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Jelena Ćirić, PhD

Principal Research Fellow

Deputy of the Head of Department for Reception of Samples and Issuing Laboratory Reports

DEPARTMENT FOR RECEPTION OF SAMPLES AND ISSUING LABORATORY REPORTS

Kaćanskog 13, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia
Mob:      +381 60 669 68 61
Tel:         +381 11 26 50 655
Fax:     +381 11 26 51 825
E-mail: jelena.ciric@inmes.rs

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=maTO3J4AAAAJ&hl=sr

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jelena_Ciric5

https://publons.com/researcher/1328190/jelena-ciric/peer-review/

ORCID: 0000-0002-8118-7676

EDUCATION

  • 2014 – doctor of Medicine Science- Veterinary medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, “Investigation of the influence of different packaging methods on the growth of Yersinia Enterocolitica in pig meat”.
  • 2010 – doctor of veterinary medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade.

  

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • 2025 – Principal Research Fellow
  • 2020 – 2025 Senior Research Associate
  • 2018 – Research Assistant
  • 2015 – Research Associate
  • 2012 – 2018 – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade

 

 WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2018– Deputy of the Head of Department for Reception of Samples and Issuing Laboratory Reports
  • 2012 – 2018 – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Editorial board:

 

AREA OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

  • Laboratory and research related work in the field of food-borne diseases, food microbiology, meat and meat products quality (including effect of nutrition on meat quality), packaging and shelf life, role of meat in human diet and its impact on human health. Also, part of the research work is based on testing the safety and quality of bee products (honey, parchment, pollen, wax, propolis, etc.).

 

