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Curriculum vitae

Surname: Barać Name: Aleksandra Title: MD, PhD, Associate Professor

Education 2015 – Doctoral dissertation entitled "Evaluation of methods for induction of sinonasal secretions for the detection of fungi in the sinuses in physiological and pathological conditions in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis" Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; Mentors: Prof. dr Vesna Tomic Spiric; Prof. dr Valentina Arsic Arsenijevic 2010-2015 - PhD study, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; Average score 9.69 March 2011 - Passed State exam; certificate for the title "Medical Doctor" 2004-2010 - Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; Length of studying: 5 years and 8 months; 360 ECTS points, Average score 8.73 2000-2004 - Gymnasium "Ivo Lola Ribar", Sremska Mitrovica, Award for the best student of generation 1992-2000 - Primary school "Sveti Sava”, Sremska Mitrovica, Award for the best student of generation Scholarships and awards: 1. "Young Investigators Award" granted by European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM), for the best presentation on ECMM Educational Symposium in Tel Aviv University, Israel, February 2016 2. “ERS Junior member grant”, European rhinologic society (ERS) for attendance of clinical course “An Endoscopic Approach to Rhinosinusitis” at University College of London (UCL), Head and ear Institute in London, United Kingdom, October 2015 3. "Young Investigator grant" granted by European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) for attendance of the 60th Congress of EAACI in Vienna, Austria, June 2016

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4. “ERS Junior member grant” granted by European rhinologic society (ERS) for attendance of 60th Congress of EAACI in Vienna, Austria, June 2016 5. “ERS Junior grant” granted by European rhinologic society (ERS) for ERS-ISIAN 2016 congress in Stochkolm, Sweden, July 2016 6. "Travel grant" granted by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases (ESCMID) for 25th ECCMID in Amsterdam, Netherlands, April, 2016 7. Scholarship granted by Austrian Agency for International Cooperation (OeAD) for research at Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna Biocentar, Research group of Prof. Karl Kuchler, Vienna, Austria, March-May 2015 8. "Young Researcher Award" granted by European Federation of Medical Societies (FEMS) for meeting 7th Trends in Medical Mycology" in Lisbon, Portugal, 2015 9. "The excellent case presentation" presented during clinical seminar "Infectious diseases" in Salzburg in organization of Austrian American Foundation/Open Medical Institute (AAF/OMI), May 2015 10. "Award for the best oral presentation" granted by International Student Congress (ISC) organization for the best presentation on ISC Congress in Graz, Austria, June 2015 11. "Travel grant" granted by International Student Congress (ISC) organization for attendance of ISC Congress in Graz, Austria, June 2015 12. "One-month visit fellowship" granted by World University Service (WUS) Austria for for fellowship at Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna Biocentar, October 2014 13. "Young Investigators Award" granted by European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) for the best abstract on 5th Trends in Medical Mycology, Valencia, Spain, 2011 14. Scholarship for the talented students granted by Ministry of Youth and Sports, Belgrade, Serbia, 2004- 2010 15. Award for the best presentation in the session on the Congress “Serbian Students of Biomedical Sciences with international participation”, Lepenski Vir, Serbia, May 2009 16. Award for young medical students with outstanding performance in pilot project

"Physician in the community" granted by Mayor of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, May 2005 Languages • English (fluent in writing, reading and speaking) - advanced level • German language (writing, reading and conversation) - basic level Computer work: Many years of experience of programming (from 2002 year attended Research Institution for talented students in Serbia “Petnica”, seminar "Mathematics, computer science and

