Group for Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics 

 

Scientific research group for biomedical engineering and biophysics is studying complex system using modern methods and signal processing techniques and the application of modern methods of statistical physics. Object of the research is primarily biological systems (analysis of the activities of individual neurons on animal model to the analysis of brain activation in human), and other complex systems and phenomena (economy .....).

Special attention is given to research in the field neurophysics, where in an attempt to explain the phenomenon of neuronal discharge and use of theoretical methods - modeling of neural systems, mainly at the level of single neurons, using mathematical equations and numerical approach. Numerical research program involves the development and use of modern methods of statistical physics: time series models and stochastic processes. These different approaches are used to study the activity of individual neurons, neural networks, cardiac activity, neurological disorders of movement and economy. Another area of the research is devoted to the phenomena of mesoscopic dynamics of brain activity.

Scientific research group for biomedical engineering and biophysics is an integrative factor that serves to improve the domain knowledge of other scientific research groups of the Institute for Medical Research using the methods and techniques developed in the group.

Scientific research group for the biomedical engineering and biophysics carried out continuously upgrading skills (participation in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Biology and the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education) and improving the quality of the research by introducing and adopting new methods.

STAFF

 

Dr. Slađan Milanović, full research professor (Head of department 2007-)

 

Dr. Suzana Blesić, assistant research professor (2007-)

 

Dr. Olivera Knežević, assistant research professor (2017-)

Dr Saša Radovanović, Professor of Research

National projects

 

2002 - 2005.      1634: Phase transitions and non-linear phenomena in biological and inorganic materials, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (P.I. prof. dr Sava MILOŠEVIĆ)

2002 - 2005.      1737: Changes in basal ganglia function in central fatigue”, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Miloš Ljubisavljević)

2002 - 2005.      1758: Evaluation of muscle function on the basis of motorical tests”, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Slobodan Jarić)

2006.                  IP8108B: System for knowledge management- application in cardiology, Ministry for Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Slađan Milanović)

2006 - 2010.      141020B: Phase transitions and characterization of inorganic and organic systems, Ministry for Science and Environmental protection of Republic of Serbia (P.I. prof. dr Mićo MITROVIĆ)

2006 - 2010.      145083B: Cortical excitability and plasticity in healthy subjects and patients with motor disorders – neurophysiological studies of mechanisms of development and aspects of modulation. Functional and therapeutic implications, Ministry for Science and Environmental protection of Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Miloš Ljubisavljević)

2006 - 2010.      145082B: Evaluation of methods for assessment of the role of muscular and neural factors and their adaptive changes in human locomotion, Ministry for Science and Environmental protection of Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Slobodan Jarić)

2006 - 2010.      145053Đ: Ischemic heart disease: Early diagnosis, assessment of severity, and the choice of optimal therapy, Ministry for Science and Environmental protection of Republic of Serbia, (P.I. prof. dr Miodrag Ostojić)

2008 - 2010.      TR-13010A: System for improving work and communication in cardiology of Serbia”, Ministry for Science and Environmental protection of Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Slađan Milanović)

2011 -                 ON171015: Phase transitions and characterization of inorganic and organic systems, Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia. (P.I. prof. dr Sunčica ELEZOVIĆ HADŽIĆ

2011 -                 ON175012: Noninvasive modulation of cortical excitability and plasticity - Noninvasive neuromodulation of the CNS in the study of physiological mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment, Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Saša Filipović)

2011 -                 ON175096: Investigation of antihypertensive and renoprotective potential of natural and synthetic compounds in the experimental models of cardiovascular and renal diseases, Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia, (P.I. dr Đurđica Jovović)

2013 - 2017.      MFVMA/12/12-14: Modulation adaptive plasticity using invasive brain stimulation, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia. (P.I. col. Prof. dr Tihomir ILIĆ)

 

International projects
COST action

2013 - 2015.      TD1005: Pain Assessment in Patients with Impaired Cognition, especially Dementia, (http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/isch/Actions/TD1005), (Coordinator COST action prof. Stefan Lautenbacher, National coordinator  prof.dr Saša Filipović)

Bilateral cooperation

2010 - 2011.      Assessment of the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over premotor cortical target point in therapy dystonia, Programme "Pavle Savić” (P.I. Prof. Jean.Pascal Lefaucheur, Prof Saša Filipović)

2010 - 2011.      Muscular power in resistance exercises under unstable conditions: Application in sport and rehabilitation. Bilateral cooperation with Slovakia (P.I. Prof. Dušan Hamar, Prof Dragan Mirkov)

