Dr. Dragan M. Nikolic
Head of Research
University of Belgrade
Serbia
Biography
Dr. Dragan M. Nikolic has completed his Ph.D. in 2010 from Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade. He is Head of researches in the laboratory for pancreatic islets culture at the Institute for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, KCS, Serbia. 1998 – Magisterijum of Science degree of Immunobiology sciences, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology. He is the member of research projects related with isolation and transplatation of pancreatic islets. Member of EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes) in 2009 god. Member Organization Commity of Serbian Society for the Study of Diabetes since 2010. Member of Association of University Proffesors, Serbia, since 2012. Editorial board member and reviewer of many international scientific journals. After many years of research of pancreatic infection and influence of microbiological agens on insulin secretion of pancreatic islets, Dr. Nikolic has presented new data that could be important factors in pathogenesis of diabetes. It was established that certain bacteria and fungi could penetrate the pancreas thus directly influencing on insulin secretion, or indirectly, by secreting certain metabolites which via blood get into pancreas, leading to insulin resistance and glucose intolerance,and finally to diabetes. These findings will be important for the future prevention and monitoring of the patients with high risk for developing diabetes. Dr Nikolic he has published papers dealing with Diabetes, insulin secretion, transplantation, pancreatic islets culture and influence of microorganism on onset of the diabetes.
Research Interest
Diabetes, Transplantation, Pancreatic Islets Culture, Influence of Microorganism on onset of the Diabetes, Human Microbiome.