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programming"); work within computer programs: C++, PHP, MC Office, Corel Draw, Power Point, SPSS 15 and SPSS 17, web-pages administration and internet. Work experience: Visiting Professor (short term) at University of Sassari, Sardinia, June 2016 Section Editor of Journal of Infections in Developing Countries (JIDC) from January 2015 Visiting Professor and Researcher at Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna Biocentar, Vienna, Austria, March-May 2015 and November 2016 Member of International Board for PhD thesis, University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, from 2015 Physician, Clinic for Infectious and Tropic diseases, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade Associate Professor (Docent) at Department for Basic sciences, Faculty of Dentistry Pancevo, University Business Academy in Novi Sad Ass. Professor at Faculty Medicine University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Secretary of Serbian Society for Medical Mycology from 2011 until 2016. General Secretary and Organizer of 4th Symposium on Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Diseases (www.dtfd.org), 27-28.02.2016. Belgrade, Serbia General Secretary and Organizer of “Diagnosis of fungal infections: from laboratory result to final diagnosis”, 13th March 2015, Crown Plaza, Belgrade, Serbia General Secretary and Organizer of 3th Symposium on Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Diseases (www.dtfd.org), 01-02.03.2012. Belgrade, Serbia Administrator of the web-site of Serbian Society of Medical Mycology (www.mikologija.org.rs) from 2010. Mentor for research work of MD Ivana Fratic and PhD student MD Maja Milosevic during Project “Online mentoring - Serbia on line”, during 2015. Research Associate on the Project OI175034 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia from 01.01.2011-31.12.2016 "The importance of early detection of laboratory biomarkers to reduce the mortality of invasive fungal infections in Serbia", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology Research coordinator of the study "Invasive candidiasis in the intensive care unit in Serbia: identification and antifungal susceptibility of Candida spp. isolated from the blood of patients" Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology 2013-2014 Research associate on the Project TR 23009 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia "The application of new methods to improve the effectiveness of treatment of fungal diseases in humans" Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, 2009

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Projects: 1. "The importance of early detection of laboratory biomarkers to reduce the mortality of invasive fungal infections in Serbia", OI175034, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2016) 2. "Invasive candidiasis in the intensive care unit in Serbia: identification and antifungal susceptibility of Candida spp. isolated from the blood of patients" Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Medical Mycology Reference Laboratory, Belgrade, Serbia (01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014) 3. "The application of new methods to improve the effectiveness of treatment of fungal diseases in humans", TR23009, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia (2009-2011) Training/seminars: Clinical Course "Endoscopic approach to rhinosinusitis in sinonasal disease", University College of London, Ear and Nose Institute, London, UK, October 2015 Medical University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna Biocentar, Research group of Prof. Karl Kuchler, Vienna, Austria, March-May 2015 Austrian American Foundation/Open Medical Institute (AAF/OMI) seminar “Infectious diseases”, Salzburg, Austria, May 2015 "Laboratory diagnosis on Invasive Fungal Infections" Clinical training, Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, March 2012 "Experimental methodology of scientific research in medicine - good laboratory practice", Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2010 How to write European Research Council (ERC) Grant proposal, Medical University of Vienna, The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Vienna, Austria, April 2015 Educator on Workshops in "YuMSIC score-GROUP", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2008 "Peer educators for addiction", "YuMSIC score-GROUP", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2008 "Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal infections in children" Educational course, University Children Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011 "New Insights in the Management of Invasive Fungal Infections", Training course, Valencia, Spain, 2011 "Quality assurance and control of microbiological and other medical laboratories", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2012 Educational course "Impact of Management Guidelines for Invasive Candida Infections: Real-World Perspectives", Valencia, Spain, 2011

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Young Researcher at "Petnica - Research Institution for talented students", seminars: "Mathematics and Computer Science", Petnica, Serbia, 2001-2003 Memberships: Member of "MENSA”, high IQ Society Member of "European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology" Member of "European Rhinologic Society" (President of ERS Junior Board) Member of "European Respiratory Society" Member of "European Confederation of Medical Mycology" Member of "European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases" Member of "Federation of European Microbiological Societies" Member of "International society for Infectious diseases" Member of the "Serbian Medical Chamber" Member of the "Serbian Medical Society" Member of the "Serbian Rhinologic Society" Member and secretary of the "Serbian Society of Medical Mycology" Member of the "Serbian Society of Medical Microbiology" Member of the "International Society for Human and Animal Mycology" Member of "Young Mathematicians of Serbia" Reviewer for: Clinical and Translational Allergy; Rhinology; Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; Journal of Medical Microbiology; Journal of Medical Mycology; Journal of Infections in Developing Countries; African Journal of Microbiology Research; Current Biomarker Findings; International Journal of COPD, Journal of Pain Research; Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management; Journal of Patience Preference and Adherence. Lectures: 1. Barac A. Diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections in oncology patients. International medical congress, Tirana, Albania, 17.10.2016. 2. Barac A. The fungi on sinonasal mucosa: normal content or silent threat? ERS-ISIAN 2016 congress, Stockholm, Sweden 06.07.2016. 3. Barac A. Mathematical modeling and image analysis: possible clinical application in practice as a predictor of fungal rhinosinusitis. 60th Congress of European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), Vienna, Austria 11.06.2016. 4. Barac A. Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: new trends in diagnostics and treatment. Serbian Medical Society/SLD, Allergology section, Belgrade, Serbia 12.05.2016.