                                                                                             
 

Cooperation Agreement

2002.-2006.       “Basic and applied research on motor control, focus on pathophysilogical mechanisms of musculo-skeletal disorders” Univesity of Turin (Italy)- Department of Neuroscience, Turin, Italy (P.I. Prof. Magda Passatore, Prof Miloš Ljubisavljević)

2011.–2015       “Basic and applied research on non-invasive brain stimulation, with focus on post-stroke recovery and chronic pain”, Department of Physiology, EA 4391 at the University of Paris-Est Créteil, Faculty of Medicine – Henri Mondor Hospital in Créteil, France ( P.I. Prof. Jean.Pascal Lefaucheur, Prof Saša Filipović)

2012.–2017       “Basic and applied research on non-invasive brain stimulation, with focus on post-stroke recovery and chronic pain”, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK ( P.I. Prof. John Rothwell, Prof Saša Filipović)

 

Publications

 

Milanović S, Blesić S, Jarić S. (2000): Changes in movement variables associated with transient overshoot of the final position. J Mot Behav 32 (2): 115-120.

Mirkov DM, Milanović S, Ilić DB, Jarić S. (2002): Symmetry of discrete and oscillatory elbow movements: Does it depend on torque that the agonist and antagonist muscle can exert? Motor Control 6 (3): 271-281.

Mirkov DM, Nedeljković A, Milanović S, Jarić S. (2004): Muscle strength testing: evaluation of tests of explosive force production. Eur J Appl Physiol 91 (2-3): 147-154.

Blesić S, Stratimirović Dj, Milošević S, Ljubisavljević M. (2005): Detecting Long-Range Correlations in Time Series of Dorsal Horn Neuron Discharges. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1048 (1): 385-391.

Stratimirović Dj, Milošević S, Blesić S, Ljubisavljević M. (2007): Wavelet transform analysis of time series generated by the stimulated neuronal activity. Physica A 374 (2): 699-706.

Ilić NV, Sajić J, Mišković M, Krstić J, Milanović S, Vesović-Potić V, Ljubisavljević M, Ilić TV. (2009): The efficacy of two protocols for inducing motor cortex plasticity in healthy humans–TMS study. Gen Physiol Biophys 28: 228-234.

Plavšić B, Nedić D, Mićović Z, Tešić M, Stanojević S, Ašanin R, Krnjaić D, Tajdić N, Milanović S. (2009): Veterinary information management system (VIMS) in the process of notification and management of animal diseases. Acta Vet (Beograd) 59 (1): 99-108.

Kadija M, Knežević O, Milovanović D, Bumbaširević M, Mirkov D. (2010): Effect of isokinetic dynamometer velocity on muscle strength deficit in elite athletes after ACL reconstruction. Med Sport 63 (4): 495-507.

Blesić S, Marić J, Dragašević N, Milanović S, Kostić V,Ljubisavljević M. (2011): Scaling analysis of bilateral hand tremor movements in essential tremor patients. J Neural Transm 118 (8): 1227-1234.

Blesić S, Stratimirović Dj, Milošević S, Marić J, Kostić V, Ljubisavljević M. (2011): Scaling analysis of the effects of load on hand tremor movements in essential tremor. Physica A 390 (10): 1741-1746.

Milanović S, Filipović S, Blesić S, Ilić T, Dhanasekaran S, Ljubisavljević M. (2011): Paired-associative stimulation can modulate muscle fatigue induced motor cortex excitability changes. Behav Brain Res 223 (1): 30-35.

Knežević O Mirkov D. (2013): Trunk muscle activation patterns in subjects with low back pain. Vojnosanit Pregl 70 (3): 315-318.

Knežević OM, Mirkov DM. (2013): Strength assessment in athletes following an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Kinesiology 45 (1): 3-15.

Knežević OM, Mirkov DM, Kadija M, Milovanović D, Jarić S. (2013): Alternating consecutive maximum contraction as a test of muscle function in athletes following ACL reconstruction. J Hum Kinet 35 (1): 5-13.

Marković S, Mirkov DM, Knežević OM, Jarić S. (2013): Jump training with different loads: effects on jumping performance and power output. Eur J Appl Physiol 113 (10): 2511-2521.

*Milanović S, Filipović SR, Radovanović S, Blesić S, Ilić NV, Kostić VS, Ljubisavljević MR. (2013): Changes in motor cortex excitability associated with muscle fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease. Vojnosanit Pregl 70 (3): 298-303.

