NIB

Short biography:

• Date and city of birth: 1982, Teslić, BiH
• 1988-1996     Elementary school 'Petar Petrović Njegoš', Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 1996-2000     Secondary School 'Jovan Dučić', Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 2000-2006     BSc in Microbiology - University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Interdepartmental Programme in Microbiology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Graduated under the supervision of prof. dr. Darja Žgur Bertok and dr. Bojana Žegura. Thesis title: Cytotoxic and genotoxic influence of natural and mineral water on HepG2 cells
• 2006-2011     PhD studies – University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty, postgraduate programme Biomedicine, field Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Supervisor: prof. dr. Metka Filipič, thesis title: Mechanisms of toxicity and genotoxicity of TiO₂ nanoparticles http://www.nib.si/eng/index.php/aktualno/phd-of-the-month/297-jana-petkovic.html
• 2006 – 2011   Young researcher at Department of genetic toxicology and cancer biology, NIB
• 2011 - Researcher at the same department NIB

Area of research:

• Nanotoxicology (mechanisms of toxicity and genotoxicity of commercially used nanoparticles and development of in vitro test system for detection and quantification of toxic and genotoxic effects of nanoparticles)
• Fate and effects of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in the environment

Publications:

• STEVANOVIĆ, Magdalena, ŠKAPIN, Srečo D., BRAČKO, Ines, MILENKOVIĆ, Marina, PETKOVIĆ, Jana, FILIPIČ, Metka, USKOKOVIĆ, Dragan. Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/silver nanoparticles : synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity assessment and ROS-inducing potential. Polymer (Guildf.). [Print ed.], 2012, 31 str., [in press], doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.04.057. [COBISS.SI-ID 2563407]
• SKOČAJ, Matej, FILIPIČ, Metka, PETKOVIĆ, Jana, NOVAK, Saša. Titanium dioxide in our everyday life : is it safe?. Radiol. oncol. (Ljubl.), 2011, vol. 45, no. 4, str. 227-247, doi: 10.2478/v10019-011-0037-0. [COBISS.SI-ID 25291815]
• STEVANOVIĆ, Magdalena, KOVAČEVIĆ, Branimir, PETKOVIĆ, Jana, FILIPIČ, Metka, USKOKOVIĆ, Dragan. Effect of poly-[alpha], [gamma], L-glutamic acid as a capping agent on morphology and oxidative stress-dependent toxicity of silver nanoparticles. International journal of nanomedicine. [Online ed.], 2011, vol. 6, str. 2837-2847. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S24889, doi: 10.2147/IJN.S24889. [COBISS.SI-ID 2459983]
• PETKOVIĆ, Jana, KUEZMA, Tadeja, RADE, Katja, NOVAK, Saša, FILIPIČ, Metka. Pre-irradiation of anatase TiO2 particles with UV enhances their cytotoxic and genotoxic potential in human hepatoma HepG2 cells, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2011
• STEVANOVIĆ, Magdalena, PAVLOVIĆ, Vladimir, PETKOVIĆ, Jana, FILIPIČ, Metka, USKOKOVIĆ, Dragan. ROS-inducing potential, influence of different porogens and
  in vitro degradation of poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)-based material. eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2011 (available online at www.expresspolymlett.com).
• PETKOVIĆ, Jana, ŽEGURA, Bojana, FILIPIČ, Metka. Influence of TiO2 nanoparticles on cellular antioxidant defense and its involvement in genotoxicity in HepG2 cells. Journal of physics, Conference series, 2011.
• PETKOVIĆ, Jana, HRELJAC, Irena, FILIPIČ, Metka.Toxicity of commercially used nanoparticles, In: NALWA, Hari Singh (ed.). Encyclopedia of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Valencia, California: American scientific publishers, cop. 2011, vol. 24, p. 501-550.
• PETKOVIĆ, Jana, ŽEGURA, Bojana, STEFANOVIĆ, Magdalena, DRNOVŠEK, Nataša, USKOKOVIĆ, Dragan, NOVAK, Saša, FILIPIČ, Metka. DNA damage and alterations in expression of DNA damage responsive genes induced by TiO2 nanoparticles in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. Nanotoxicology, [in press] 2010, 13 p.
• STEVANOVIĆ, Magdalena, MAKSIN, Tatjana, PETKOVIĆ, Jana, FILIPIČ, Metka, USKOKOVIĆ, Dragan. An innovative, quick and convenient labeling method for the investigation of pharmacological behavior and the metabolism of poly(DL-lactide-coglycolide) nanospheres. Nanotechnology (Bristol), 2009, vol. 20, p. 1-12.

Awards

• Best poster award at winter school WomenInNano, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, 2008.
• Krka Prize for Special Achievements in Research, 2011. More about event...
• Award of the National Institute of Biology for an extraordinary doctoral thesis in the field of research activities of the Institute, 2011. More about event...

Conferences and lectures

• Invited lecture at workshop BioTiNet (http://www.biotinet.eu/1stWorkshop.html): Genotoxic hazard of nanomaterials: many questions and some answers, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2011.
• Oral presentation at 9th Congress of the Slovenian Biochemical Society, Maribor, Slovenia, 2011.
• Invited lecture at Jožef Stefan Institute: Toxicology of nano powders, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2011.
• Lecture at National Institute of Biology: Snack with TiO2 - the decision is yours, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2011. More about event...
• Oral presentation at Nanosafe 2010, in Grenoble, France, 2010.
• Poster at Experimental and Translational Oncology meeting, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, 2010.
• Poster at Joint Congress of the Slovenian Biochemical Society and the Genetic Society of Slovenia with International Participation, Otočec, Slovenia, 2009.
• Poster at 10th International Conference on Environmental Mutagens (ICEM), Firenze, Italy, 2009.
• Poster at 38th Annual Meetings of European Environmental Mutagenesis Society, Cavtat, Croatia, 2008.
• Poster at Hot nano topics 2008, Symposium on Nanosafety, Portorož, Slovenia, 2008.
• Lecture at National Institute of Biology: Toxic potential of nanoparticles, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2008.
• Poster at Experimental and Translational Oncology meeting, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, 2008.
• Poster at WomenInNano winter school, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, (poster was awarded as the best) 2008.
• Poster at 37th Annual Meetings of European Environmental Mutagenesis Society in Basel, Switzerland, (poster was chosen for oral presentation) 2007.
• Poster at SETAC Europe 17th Annual Meeting, Porto, Portugal, 2007.

Projects

• Cytothreat (1.1.2011-31.12.2014): Fate and effects of cytostatic pharmaceuticals in the environment and identification of biomarkers for an improved risk assessment on environmental exposure

Bibliography (COBISS)