Dr Isidora Kešelj (born Starovlah)
Assistant professor
Department of Biology and Ecology Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2 III floor, cabinet no. 20 work
+381-21-485-2673work
isidora.starovlah@dbe.uns.ac.rsINTERNET
Website: Biography
Biographical Info
EDUCATION
- 2014 – present, PhD in Biology (Module of animal and human physiology), Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
- 2013 – 2014, M.Sc. in Molecular biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2009 – 2013, B.Sc. in Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL TITLE
- 2017 – present, Teaching assistant for the field of Animal Physiology, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad.
- 2014 – 2017, Research trainee, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
TEACHING
- Animal Physiology (Lab exercises)
- Mechanisms of cellular communication (Lab exercises)
- Molecular and cellular physiology (Lab exercises)
- Basics of molecular and cellular immunology (Lab exercises)
- Endocrinology (Lab exercises)
- Mechanisms of ecological adaptations (Lab exercises)
- Reproductive endocrinology and Reproductive physiology (Lab exercises)
FIELD OF RESEARCH
- Biology
- Animal physiology
- Reproductive endocrinology, cell signaling, mitochondrial biogenesis
SELECTED PROJECTS
- “Mito-Signature: a new prognostic/diagnostic tool to detect male (in) fertility using mitochondrial dynamics markers in spermatozoa” EU4TPOC1593008532, Andric S (PI), Role: Participant, 01.09.2020. – 01.09.2021.
- “Molecular mechanisms and signal transduction pathways involved in regulation of steroidogenesis and adaptation of Leydig cells to disturbed homeostasis”, ON173057, Kostic T (PI), Role: Participant, National Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, 01.01.2011-31.12.2020.
- “The CNG channels in Leydig cell – identification, characterization and functional coupling to testosterone production”, Andric S (PI), Role: Participant, Serbian Academy of Sciences – Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 01.01.2014.-31.12.2020.
SELECTED REFERENCES
- Starovlah IM, Radovic SM, Kostic TS, Andric SA (2020): Reduced spermatozoa functionality during stress is the consequence of adrenergic-mediated disturbance of mitochondrial dynamics markers. Sci Rep 10(1):16813. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73630-y.
- Radovic Pletikosic SM, Starovlah IM, Miljkovic D, Bajic DM, Capo I, Nef S, Kostic TS, Andric SA (2020): Deficiency in insulin-like growth factors signaling in mouse Leydig cells increase conversion of testosterone to estradiol due to feminization. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2020 Sep 25:e13563. doi: 10.1111/apha.13563.
- Radovic SM, Starovlah IM, Cap I, Miljkovic D, Nef S, Kostic TS, Andric SA (2018). Insulin/IGF1 signalling regulates the mitochondrial biogenesis markers in steroidogenic cells of prepubertal testis, but not ovary. Biol Reprod 100:253-267.
- Starovlah IM, Radovic SM, Marinovic MA, Kostic TS, Andric SA (2017) Psychophysical stress disturbs expression of mitochondrial biogenesis markers in hypothalamus and adenohypophysis. Biologia Serbica 39(2): 43-51.