Dr Desanka Božin

CURICULUM VITAE

 

 

Date and place of birth:   February 11, 1952 Belgrade, Yugoslavia

 

 

INSTITUTE ADDRESS:        Vinča Institute for Nuclear Sciences

                                                Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Endocrinology,

                                                P.O.B. 522, 11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

                                                Telefax and telephone: 38-1-11-455-561

e-mail: bozinde@EUnet.yu

EDUCATION:

 

1970‑75:                      B. Sc. in Biology, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

1975‑77:                      Graduate studies in Animal physiology, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

1977‑81:                      Graduate research in Department of Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Institute for Nuclear Science Vinca, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

1987-1988:                  Ph.D. research in Laboratory for Mutagenesis, Institute Jacques Monod, National Center for Research Science, Paris, France.

1995:                           Ph.D. from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

1985‑1995:                  Assistant, Intitute for Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”, Belgrade

1995-                           Research Assistant, Intitute for Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”, Belgrade

1988:                           Predoctoral fellowship of the Government of Serbia (11 months).

1990:                           Fellowship of the Vinca Institute (1 month).

1992:                           Fellowship of the Commission of the European Communities (3 months).

1996:                           Visiting fellowship of the Vinca Institute (3 weeks).

1998:                           Visiting fellowship of the Government of France (2 weeks).

1998:                           Visiting fellowship of the Government of Italy (2 weeks).

2001-02                                            Visiting fellowship Projet de Recherche : Etudes des lésions dans l'ADN  

                                    suite ŕ l'interaction avec des ions atomiques et moléculaires de faible énergie. 

                                    Head:V. Esaulov, Laboratoire des Collisions Atomiques et Moléculaires and 

                                    M.Radman,Paris

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES  

 

LANGUAGES:

English, French, Russian language

 

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

 

1.       Božin D.: Genetic effects of irradiation.  In: Molecular mechanisms of cell function.  Edt. Rakic, Lj., Ribarac-Stepic, N. and Simic, D., SANU, Belgrade, pp. 41-54, 1997.

2.       Božin, D.: Identification the Genes Specifically Involved in Yeast Surviving Irradiation by Fast Neutrons.  Iugoslav. Physiol. Pharmacol. Acta, Vol. 34, 47-52, 1998.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS (1996-2000)

 

1.       Božin Desanka and M. Radman: Search for genes involved of repair of DNA damage induced by accelerated ions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Eleventh Information Meeting on TESLA Accelerator Installation: Second Meeting of the TESLA Program Committee, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1997.

2.       Božin Desanka: Search for genes involved of repair of DNA damage induced by

accelerated ions. Third TESLA Workshop: Radiation Research with Ion Beams, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1998

3.       Božin D. and G. Bačić: Search for genes specifically involved of repair of DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by accelerated ions. Fourteenth Information Meeting on TESLA Accelerator Installation: Third Meeting of the TESLA Program Committee, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1998.

4.       Božin: pH dependence of G.A mismatch-specific DNA breakdown. 4th Balkan meeting on human genetics, Novi Sad, 2000.

5.       D. Božin: pH dependence of C.A mismatch-specific DNA breakdown. 4th Balkan meeting on human genetics, Novi Sad, 2000.  3rd International YUNSC, Belgrade, 2000.