RESEARCH AREA: Products based on grain crops for human and animal nutrition. Quality assessment of cereals and non-cereal flours from biochemical, nutritional, and techno-functional aspects; development of bakery products with improved nutritional and functional features; comprehensive utilization of by-products from food processing as ingredients in the production of baked goods.
RESEARCH AREA: Food and feed safety. Food and feed safety, with a special focus on the chemical contaminants mycotoxins: development, optimization, and validation of analytical methods (HPLC/DAD/FLD/MS-MS; ELISA), mycotoxins occurrence in relation to weather conditions, mitigation measures, and risk assessment. Quality management in analytical laboratories.
RESEARCH AREA: Food and feed safety. The microbiological safety and quality of plant and animal based foods, with a focus on non-bovine milk and dairy products. The antimicrobial properties of milk proteins, essential oils and plant extracts. Utilization of food waste in the development of new microbiological media. Quality management in microbiology laboratories.
RESEARCH AREA: Proizvodi na bazi zrnastih kultura za ishranu ljudi i životinja. Кreiranje novih proizvoda sa dodatom vrednošću, valorizacija otpada iz prehrambene industrije, konsalting iz oblasti organske proizvodnje i GLOBAL GAP-a.
RESEARCH AREA: Products based on grain crops for human and animal nutrition. Evaluation of the influence of carbohydrate components of food (dietary fibres, hydrocolloids and starch) on the rheological, microstructural and textural properties of food products. Utilization of the food industry by-products with aim to create plant-based food products with added value (replacement of sugar, increase in dietary fibre content and bioactivity). Processing technology, quality and safety analysis of the flour, bakery products and flour-based confectionery products, with a focus on wholegrain flour products.
RESEARCH AREA: Food and feed safety. Head and founder of the Department of Molecular and Biological Research, which is part of the accredited Laboratory for Technology, Quality and Food Safety - FINSLab. The focus of the work is on the detection the presence of GMOs in food of plant origin. Scientific research work is focused on the standardization of molecular methods used for the isolation, detection and characterization of mycobiota and their secondary metabolites in order to control the quality and safety of food products. She participated in the implementation of several national scientific research projects as well as the international project of the EU IPA cross-border cooperation program.
RESEARCH AREA: Products based on grain crops for human and animal nutrition. Feed production technology, processing of raw materials and finished compound feeds, utilization of alternative feed ingredients and by-products of food and agricultural industries for development of new functional products, determination of physical properties and chemical composition of food and feed, spectrophotometric and HPLC analysis of bioactive compounds.
RESEARCH AREA: Products based on grain crops for human and animal nutrition. Development of food products with added value based on grain cultures and the application of new technologies and scientific achievements to preserve functional characteristics of processed food. Experience in designing innovative products and their implementation in the food industry. Co-author of four national patents and several technical solutions for the process of creation of high nutritive value products and methods of food industry waste usage.
RESEARCH AREA: Food and feed safety. Research in the field of postharvest technology for fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) as well as in the field of consumer behavior examines consumer behavior in relation to their eating habits. Technical coordinator and deputy responsible person of the new Department for Molecular and Biological Research within the accredited Laboratory for Technology, Quality and Food Safety (FINSLab), which is equipped with contemporary equipment necessary for performing commercial analyses but also for scientific research in the field of molecular biology. Experience in the accreditation of a method for detecting the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food and feed samples of plant origin using the real-time PCR method.
RESEARCH AREA: Products based on grain crops for human and animal nutrition. Utilization of alternative feed ingredients and by-products of the food and agricultural industries in animal feed production. Improving the quality of animal feeds by applying technological production processes. Experience in feed quality control with a focus on fatty acid analysis and changes in the lipid phase.