Dejan Bezbradica
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Biography
Dejan Bezbradica obtained his PhD degree in the Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology of Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade in 2007. Since 2013, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. During 2009, he was on sabbatical working in the Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering at Institute of Catalysis in Madrid. His scientific work covers following areas: Cell and enzyme immobilization, enzymatic synthesis in microaqueous media, application of membrane reactors in biocatalytic processes; microbial production and purification of industrial enzymes, kinetic modeling of bisubstrate enzymatic reactions, application of enzymes with transglycosylative activity in synthesis of bioactive compounds, chemical modification of enzymes and immobilization supports, and nanobiocatalysis. His recent research activities are focused on the development of food and feed products containing bioactive galactosides with prebiotic activities targeted for specific probiotic species.