Education:

  • 2011 Ph.D. in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
  • 2003 M.Sc. in Biology, Department of Immunobiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
  • 1989 B.Sc. in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

Research Experience:

  • 2022 Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Virology, Vaccines, and Sera “Torlak”
  • 2016 Senior Research Associate, Institute of Virology, Vaccines, and Sera “Torlak”
  • 2011 Research Associate, Institute of Virology, Vaccines, and Sera “Torlak”
  • 1998 Research Assistant, Institute of Virology, Vaccines, and Sera “Torlak”
  • 1996 Research Trainee, Immunology Research Center “Branislav Jankovic”
  • 1989 Laboratory for the Development and Differentiation of Prokaryotes, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering

Other activities:

  • 2016 Member of the Ethical Council for the Welfare of Laboratory Animals of the Republic of Serbia
  • 2006 Member of the Serbian Laboratory Animal Science Association (SLASA)
  • 2004 Member of the Society of Immunologists of Serbia

Field of Scientific Interest:

  • Natural antibodies and immunomodulation
  • Immunogenicity of venom components in snakes
  • Analysis of the contribution of each component to the overall toxicity of venom
Irena Zivkovic

Irena Zivkovic

Principal Research Fellow

Head of the Pre-clinical Studies & Immunology department Research and Science division

izivkovic@torlak.rs