Vasiljević Z, Dimković N, Lazarević K, Burmazović S, Krstić N, Milanović S, Zorić S, Micić D. (2013): Postmarketing study of efficacy and safety of losartan during the treatment of patients with mild and moderate hypertension: Lothar study. Srp Arh Celok Lek 141 (1-2): 22-28.

Knežević OM, Mirkov DM, Kadija M, Milovanović D, Jarić S. (2014): Evaluation of isokinetic and isometric strength measures for monitoring muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Strength Cond Res 28 (6): 1722-1731.

Knežević OM, Mirkov DM, Kadija M, Nedeljković A, Jarić S. (2014): Asymmetries in explosive strength following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee 21 (6): 1039-1045.

Krstić J, Buzadžić I, Milanović SD, Ilić NV, Pajić S, Ilić TV. (2014): Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the right prefrontal cortex combined with partial sleep deprivation in treatment-resistant depression: a randomized sham-controlled trial. J ECT 30 (4): 325-331.

Sarvan D, Stratimirović, D, Blesić, S, & Miljković, V. (2014): Scaling analysis of time series of daily prices from stock markets of transitional economies in the Western Balkans. Eur Phys J B 87 (12): 297.

Blesić SM, Stratimirović Dj, Ajtić JV, Wright CY, Allen MW. (2016): Novel approach to analysing large data sets of personal sun exposure measurements. J Expos Sci Environ Epidemiol 26 (6): 613-620.

Drljačić D, Pajić S, Nedeljković A, Milanović SD, Ilić T. (2016): Complex modulation of fingertip forces during precision grasp and lift after theta burst stimulation over the dorsal premotor cortex. Vojnosanit Pregl 74(6): 526-535.

Ilić NV, Dubljanin-Raspopović E, Nedeljković U, Tomanović-Vujadinović S, Milanović SD, Petronić-Marković I, Ilić TV. (2016): Effects of anodal tDCS and occupational therapy on fine motor skill deficits in patients with chronic stroke. Restor Neurol Neurosci 34 (2): 935-945.

Kadija M, Knežević OM, Milovanović D, Nedeljković A, Mirkov DM. (2016): The effect of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on hamstring and quadriceps muscle function outcome ratios in male athletes. Srp Arh Celok Lek 144 (3-4): 151-157.

Mančić B, Stevanović I, Ilić TV, Djurić A, Stojanović I, Milanović S, Ninković M. (2016): Transcranial theta-burst stimulation alters GLT-1 and vGluT1 expression in rat cerebellar cortex. Neurochem Int 100: 120-127.

Mandić R, Knežević OM, Mirkov DM, Jarić S. (2016): Control strategy of maximum vertical jumps: The preferred countermovement depth may not be fully optimized for jump height. J Hum Kinet 52 (1): 85-94.

Vasiljević- Pokrajčić Z, Mickovski N, Davidović G, Asanin M, Stefanović B, Krljanac G, Radosavljević- Radovanović M, Radovanović N, Lasica R, Milanović S, Bjekić J, Majstorović- Stakić M, Trifunović D, Karadžić A, Rajić D, Milošević A, Zdravković M, Šarić J, Bugiardini R. (2016): Sex and age differences and outcomes in acute coronary syndromes. Int J Cardiol 217: S27-S31.

Mirkov DM, Knežević OM, Maffiuletti NA, Kadija M, Nedeljković A, Jarić S. (2017): Contralateral limb deficit after ACL-reconstruction: an analysis of early and late phase of rate of force development. J Sports Sci 35 (5): 435-440.

Sarvan D, Stratimirović Đ, Blesić S, Djurdjević V, Miljković V, Ajtić J. (2017): Dynamics of beryllium-7 specific activity in relation to meteorological variables, tropopause height, teleconnection indices and sunspot number. Physica A 469: 813-823.

Spasojević S, Ilić T, Milanović S, Potkonjak V, Rodić A, Santos-Victor J. (2017): Combined Vision and Wearable Sensors-based System for Movement Analysis in Rehabilitation. Methods Inf Med 56 (2): 95-111.

Stratimirović D, Sarvan D, Miljković, V, Blesić, S. (2018): Analysis of cyclical behavior in time series of stock market returns. Commun Nonlinear Sci Numer Simul 54: 21-33.

Grbić V, Djurić S, Knežević OM, Mirkov DM, Nedeljkovic A, Jaric S. (2017): A Novel Two-Velocity Method for Elaborate Isokinetic Testing of Knee Extensors. Int J Sports Med  38 (10): 741-746.