Lazar Milojević, PhD

Research Associate

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL, MOLECULAR-BIOLOGICAL AND PARASITOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Kaćanskog 13, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia

Мob: +381 63 603389

Тel: +381 11 26 50 655

E-mail: lazar.milojevic@inmes.rs

EDUCATION

2021 – Doctor of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, („Identification and molecular characterization of the hepatitis E virus in slaughter pigs in Serbia“)
2016 – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2022 – Research Associate
2020–2022 – Research Assistant
2017–2020 – Research Trainee
2016–2017 – Trainee for Researcher

WORK EXPERIENCE

2017 onwards – associate in the Department of Microbiological, Molecular-Biological and Parasitological Research

AREA OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

Food safety.
Development and application of new microbiological and molecular-biological methods that are necessary in the control of food safety, as defined by the European and national legislation.

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Lazar Milojević, Branko Velebit, Vesna Janković, Radmila Mitrović, Brankica Lakićević, Dunja Mišić, & Nikola Betić. (2025). Occurrence and Species-Level Identification of Thermophilic Campylobacter in Retail Poultry Meat in Serbia. Meat Technology, 66(3), 402–407. https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2025.66.3.69
Vesna Janković, Branko Velebit, Radmila Mitrović, Brankica Lakićević, Lazar Milojević, Dunja Mišić & Slaven Grbić (2024). Detection of Celery and Mustard Food Allergens in Foods of Animal Origin in Serbia for the Period 2021–2023. Meat Technology, 65(2), 81–86. https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2024.65.2.1
Milojević L, Velebit B, Janković V, Mitrović R, Betić N, Simunović S and Dimitrijević M (2024). Prevalence, Genetic Diversity, and Quantification of the RNA Genome of the Hepatitis E Virus in Slaughtered Pigs in Serbia. Animals, 14(4), 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14040586;
Velebit B, Milojević L, Baltić T, Grković N, Gummalla S, Velebit M, Škoko I, Mojsova S and Putnik P (2022). Efficacy of cold atmospheric plasma for inactivation of viruses on raspberries. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 81, 103121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103121;
Milojević L, Velebit B, Teodorović V, Kirbiš A, Petrović T, Karabasil N and Dimitrijević M (2019). Screening and Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis E Virus in Slaughter Pigs in Serbia. Food and Environmental Virology;
Milićević D, Spirić D, Radičević T, Velebit B, Stefanović S, Milojević L and Janković S (2017). A review of the current situation of aflatoxin M-1 in cow’s milk in Serbia: risk assessment and regulatory aspects. Food additives and contaminants part a-chemistry analysis control exposure and risk assessment, Vol.34 (9), p1617-1631;
Babić M, Marija P, Nikolić A, Teodorović V, Mirilović M, Milojević L and Velebit B (2018). Expression of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 gene of Staphylococcus aureus in milk: Proof of concept. Mljekarstvo 68, br. 1 (2018): 12-20;
Milojevic L, Lakicevic B, Jankovic V, Mitrovic R, Nikolic A, Babic M and Velebit B (2018). A Hygiene Report Regarding Slaughter Process of Pig and Cattle Carcasses for 2017 in Serbia. Meat Technology 59, no. 1: 1–7;
Nikolić A, Babić M, Jovanović J, Cobanović N, Branković Lazić I, Milojević L and Parunović N (2019). Effect of Broiler Slaughter Weight on Meat Yield and Quality. Meat Technology, 60 no 1, 17–23;
Bajčić A, Petronijević R, Katanić N, Trbović D, Betić N, Nikolić A and Milojević L (2018). Evaluation of the content and safety of the nitrite utilization in meat products in Serbia in the period 2016-2018. Meat Тechnology, 59, no. 2, 102-109;
Milojevic L, Velebit B, Dimitrijevic M, Djordjevic V, Jankovic V, Grkovic N and Nikolic A (2021). Detection and quantification of hepatitis E virus genome in pig liver samples originating from Serbian retail establishments. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 854(1), 012059;
Milojević L, Velebit B, Đorđević V, Janković V, Lakićević B, Bajčić A and Betić N (2019). Screening of Bacillus cereus presence in minced meat and meat products originating from Serbian retail facilities. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 333, 012079.