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5. Barac A. Are the fungi hidden threat? Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel, 16.02.2016. 6. Barac A. Diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases. Public Health of England, London, United Kingdom, 19.10.2015. 7. Barac A. Role of fungi and diagnostic of invasive fungal infections in febrile neutropenia. 7th Eurasia congress of infectious diseases (EACID), Tbilisi, Georgia, 01.10.2015. 8. Barac A. (Oral presentation) Chronic rhinosinusitis - association of recalcitrant nasal polyposis and fungal finding in polyp’s single-cell suspension. ISC Congress, Graz, Austria, 05.06.2015. 9. Barac A. Rhino-cerеbral Mucormycoses – new aspects in diagnosis and treatment. WiBioSe International Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 22.02.2014 10. Barac A. Invasive rhino-cerebral mucormycosis at patients with neoplasm in Serbia - report of two cases. Days of Preventive Medicine in Nis, Nis, Serbia, 20.09.2013 11. Barac A. Allergic fungal sinusitis - new aspects in diagnosis and therapy. 41st Symposium of innovations in medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, 15.12.2012 Publications Books:

1. Book of medical important fungi. Authors: Barac Aleksandra, Marina Pekmezovic. Center of innovation in mycology, University of Belgrade, 2012, Belgrade, Serbia. Manuscripts published in journals indexed in SCI/PubMed: 1. Wang H…Barac A… Murray CJ… (GBD 2015 HIV Collaborators). Estimates of global,

regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet HIV 2016, (8): e361-87. (impact factor=8.364)

2. Lim S…Barac A…Murray CJ. Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: A baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 2016, pii: S0140-6736(16)31467-2; doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31467-2. (impact factor=44.002).

3. Khalil I…Barac A…Mokdad A. Burden of Diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: Findings from the Global burden of Disease study 2013. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016, in press. (impact factor=2.453)

4. Dudvarski-Ilic A, Zugic V, Zvezdin V, Koptiovic I, Barac A. Influence of inhaler technique on asthma/COPD control: a multicenter experience. International Journal of COPD 2016, in press. (impact factor=3.046)

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5. Wang H…Barac A…Murray JC. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all‐cause and cause specific mortality for 251 causes of death, 1980‐2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 2016, in press. (impact factor=44.002)

6. Kassebaum NJ…Barac A…Murray CJ. Maternal mortality 1990 to 2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors 2015 Study. The Lancet 2016, in press. (impact factor=44.002)

7. Wang H…Barac A…Murray JC. Global, regional, national and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1980‐2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 2016, in press. (impact factor=44.002)

8. Vos T…Barac A…Murray JC. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 acute and chronic diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 2016, in

press. (impact factor=44.002) 9. Kassebaum NJ…Barac A…Murray CJ. GBD 2015 disability-adjusted life years and healthy

life expectancy capstone paper. The Lancet 2016, in press. (impact factor=44.002). 10. Forouzanfar MH…Barac A…Murray CJ. Global, regional and national comparative risk

assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 195 countries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 2016, in press. (impact factor=44.002).

11. Moradi-Lakeh M…Barac A… Murray CJ. High fasting plasma glucose, diabetes mellitus, and its risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013: Findings from the Global burden of Disease study 2013. Diabetes Care 2016, in press. (impact factor=8.934).

12. Barac A, Stevanovic G, Pekmezovic M, Rakocevic Z, Stosovic R, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Tomic Spiric V. An attempt to resolve controversies over the definition of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2016, in press (impact factor=2.270).

13. Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Aleksic I, Arsic-Arsenijevic V, Vasiljevic B, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Senerovic L. Prevention of polymicrobial biofilms composed of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and pathogenic fungi by essential oils from selected Citrus species. Pathogens and Disease in press (impact factor=2.483).

