Tamara R. Mutic

Tamara R. Mutic is a junior research assistant at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, affiliated with the Department of Biochemistry. She holds a BSc (2016-2021) and MSc (2021-2022) in Chemistry from the same institution. Her research focuses on environmental contaminants, microplastics toxicity, and enzymatic activity in biological systems.

Education:

• BSc Chemistry, University of Belgrade Faculty of Chemistry (2016-2021)
• MSc Chemistry, University of Belgrade Faculty of Chemistry (2021-2022)

Research interests include investigating the combined effects of micro/nanoplastics and environmental contaminants on allergic diseases, as well as enzymatic degradation mechanisms of plastics in the human gastrointestinal tract. She participates in EU-funded projects like IMPTOX (Horizon 2020) and nationally funded XPACT (PRISM).

Grants and projects:

• IMPTOX (2021-2025): Analytical platform for microplastic toxicity assessment
• XPACT (2023-2026): PETase enzyme activity on microplastics

Laboratory: Lab 403 at the Faculty of Chemistry. Contact: Phone 011-3336676 (ext. 676).