Dr. Ivana Gadjanski
Serbia/USA
Dr. Gadjanski is stem cell researcher from R&D Center for Bioengineering - BioIRC, Serbia. She spent a year as Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Columbia university and is still collaborating with this laboratory. She was also Visiting Scientist at Sahlgrenska academy, Sweden collaborating with the team which introduced the cell therapy for cartilage injuries. Dr. Gadjanski obtained her PhD and pursued post-doctorate specialization in Germany. Ivana is a TED Global Fellow 2012 and Front Line Scholar at TEDMED 2013.
Publications are available at pubmed.
stem cell expert, Fulbright & TED Fellow, TEDMED Front Line Scholar
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I’m a stem cell biologist working in Serbia (Serbia is a country in Europe where Nikola Tesla is from...and Novak Djokovic, ATP list number 1 tennis player:) with strong scientific collaboration with USA and Germany. In Germany I worked on animal models of Multiple Sclerosis. At Columbia University, I got involved in stem cell-based tissue engineering field with a goal to make new cartilage and new bone.
In addition to my research I do a lot of scientific outreach work, writing on my blog Scilogs.com_MetacognitiveOasis and running as admin two Facebook groups dedicated to science: The Matrix of Knowledge and Science in Serbia. I’m also active in TED conversations where I post questions about how real-life issues resonate with career of a scientist.
Being a scientist is thrilling, very creative and stimulating but also sometimes quite challenging and frustrating. Participating in Microryza is a way for me to try to break down the barriers between the public and scientists and to show to people how it really feels to be part of the scientific project. It's an exciting world that I would be happy to share with Microryza users.
Joined
April 2013