14. Rajkovic K, Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Arsić Arsenijević V. Inhibitory effect of thyme and cinnamon essential oils on Aspergillus flavus: Optimization and activity prediction model development. Industrial Crops and Products 2015, 65:7-13. (impact factor=3.449)

15. Pekmezovic M, Nikodinovic J, Barac A, Rajkovic K, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Development of kinetic model for testing antifungal effect of Thymus vulgaris L. and Cinnamomum cassia L. essential oils on Aspergillus flavus spores and application for optimization of synergistic effect. Biochemical Engineering Journal 2015, 99:131-137. (impact factor=2.463)

16. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Tomic Spiric V, Trivic A, Marinkovic J, Pekic S, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Chronic rhinosinusitis - association of recalcitrant nasal polyposis and fungal

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finding in polyp's single-cell suspension. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 2015, 272(12):3727-3734. (impact factor=1.627)

17. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Petkovic Lj, Otasevic S, Rajkovic K, Vekic B, Arsic-Arsenijevic V. Presence, species distribution and density of Malassezia yeasts in patients with seborrheic dermatitis - a community based case control study and review of literature. Mycoses 2015, 58:69–75. (impact factor=2.332)

18. Arsic Arsenijevic V, Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Rajkovic K, Vekic B, Tasic-Otasevic S, Petkovic Lj. In vitro Protease Inhibition and Cytotoxicity of Aspergillus fumigatus Biomolecules Secreted under Long-Term Aerated Conditions. Int J Med Sci 2014, 11(11):1133-1139. (impact factor=2.232)

19. Otasevic S, Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Tasic S, Arsic Arsenijevic V. The prevalence of Candida onychomycosis in Southeastern Serbia from 2011 to 2015. Mycoses 2015, 59(3):167-72. (impact factor=2.332)

20. Tomic Spiric V, Dizdarevic D, Bolpacic J, Jankovic S, Djuric V, Stosovic R, Bogic M, Barac A. A randomized controlled study with Serbian sublingual immunotherapy extracts for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus: efficacy, safety and patient’s satisfaction. Iranian journal of allergy asthma and immunology 2016; 15(2):112-121 (impact factor=1.117)

21. Čolović N, Arsić Arsenijević V, Barać A, Suvajdžić N, Leković D, Tomin D. Mucormycosis of the Paranasal Sinuses in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Srp Arhiv 2016, 148(6-7). (impact factor=0.277)

22. Arsic-Arsenijevic V, Barac A, Milobratovic D, Vekic B, Marinkovic J, Kostic V. A laboratory based study on patients with Parkinson's disease and seborrheic dermatitis: the presence and density of Malassezia yeasts, it`s different species and enzymes productions. BMC Dermatology 2014, 14:5. (impact factor=0.311)

23. Vidovic A, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Tomin D, Đunić I, Loncar Z, Barac A. Proven invasive pulmonary mucormycosis successfully treated with amphotericin B and surgery in patient with acute myeloblastic leukemia:a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2013, 7:263.

24. Arsic Arsenijevic V, Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Stosovic R, Penđer I. Allergic fungal sinusitis - new aspects of clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and treatment. Srp Arhiv 2013, 141(9-10):699-705. (impact factor=0.277)

25. Trpkovic A, Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Radovic LC, Arsenijevic VA. In vitro activities of amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, fluconazole and itraconazole against Cryptococcus neoformans isolated from cerebrospinal fluid and blood from patients in Serbia. Journal de Mycologie Medicale 2012, 22 (3):243-8. (impact factor=0.756)

26. Arsic Arsenijevic V, Petkovic Lj, Dzamic A, Čolovic I, Barac A, Ihan A. A murine model for study of anticryptococcal activity mediated by cytotoxic immune cells-role in immunization and human vaccine strategies, Acta Veterinaria Beograd 2011, 61:109 -118. (impact factor=0.741)

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Abstracts (oral/poster) presented on International Conferences: 1. Pekmezović M, Arsić Arsenijević V, Barać A, Hagen F, Meis J. Genotypes, susceptibility profile and virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates from Serbia. 9th

