👨🏫 Lada Lukić Bilela stands as a distinguished academic and researcher in the domain of Biotechnology. Holding a Ph.d in University of Zagreb his professional journey exemplifies dedication and expertise. 📚
🌐 Professional Profiles:
Education and Training
2006 – 2007: Postdoctoral Fellow Marie Curie Fellowship (Marie Curie Training Network), 18 months Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abteilung Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Johhanes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany Group leader: Prof. Dr. Werner E. G. Müller 🇩🇪🔬July 2005: PhD in Natural Sciences; Molecular and Cell Biology Dissertation: „Primary structure and phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genes from marine sponge Suberites domuncula (Olivi)” University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology Laboratory for Molecular Genetics, Institute Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb 🧬🎓1995-1997: M. Sc. in Molecular and Cell Biology Master thesis: „Ubiquitin genes from marine sponges Sycon raphanus and Suberites domuncula” University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology Laboratory for Molecular Genetics, Institute Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb 🧬📚1987 – 1994: B.Sc. in Biology Education University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 📚👨🏫1987 – 1993: B.Sc. in General Biology University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 📚🔬
work experience
2018 – Present: Full Professor: University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 👨🏫🔬2016 – 2020: Vice-Dean for International Relations and Quality Assurance: University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science 🌐📊2013 – 2018: Associate Professor: University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 👨🏫🧬2013 – 2016: Chair of General Biology, Department of Biology: University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science 📚🧬2009 – 2013: Assistant Professor
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 👨🏫🧬2008 – 2009: Research Associate
University of Sarajevo, Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Laboratory for Molecular Genetics of Natural Resources 🔬🧬2006 – 2007: Postdoctoral Fellow: Johhanes Gutenberg Universität, Abteilung Angewandte Molekularbiologie (Mainz, DE) 🎓🔬1995 – 2007: Assistant/Senior Assistant: Laboratory for Molecular Genetics, Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb, Croatia 👨🔬🧬 1994 – 1995: Biologist: University Clinical Centre Sarajevo, Tissue Typing Laboratory 🔬🏥
Organizational/Managerial Skills:
Principal investigator of 12 scientific projects 🧪🔍Scientific/Organizing committee member (11) 📚📋2018 – 2020 Establishment of Laboratory of Aquatic Molecular Biology (LAMB) in Faculty of Science 🧬🔬2019 – 2020 Establishment of STEM Laboratory in Faculty of Science (Financed by USAID and Save the Children) 🌐👨🔬2011 – 2022 Organization of the International Speleological/Speleodivig Expeditions Ponor Kovači – Izvor Ričine (as the president of the Biospeleological Society in Bosnia and Herzegovina) 🌍🏞️Job-Related Skills: Methods in molecular biology such as PCR, DNA analysis techniques, phylogenetic analyses, protein analysis techniques, etc. 🧬🧬Underground fieldwork / biospeleology 🦇🔍
Honors and Awards
🏆 Annual award “Friend of the Science” of the Federal Ministry for Education and Science, 2022.🏅 Annual reward “Josip Juraj Strossmayer“ for the best scientific publication (Croatian Academy of Science and Arts and Zagreb Fair), 2007, for the textbook: Metode u molekularnoj biologiji (Methods in Molecular Biology) (editors): Andreja Ambriović Ristov, Anamaria Brozović, Branka Bruvo Mađarić, Helena Ćetković, Maja Herak Bosnar, Dubravka Hranilović, Silva Katušić Hećimović, Nevenka Meštrović Radan, Snježana Mihaljević, Neda Slade, and Dušica Vujaklija, publisher: Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb, 2007.🥈 2nd Award for the Project “Biodiversity and remediation of quarry Ribnica” (Kakanj Cement; Heidelberg Cement Group); 15/11/2012.📘 Award of the Sarajevo Book Fair for the Science: N. Drešković et al. for Natura 2000 – B&H; Center for Environmentally Sustainable Development (CESD); 23/4/.2012.
The essentials of marine biotechnology Paper Published in 2021 Cited by 91
Anticancer Agents: An Overview with a Particular Focus on Their Chemical Classes Paper Published in 2020Cited by 74
Metode u molekularnoj biologiji Paper Published in 2007 Cited by 59
Morphogenetic activity of silica and bio-silica on the expression of genes controlling biomineralization using SaOS-2 cells Paper Published in 2007 Cited by 56
Identification of skeletal remains of communist armed forces victims during and after World War II: combined Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) and MiniSTR approach Paper Published in 2009 Cited by 46
Valorization of marine waste: exploitation of industrial by-products and beach wrack towards the production of high added-value products Paper Published in 2021Cited by 40
Mitochondrial genome of Suberites domuncula: palindromes and inverted repeats are abundant in non-coding regions Paper Published in 2008 Cited by 33
Initiating effective transboundary Paper Published in 32 Cited by 2012
Genetic variation of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) populations in the Western Balkans Paper Published in 2012 Cited by 31
Natura 2000 u Bosni i Hercegovini Paper Published in 2011 Cited by 22