Project activities

2022-2025

Changes in bone structure and composition leading to increased fracture risk in aged population with chronic comorbidities – BoFraM project; Funding agency: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Djuric, MD, PhD (research team members from Center of Bone Biology – Prof. Dr. Danijela Đonić, Prof. Dr. Slobodan Nikolić, Prof.
Dr. Jelena Sopta, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Živković, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petar Milovanović, Jelena Jadžić, MD, PhD; Teodora Rodić, DMD, PhD;
Aleksandar Ćirović, MD; and Aleksa Leković, MD)

2023-2026

The first pandemic within, and beyond, the borders of the Byzantine Empire: genetic diversity of Yersinia Pestis in Central and South-eastern Europe, 6th-9th centuries CE – FirPanGen project; Funding agency: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia; PI: Ksenija Djukic, MD, PhD (research team members from Center of Bone Biology – Ksenija Zelić, DMD, PhD; Aleksa Janović, MD, PhD; Đurđa Bracanović, MD, PhD; Tamara Pavlović, MA, PhD candidate; Veda Nikolić, MA, PhD candidate; and Igor Vaduvesković, MA, PhD candidate;)

2022

Bioarchaeology of care: reconstruction and interpretation of health-related care among Avar communities; Bilateral project funded by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (research team members from Center of Bone Biology – Ksenija Đukić, PhD, research associate; Assoc. Prof. Petar Milovanović, MD, PhD; Tamara Pavlović, MA, Research Trainee)

2019–2024

Osteocytes viability as a marker of bone health in human bone; Research Group Linkage Programme; Funding agency: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; PIs: Assoc. Prof. Petar Milovanović, MD, PhD and Prof. Bjoern Busse, Germany (research team members from Center of Bone Biology – Assoc. Prof. Petar Milovanović, MD, PhD; Jelena Jadzic, MD, PhD)

2020–2022

Effects of diabetes mellitus on osteocytic, neural and vascular networks in bone: implications for increased fracture susceptibility at the proximal femur; Funding agency: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia; PI: Assoc. Prof. Petar Milovanović, MD, PhD (research team members from Center of Bone Biology – Assoc. Prof. Petar Milovanović, MD, PhD; Aleksandar Cirovic, MD; Teodora Rodic, DMD, PhD; Jelena Jadzic, MD, PhD)

2020–2021

The Migration that shaped Europe: Health, Diet and Population Dynamics during the Migration Period (4th-8th Centuries CE), EUROGENESIS; Funding agency: Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia; PI: Mario Novak, Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb, Croatia (research team members from Center of Bone Biology: Ksenija Đukić, PhD, research associate)

2018-current

Archaeological excavations of Bela Palanka – Remesiana (East necropolis); Funding agency Ministry of Culture and Information Republic of Serbia; PI: PhD Marko Janković, senior research associate, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade (research team members from Center of Bone Biology: Tamara Pavlović, MA, Research Trainee)

2018

Preparation of final documentation and permanent protection of osteological material from previous anthropological research in Sirmium; Funding agency: Ministry of Culture and Information Republic of Serbia; PI: PhD Nataša Radmilović Miladinović, senior research associate, Archaeological Institute of Belgrade (research team members from Center of Bone Biology: Ksenija Đukić, PhD, research associate)

2018

Determination of absolute chronology by the radiocarbon method (C14 method) of human osteological material from the time of Late antiquity from the sites iat the territory of Banat and Bačka; Funding agency: Ministry of Culture and Information Republic of Serbia; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD, and Branislava Mikić Antonić✞, senior curator, City museum of Bečej

2016–2017

Particle image velocimetry and CFD study of the flow in the human nasal cavity; Funding agencies: DAAD + Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia; PI: Prof. Djordje Cantrak, PhD (research team members from Center of Bone Biology: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD, and Nataša Janović, MD, PhD)

2017

Museological protection and bioantropological analysis of unprocessed human osteological material from the period of Antiquity from the sites at the territory of Banat and Bačka, Funding agency: Ministry of Culture and Information Republic of Serbia; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD, Laboratory for bone biology and bioanthropology and Branislava Mikić Antonić✞, senior curator, City museum of Bečej

2016

2015–2016

Microstructural and biological characterization of novel nanoparticulated calcium phosphate-based bone substitute for orthopedic and craniofacial applications; Funding agencies: German Academic Exchange Service/DAAD + Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia; PIs: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD, and Prof. Bjoern Busse, Germany

2011–2021

Functional, functionalized and advanced nanomaterials, national project (45005); Funding Agency: Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia; PI: Zlatko Rakočević, Principal Research Fellow, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade

2006–2010

Variation of bone external morphology, density and internal architecture in relation to sex, age, and mechanical stress among the contemporary and ancient population; Funding agency: Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD

2000–2005

Paleopathological profile of medieval populations of Serbia; Funding agency: Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD

2004

Development of methods for bone histomorphometry; Funding agency: WUS Austria; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD

1995–2000

Anthropological characteristics of Medieval population in Serbia; Funding agency: Ministry of Science of Republic of Serbia; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD

1999

Program for supporting anthropological approach in medicine; Funding agency: Open Society; PI: Prof. Dr. Marija Đurić, MD, PhD