International Conference on Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis, 15-19 May 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Mycosеs 57 (Suppl.1):97. 2. Janovic A, Antic S, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Rakocevic Z. Radiological characteristics of allergic fungal sinusitis in patients with clinically diagnosed chronic rhinosinusitis: preliminary results. 18th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society (BaSS), 25-28 April 2013, Skopje, Macedonia. 3. Adžić J, Luković I, Pekmezović P, Barać A, Arsić Arsenijević V. Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. as etiological agents in otomycosis in patients with and without previous surgical otological intervention. 3rd Symposium on Diagnosis and Therapy of Fungal Diseases, 1-2 March 2012, Belgrade, Serbia. 4. Barać A, Pekmezović M, Dudvarski Ilić A, Minić P, Džamić A, Mitrović S, Arsić Arsenijević V. Allergic fungal sinusitis - an association with allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis and criteria for diagnosis. 3rd Symposium on Diagnosis and Therapy of Fungal Diseases, March 1-2 2012, Belgrade, Serbia. 5. Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Pekmezovic M. Chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis - comparison of methods for sampling and processing of the material from sinuses and determination of the prevalence of FRS in patients with nasal polyposis in Serbia. 6th Advances

Against Aspergillosis, 27 February - 1 March 2014, Madrid, Spain. 6. Pekmezović M, Barać A, Hagen F, Arsić Arsenijević V. Cryptococcus neoformans -

genotypes and antifungal susceptibility profile of clinical strains collected in Serbia over a 20-year period. 47th Days of preventive medicine, 24-27 September 2013, Nis, Serbia. 7. Arsić Arsenijević V, Barać A, Ratkov E, Vidović A, Suvajdžić N, Janić D. Screening for Mannan and Anti-Candida Antibodies in Haematological Patients Suspected for developing Invasive Candidosis. 5th Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM-5), 9-12 October 2011, Valencia, Spain. 8. Barać A, Ratkov E, Srebro D, Arsić Arsenijević V. Disseminated fusariosis at high risk children and adults during two years’ period in Serbia. 5th Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM-

5), 9-12 October 2011, Valencia, Spain. 9. Barać A, Srebro D, Arsić Arsenijević V, Diagnosis of invasive fungal infection by detection of early laboratory biomarkers in a child with anemia aplastica. 5th Trends in Medical

Mycology (TIMM-5), 9-12 October 2011, Valencia, Spain. 10. Barać A, Bjelogrlić B, Suvajdžić N, Arsić Arsenijević V. Nosocomial outbreak of Candida tropicalis septicemia in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. 5th Trends in Medical

Mycology (TIMM-5), 9-12 October 2011, Valencia, Spain. 11. Barać A, Srebro D. Laboratory diagnosis of bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. 51.

Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa internacionalnim učešćem 23-27 April 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia.

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12. Srebro D, Barać A. Enzymes methods in diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergilloses and invasive aspergillosis in children with cystic fibroses and hematological malignancies. 51. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa internacionalnim učešćem

23-27 April 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. 13. Barać A, Bjelogrlić B, Biševac J. Prisustvo meticilin rezistentnog Staphylococcus

Aureus-a u nosu kod studenata Medicinskog fakulteta u Beogradu. 49. Kongres studenata

biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa internacionalnim učešćem, 28 April - 2 May 2008, Lepenski Vir, Serbia. 14. Biševac J, Barać A, Bjelogrlić B. Podtipovi ishemijskog moždanog udara: Analiza povezanosti poremećaja insulinske senzitivnosti i markera inflamatornog odgovora u pacijenata sa tipom 2 dijabetesa i nedijabetičara. 49. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa

internacionalnim učešćem, 28 April - 2 May 2008, Lepenski Vir, Serbia. 15. Bjelogrlić B, Barać A, Biševac J. Analiza povezanosti aktivnosti antioksidativnih enzima i insulinske rezistencije u različitim podtipovima ishemijskog moždanog udara u pacijenata sa tipom 2 dijabetesa i nedijabetičara. 49. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa

internacionalnim učešćem, 28 April - 2 May 2008, Lepenski Vir, Serbia. 16. Arsić Arsenijević V, Barać A, Pekmezović M, Luković I, Ivanović D. Anti-Aspergillus Antibodies in Hematological Patients Suspected for Developing Invasive Aspergillosis. 5th

