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.: Andjus, Pavle

NENS Committee Member

Pavle Andjus, Prof.
School of Biology, Univ. of Belgrade
Studentski trg 12
POB 52
11001 Belgrade, Serbia
Phone: +381 11 3032356
Mobil Phone: +381 648237930
Fax: +381 11 3032356
E-mail: pandjus@bio.bg.ac.rs
Website: clm.bio.bg.ac.yu

Curriculum Vitae

Professional and academic career

1981-1989
Research assistant and associate, Institute for General and Physical Chemistry, Belgrade, YU
1989-1992
Teaching assistant, Faculty of Biol., Univ. of Belgrade, YU
1992-1999
Assistant professor, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, YU
1993-1994, 1998-2006
Head of Chair in Gen. physiology and biophysics, Faculty of Biology, Univ. of Belgrade, YU
1994-1995
Visiting scientist, SISSA, Trieste, Italy
1999-2003
Associated professor, Faculty of Biology, Univ. of Belgrade, YU
1999-2003
Visiting scientist , Center for Brain Repair "Rita-Levi Montalcini", Dept. for Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
2002-2006
Head of Dept for Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
2003
Full professor, Faculty of Biol., Univ. of Belgrade
2004
Head of Ctr for laser microscopy, Faculty of Biology; Univ. of Belgrade
2005-2006
Vice-dean for science, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

Research interests

Cellular neurophysiology and neurobiophysics of ion channels.
Cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative processes.

Honors and awards

1992
Arthur Klorfein Scholarship & Fellowship Fund, (USA)
1992
Society of General Physiologists fellowship (USA)
1994
Post-doc fellowship at the International School for Advanced Studies (Trieste, Italy)

Administrative and organisational experience (e.g. organization of national and international meetings, public awarness events, responsibilities as officer of societies, committees etc.)

Organisation of 21st Yugoslav Biophysical Symposium (1998) and 22nd Internat. Biophysical Symposium in 2004 (Chair Org, comt)
Vice-president and president of the Yugoslav Biophysical Society President of the Biophysical Society of Serbia
Managment committee member for COST Actions B10 and B30. Biomedicine and molecular biosciences COST Domain committee member
University Council member for natural sciences
Management of the FP6 SSA project NEUROIMAGE (#026400)

Activities related to organization of national or international training of students (e.g. schools or other educational activities)

Organization of IBRO sponsored summer Schools in neurobiophysics (Confocal microscopy 2004, 2005 and Neuroimaging 2006).
Head of elective curriculum (BSc studies) in Biophysics and Immunobiology, Univ. of Belgrade
Head of PhD school in Neuroscience, Univ. of Belgrade

Selected Publications

  • Beljanski, M.V., Andjus, P.R., Hadzi-Pavlovic, A., Srejic, R., Vuvelic, D. "Differential scanning calorimetry of the plasma membrane-enriched fraction in Chara." Plant Science 125, 171-176 (1997),
  • Andjus, P.R., Popovic, O., Sarvazyan, Na., Sarvazyan, Nu., Zivic, M., Vucelic, D. "Effects of ion transport inhibitors on D2O induced action potential in Characeae." Plant Science 128, 121-129 (1997)
  • Andjus, P.R., Stevic-Marinkovic, Z., Cherubini, E. "Immunoglobulins from motoneurone disease patients enhance glutamate release from rat hippocampal neurones in culture." J. Physiology (Lond.) 504.1, 103-122 (1997)
  • Andjus, R.K., Damjanovic, I., Gacic, Z, Konjevic, Dj, Andjus, P.R. (1997) "Electroretinographic evaluation of spectral sensitivity in yellow and silver eels (Anguilla anguilla)" Visual Neurosci. 15, 923-930.
  • Andjus, P.R., Djurisic, M.R., Zujovic, Z., Begovic, N., Srejic, R., Vucelic, D. "Discontinuities in the temperature function of transmembrane water transport in Chara: relation to ion transport." J. Membrane Biol. 167, 267-274 (1999)
  • Djurisic;, MR, Andjus, PR "Temperature sensitivity of the tonoplast Ca2+-activated K+ channel in Chara: the influence of reversing the sign of membrane potential", J. Membrane Biol. 178, 215-224 (2000)
  • Zivic, M, Andjus PR "Intracellular Ca2+ changes induced by D2O/H2O solvent isotope excange in devacuolated internodal cells of Chara gymnophylla", Plant Science 161, 569-578 (2001)
  • Andjus, PR, Zhu, L, Cesa, R, Carulli, D, Strata P "A change in the pattern of activity affects the developmental regression of the Purkinje cell polyinnervation by climbing fibers in the rat cerebellum" Neuroscience 121, 563-572 (2003)
  • Andjus P.R., Zhu L., Strata P. "Pharmacology of the metabotropic GluR-mediated current at the climbing fiber to Purkinje cell synapse." Prog. in Brain Res. 148, 299-306 (2005)
  • Andjus P.R., Bajic A., Zhu L., Schachner, M., Strata P. "Short-term facilitation and depression in the cerebellum - some observations on wild type and mutant rodents deficient in the extracellular matrix molecule Tenascin C." Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1048, 185-197 (2005)
  • Gacic, Z., Damjanovic, I., Konjevic, Dj., Bajic, A., Milosevic, M., Andjus, P.R., Mickovic, B. Andjus, RK "Influence of photic environment on the form of fish electroretinographic off-response." Ibid. 437-440.
  • Milasin, J., Buffo, A., Carulli, D., Andjus, P.R., Strata P. "MAPK activation in cerebellar basket cell terminals after harmaline treatment" Ibid. 411-417.
  • Andjus P.R., Bajic, A., Zhu L., Strata P. "Metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated currents at the climbing fiber to Purkinje cell synapse." J. Chem. Inf. Model. 45, 1536-1538 (2005)
  • Bataveljic, D., Homsek, B., Bacic G., Pochet R., Andjus P.R. "Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in the superoxide dismutase 1G93A transgenic rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis". Proceedings of the VIPSI - 2006 Montenegro/Italy, 2006