Larisa Ilijin

Larisa Ilijin serves as a Principal Research Fellow at the Department of Insect Physiology and Biochemistry within the Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković' (affiliated with the University of Belgrade). Employed since 1998, she holds a PhD from the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Biology, where she graduated in 1995 and completed her doctoral thesis in 2009 after earning a master's degree in 2001.

Her research spans insect ecotoxicology, circular bioeconomy systems, and environmental stressor impacts on phytophagous insects. Key focus areas include plastic/organic waste biodegradation using species like Tenebrio molitor and Lymantria dispar, insect farming for protein-rich animal feed, and frass utilization as organic fertilizer. Her work integrates biodiversity conservation, climate change responses, and redox biology within applied environmental protection frameworks.

Dr. Ilijin has supervised doctoral theses and participated in six national ministry projects, a France-Serbia bilateral cooperation initiative, and two UNDP 'EU Green Agenda in Serbia' programs. She actively contributes to scientific discourse as a reviewer for international journals and project evaluator.

Professional affiliations include the European Toxicologists & European Societies of Toxicology, International Union of Toxicology, Serbian Biological Society, Entomological Society of Serbia, and Association of Toxicologists of Serbia.