Advanced Againist Aspergillosis 26 - 28 January 2012, Istanbul, Turkey. 17. Barać A, Arsić Arsenijević V, Pekmezović M, Luković I, Ivanović D. Secondary soluble metabolites of Aspergillus fumigatus and its influence on inhibition of human WISH, CaCo and DU-145 cancer cell proliferation. 5th Advanced Againist Aspergillosis 26 - 28 January 2012, Istanbul, Turkey. 18. Barać A, Marina Pekmezović, Aleksandar Džamić, Sanja Mitrović, Valentina Arsić Arsenijević. Epidemija fusarium-a kod dece obolele od osteosarcoma nakon hirurške intervencije i ugradnje endoproteza – prikaz slučaja. DTFD3, Beograd, 2012. 19. Pekmezovic M, Lukovic I, Barac A, Arsic ArsenijevicV. Ispitivanje osetljivosti vrste stachybotrys chartarum izolovane iz sputuma pacijentkinje obolele od plućne aspergiloze na 12 različitih etarskih ulja. 3rd Symposium on Diagnosis and Therapy of Fungal Diseases, 1-2 March 2012, Belgrade, Serbia 20. Colovic N, Suvajdzic N, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Barac A, Tomin D. Fungemia with candida tropicalis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. 3rd Symposium on Diagnosis and

Therapy of Fungal Diseases, 1-2 March 2012, Belgrade, Serbia 21. Adžić J, Luković I, Barać A, Pekmezović M, Arsić Arsenijević V. Vrste rodova Candida i Aspergillus kao izazivači otomikoza kod pacijenata sa i bez prethodne otološke hirurške intervencije. 3rd Symposium on Diagnosis and Therapy of Fungal Diseases, 1-2 March 2012, Belgrade, Serbia 22. Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Rajkovic K, Todorovic D, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Аntifungal effect of Thymus vulgaris and Cinnamomum cassia essential oils against Aspergillus flavus. 6th

Advances Against Aspergillosis, 27 February - 1 March 2014, Madrid, Spain.

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23. Arsic Arsenijevic V, Barac A, Pekmezovic M. Dokazivanje ranih laboratorijskih biomarkera i njihov značaj za ishod invazivnih gljivičnih infekcija kod nas. 47. Day of preventive

medicine in Nis, 24-27 September 2013, Nis, Serbia. 24. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Invasive mucormycosis at patients with neoplasms in Serbia - case reports. 47. Day of preventive medicine in Nis, 24-27 September 2013, Nis, Serbia. 25. Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Susceptibility testing in 12 different essential oils of Stachybotrys chartarum isolated from sputum of patient suffering from pulmonary aspergillosis. 3rd Symposium on Diagnosis and Therapy of Fungal Diseases, 1-2 March 2012, Belgrade, Serbia 26. Barac A, Ivanovic D, Pekmezovic M, Lukovic I, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Secondary soluble metabolites of Aspergillus fumigatus and its influence on inhibition of human WISH, CaCo and DU-145 cancer cell proliferation. 5th Advanced Againist Aspergillosis 26-28 January 2012, Istanbul, Turkey. 27. Pekmezovic M, Lukovic I, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Antifungal activity of Eucalyptus globulus oil against Candida species. 2nd Workshop: Medical Mycology: From Basic

Science to Clinical Needs, 8-10 December 2011, Vienna, Austria. 28. Lukovic I, Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Antifungal activity of 11 essential oils against Microsporum nanum. 2nd Workshop: Medical Mycology: From Basic

Science to Clinical Needs, 8-10 December 2011, Vienna, Austria. 29. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Kostic M, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Chronic rhinosinusitis - association of recalcitrant nasal polyposis and fungal finding in polyp’s single-cell suspension. International student congress 2015, 4-6 June 2015, Graz, Austria. 30. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Kostic M, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Rhino-cerebral mucormycosis at high risk patients - case reports. International student congress 2015, 4-6 June 2015, Graz, Austria. 31. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Kostic M, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Association of recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis and fungal finding in polyps single-cell suspension. 7th Trends in Medical Mycology, 9-12 October 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. 32. Kostic M, Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Jurisic A, Arsic Arsenijevic A. Species distribution and susceptibility to butaconazole in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis – single centre study in Serbia. 7th Trends in Medical Mycology, 9-12 October 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. 33. Pekmezovic M, Rajkovic K, Barac A, Kostic M, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Kinetic modeling of Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm developed in vitro using digital image analysis. 7th Trends in

