Hygiene and Technology (INMES)

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

2015 Member of Board of Directors (Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology)

2015  2017 Deputy Head of Department of microbiological and molecular biological research

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES 

2021 – Member of Scientific Committee of the 61th International Conference Meat Industry-MeatCon2021

2019 – Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the 60th International Conference Meat Industry-MeatCon2019

2017 – Member of Organizing Committee of the 59th International Conference Meat Industry-MeatCon2017

2015 – Vice President of the Scientific Committee of the 58th International Conference Meat Industry-MeatCon2015

2015 – Subeditor of Scientific journal Meat Technology

2015 – Editorial Board of Scientific journal Meat Technology

 

AREA OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

Development of procedures for faster and more reliable identification of pathogenic micro-organisms, the remains of contaminants from the environment and veterinary drug residues, at the same time a precise definition of the importance of veterinary sanitation measures, ongoing epidemiological monitoring, both European and national legislation in the process of obtaining of safe food

 

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

  • 2023 | Lakicevic, B., Jankovic, V., Pietzka, A., Ruppitsch, W. Wholegenome sequencing as the gold standard approach for control of Listeria monocytogenes in the food chain. Journal of Food Protection 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2022.10.002
  • 2023 | Ikonic, P., Jokanovic, M. Cucevic, N., Peulic, T., Saric, Lj., Tomicic, Z., Skaljac, S., Delic, J., Lakicevic, B., Tomasevic, I. Effect of different ripening conditions on amino acids and biogenic amines evolution in Sjenicki sudzuk. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2022.105009
  • 2022 | Simunovic, S., Djordjevic, V., Lakicevic, B., Djekic, I., Lorenzo, J., Barba, F., Tomasevic, I. Digital evaluation of nitrite-reduced “Kulen” fermented sausage quality. Journal of Food Quality 2022  https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/24807462022 | Lakicevic, B., den Besten, H.M.W., De Biase, D. Landscape of stress response and virulence genes among Listeria monocytogenes strains. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.738470
  • 2022 | Borjan, N., Petrovic, Z., Simunovic, S., Nikolic Perovic, D., Lakicevic, B., Vranic, D., Jankovic, S. Common pheasant as a biomonitoring tool for environmental cadmium levels in Serbia. Meat Techology 2022 https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2022.63.2.5
  • 2021 | Schaeffer, J., Revilla-Fernández, S., Hofer, E., Posch, R., Stoeger, A., Leth, C., Schmoll, F., Djordjevic, V., Lakicevic, B., Matovic, K., Hufnagl, P., Indra, A., Allerberger, F., Ruppitsch, W. Tracking the origin of Austrian human brucellosis cases using whole genome sequencing. Front Med. 8:635547
  • 2021 | Lakicevic, B., De Biase, D., Velebit, B., Mitrovic, R., Jankovic, V., Milojevic, L., Ruppitsch, W. Stress survival islets contribute to clonal and serotype-specific differences in L. monocytogenes. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 854 (2021) 012050.
  • 2019 | Zuber, I., Lakicevic, B., Pietzka, A., Milanov, D., Djordjevic, V., Karabasil, N., Teodorovic, V., Ruppitsch, W., Dimitrijevic, M. Molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from a small scale meat processor in Montenegro, 2011–2014. Food Microbiology, 79: 116-122.
  • 2018 | Tadic, V., Djordjevic, J., Boskovic, M., Baltic, M., Lakicevic, B., Vasilev, D., Dimitrijevic, M. Two different starter cultures as potential inhibitors of L. monocytogenes infermented sausages. Fleischwirtschaft, 10: 93-97.
  • 2017 | Nastasijevic, I., Milanov, D., Velebit, B., Djordjevic, V., Swift, C., Painset, A., Lakicevic, B. Tracking of Listeria monocytogenes in meat establishment using Whole genome sequencing as a food safety management tool: A proof of concept. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 257: 157-164.
  • 2017 | Lakicevic, B., Nastasijevic, I. Listeria monocytogenes in retail establishments: Contamination routes and control strategies. Food Reviews International, 33 (3): 247-269.
  • 2016 | Jankovic, V., Lakicevic, B., Petronijevic, R., Spiric, D., Đorđevic, V., Popov-Raljic, J. Soybean and gluten in meat products – consumer protection strategy. Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, 27, 3, 30-32.