Bato Korac

Bato Korac participates in the Mitofood project; a research community for nutritional optimization of mitochondrial function for health promotion and disease resistance.

Dr. Bato Korac

University of Belgrade
Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic"
Department of Physiology
Laboratory for Free Radical Research
Bulevar Despota Stefana 142
11060 Belgrade
SERBIA
Tel +381 11 2078 307
Fax + 381 11 2761 433

Email: koracb@ibiss.bg.ac.rs or b.korac@bio.bg.ac.rs

Expertise

Molecular mechanisms of redox regulation in physiological and pathological conditions. The role of mitochondrial oxidative and nitrosative stress in chronic diseases. Mitochondrial dynamics and structure in relation to redox state.

Relevant projects and functions

  • Physiological, morphological and molecular mechanisms of thermoregulation
  • Principal Scientist, University of Belgrade, Institute of Biological Research, Department of Physiology, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Associate Professor of Physiology, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Department of Physiology, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Belgrade, Serbia

Group structure

3 PhD scientists (F); 3 PhD students (F); 2 MSc scientists (F)

Publications

  1. Vasilijevic A., Vojcic Lj., Dinulovic I., Buzadzic B., Korac A., Petrovic V., Jankovic A. and Korac B. (2010) Expression pattern of thermogenesis-related factors in interscapular brown adipose tissue of alloxan-treated rats: Beneficial effect of L-arginine. Nitric Oxide 23: 42-50.
  2. Petrovic V., Buzadzic B., Korac A., Vasilijevic A., Jankovic A. and Korac B. (2010) NO modulates the molecular basis of rat interscapular brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C, 152: 147-159.