Medical Mycology, 9-12 October 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. 34. Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Invasive candidiasis in intensive care units in Serbia: preliminary results on species distribution, antifungal susceptibility profile and biofilm formation of Candida spp. isolates from blood. 7th Trends in Medical Mycology, 9-12 October 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. 35. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Vidovic A, Stojakov D, Bjelogrlic B, Boljevic D, Arsić Arsenijević V. Invasive mucormycosis in patients with neoplasms in Serbia –report of two cases.

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Winter Biology Students in Europe Conference 2-8 February 2014, Arandjelovac, Serbia. Abstract book: 18-19. 36. Pekmezović M, Barać A, Arsić Arsenijević V. Genotypes, susceptibility profile and virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates from Serbia. Winter Biology Students in

Europe Conference 2-8 February 2014, Arandjelovac, Serbia. Abstract book: 63-64. 37. Milosevic G, Kovacevic J, Rodic P, Dokmanovic L, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Janic D. Characteristics of invasive pulmonary aspergilosis in children with maligniencies. 4th

Symposium on Diagnosis and therapy on fungal diseases 26-28 February 2016, Belgrade, Serbia. Abstract book: 4-5. 38. Kovacevic J, Milosevic G, Lazic J, Rodic P, Dokmanovic L, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Janic D. Fungal infections of paranasal sinuses caused by Cladosporium in patient with acute myeloid leukaemia. 4th Symposium on Diagnosis and therapy on fungal diseases 26-28 February 2016, Belgrade, Serbia. Abstract book: 5-6. 39. Rajkovic K, Pekmezovic M, Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V. Innovations in medical mycology - use of mathematic and visualisation models. 4th Symposium on Diagnosis and

therapy on fungal diseases 26-28 February 2016, Belgrade, Serbia. Abstract book: 8-9 40. Arsic Arsenijevic V, Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Rakocevic Z, Tomic Spiric V. Evaluation of sampling assays for induction of sinonasal secretion and for the fungi recovery from the sinuses. 4th Symposium on Diagnosis and therapy on fungal diseases, 26-28 February 2016, Belgrade, Serbia. Abstract book: 45. 41. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Tomic Spiric V. The fungi on sinonasal mucosa: normal content of microbiome or silent threat? 26th Congress of European rhinology society, 3-7 July 2016, Stockholm, Sweden. 42. Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Aleksic E, Vidovic A. A case report of rare invasive pulmonary mucormycosis in patient with immunodeficiency. Congress of European Respiratory

Society 2016, 3-7 September 2016, London, UK. 43. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Rajkovic K, Rakocevic Z, Janovic A, Bracanovic Dj, Stosovic R, Tomic Spiric V. Mathematical modelling and image analysis: possible clinical application in practice as a predictor of fungal rhinosinusitis. 60th Anniversary Congress of European Academy

of Allergology and Clinical Immunology 11-15 June 2016, Vienna, Austria. 44. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Kostic M, Aleksic E, Tomic Spiric V. Unusual early signs of invasive candidiasis. International student congress 2016, 26-28 May 2016, Graz, Austria. 45. Barac A, Arsic Arsenijevic V, Aleksic E, Vidovic A. A case report of invasive pulmonary mucormycosiss in patient with acute myeloblastic leukemia. 17th Biennial meeting of

European society for immunodeficiency 21-24 September 2016, Barcelona, Spain. 46. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Arsic Arsenijevic V. The fungi: silent neighbors or hidden threat? ECMM Educational symposium, Tel Aviv, Israel, 14-17 February 2016 47. Barac A, Pekmezovic M, Aleksic E, Tomic Spiric V, Minic P. Evaluation of new approach for diagnosis of fungal rhinosinusitis in patients with cystic fibrosis. 39th European

cystic fibrosis conference, 8-11 June 2016, Basel, Switzerland.

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48. Barac A. Role of fungi and diagnostic of invasive fungal infections in febrile neutropenia. 7th Eurasia congress of infectious diseases (EACID), 1-3 October 2015 Tbilisi, Georgia.