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

  • Јelena Ćirić, Tatjana Baltić (2025). Honey Bee Products with Antimicrobial Properties. CHAPTER 16.  https://appleacademicpress.com/natural-products-in-drug-discovery-benefits-challenges-and-opportunities/9781998511280
  • Nils Haneklaus, Mary Kaggwa, Jane Misihairabgwi, Sherif Abu El‑Magd, Naima Ahmadi,Jamal Ait Brahim, Aloyce Amasi, Andrea Balláné Kovács,Łukasz Bartela,Hajar Bellefqih,Redouane Beniazza, Jaroslav Bernas, Essaid Bilal, Tomislav Bituh, Yelizaveta Chernysh, Viktoriia Chubur, Jelena Ćirić, Claudia Dolezal, Andrea Figulová, Janja Filipi, Gordana Glavan, Tibor Guzsvinecz, László Horváth, Sasho Josimovski, Martin Kiselicki, Maja Lazarus, Maja Kazazić, István Komlósi, Ali Maged, Tebogo Mashifana, Gordana Medunić, Emina Mehić, Felhi Mongi, Kelvin Mtei, Dennis Mwalongo, Jerome Mwimanzi, Jakub Nowak, Oqba Basal, Khaoula Qamouche, Małgorzata Rajfur, Hynek Roubík, Mijalche Santa, Cecília Sik‑Lányi, Maike Sippel, Gerald Steiner, Anna Skorek‑Osikowska, Anton Slavov, Paweł Świsłowski, Ali Tlili, Kalina Trenevska‑Blagoeva, Ivan Tschalakov,Tomáš Vlček,  Stanisław Wacławek, Ivan Zlatanović, Matúš Mišík, Hendrik Brink, Tzong‑Ru Lee. (2025). The phosphorus negotiation game (P‑Game): first evaluation of a serious game to support science‑policy decision making played in more than 20 countries worldwide. Discover Sustainability, Vol 6, 1. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-024-00693-6
  •  Tatjana Baltić, Vesna Đorđević, Jelena Ćirić, Sara Simunović, Ivana Branković Lazić. 2025. Probiotic and prebiotic properties of honey: a review. 63rd International Meat Industry Conference “Food for Thought: Innovations in Food and Nutrition” ‒ Zlatibor, October 05th-08th 2025. https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2025.66.3.68
  • Jelena Ćirić, Sara Simunović, Tatjana Baltić, Tamara Gerić, Boris Mrdović, Saša Živković, Biljana Pećanac. 2025. Propolis as a bioindicator of elemental contamination. 63rd International Meat Industry Conference “Food for Thought: Innovations in Food and Nutrition” ‒ Zlatibor, October 05th-08th 2025. https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2025.66.3.64
  • Sara Simunović, Igor Tomasevic, Vesna Djordjevic, Tatjana Baltić, Stefan Simunovic, Jelena Ćirić, Igor Djekic. Meat Color, Marbling, and the Evaluation of Defects in Beef and Pork at the Point of Purchase. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(15):6797. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14156797
  • Radivoj Petronijević, Srđan Stefanović, Čaba Silađi, Aleksandar Bajčić, Jelena Ćirić, Danijela Vranić, Danka Spirić (2024). Evaluation of Food Additive Analyses Based on Five Years of Food Safety and Quality Controls. Meat Technology. – Vol. 65, No. 2 (2024), p. 130–138. https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2024.65.2.6
  • Tatjana Baltić, Ivana Branković Lazić, Sara Rajić, Čaba Silađi, Jelena Ćirić, Branko Velebit, Jelena Jovanović. 2023. Phenolic compounds in honey: A review. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES. https://www.biohealthcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ICBH-2023-ABSTRACT-BOOK-TASLAK-25.pdf
  • M.Ž. Baltić, M. Dokmanović Starčević,  M. Bašić,  A. Zenunović, J. Ivanović, R. Marković  J. Janjić, H. Mahmutović. 2015.  Effects of selenium yeast level in diet on carcass and meat quality, tissue selenium distribution and glutathione peroxidase activity in ducks. Animal Feed Science and Technology. Volume 210, Pages 225–233. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.10.009
  • Marković R, Ćirić J, Starčević M, Šefer D and Baltić MŽ.2018. Effects of selenium source and level in diet on glutathione peroxidase activity, tissue selenium distribution and growth performance in poultry. Animal Health Research Reviews. 19, 166–176. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1466252318000105.
  • Boskovic, M., Djordjevic, J., Ivanovic, J., Janjic, J., Zdravkovic, N., Glisic, M., … & Baltic, M. (2017). Inhibition of Salmonella by thyme essential oil and its effect on microbiological and sensory properties of minced pork meat packaged under vacuum and modified atmosphere. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 258 (2017): 58-67 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.07.011
  • Haneklaus, N. H., Mwalongo, D. A., Lisuma, J. B., Amasi, A. I., Mwimanzi, J., Bituh, T., Ćirić J…. & Wacławek, S. (2024). Rare earth elements and uranium in Minjingu phosphate fertilizer products: Plant food for thought. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 207, 107694.
  • Matović, K. Vidanović, D., Manić, M., Stojiljković, M., Radojičić, S, Debeljak, Z., Šekler, M. Ćirić J., 2020. Twenty-five-year study of Nosema spp. in honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Serbia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.11.012
  • Matović, K.; Žarković, A.; Debeljak, Z.; Vidanović, D.; Vasković, N.; Tešović, B.; Ćirić, J. American Foulbrood—Old and Always New Challenge. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, x. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030180
  • Matović K., Mišić D., Karabasil N., Nedić N., Dmitrić M., Jevtić G., Ćirić J., 2019. Clostridium botulinum spores in European honey bees from Serbia. Journal of Apicultural Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1560654.
  • Trbovic D., Lukic M., Vranic D., Djordevic V., Stanisic N., Parunovic N, Ciric J.. 2023. Comprehensive levels of fatty acids in meat: implications for human health. Baltica Journal (ISSN: 0067-3064). https://doi.org/10.59879/De7MQ
  • Bojana Mijatović, Ivan Pavlović, Slavica Živković, Ivana Trailović, Jelena Ćirić, and Dragiša Trailović “Prevalence of Endoparasites in the Balkan Donkey (Equus asinus) from Serbia,” Comparative Parasitology 89(2), 115-121, (2 December 2022). https://doi.org/10.1654/COPA-D-22-00005
  • Popović M., Nedić D., Pećanac B., Đorđević V., Baltić T., Branković Lazić I., Ćirić J. (2019). The toxic element concentration in fish tissues from Saničani Lake, an urban environment, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Biological Trace Element Research. Doi. 10.1007/s12011-019-01982-2.
  • Danka Spirić, Jelena Ćirić, Silvana Stajković, Mirjana Dimitrijević, Čaba Silađi, Srđan Stefanović and Vesna Đorđević. Comparative overview of microelements and toxic elements in honey regarding the international criteria. “Meat Technology https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2023.64.3.6
  • Trbović, D., Stanković, M., Živić, I., Đorđević, V., Ćirić, J., Velebit, M., & Marković, Z. (2022). Comparison of soy protein concentrate as an alternative to fish meal in common carp (‘Cyprinus carpio L.’) diets. Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 38(2), 157-169.
  • Ašanin N., Trbović D., Ćirić J., Baltić Ž. M., Đorđević V., Parunović N., Bulajić S. Comparison of fatty acid content of cow’s milk consuming different grass diets. Meat Technology. No 2. 2022. January 2022 Meat Technology 63(2):127-133 DOI: 10.18485/meattech.2022.63.2.6
  • Janjić J. Ćirić J., Grbić S., Bošković M., Glišić M., Mitrović R., Radosavac A., Baltić Ž. M. (2019). Reduction of microbiota in marinated vacuum-packaged poultry breast fillets.  Meat Technology. 60 (1), 1-8. doi:10.18485/meattech.2018.60.1.1