Asist. dr Nikola Šutulović

Participation in symposiums and scientific conferences:

• 2018 .
  • Participant of the World Sleeping Day celebration manifestation, entitled: „Tribina Studenti o spavanju i interaktivna izložba Svet spavanja kroz pitanja“
• 2017.
  • 7^th Congress of Serbian Neuroscience Society with international participation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • 4^th Global students’ conference of biomedical sciences in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Joint Meeting of the Federation of European Physiological Societies and the Austrian Physiological Society with Participation of the Czech, French, Italian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swiss and Turkish Physiological Societies, Vienna, Austria
  • 12^th Young European Scientist (YES) Meeting 2017, Porto, Portugal
  • Joint meeting of national physiological societies „New perspectives in physiological research-young investigator forum“, Subotica, Serbia
  • 85^th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 19^th European Congress of Endocrinology 2017, Lisbon, Portugal
• 2016.
  • Participant of the “Open Science in H2020”, University of Belgrade – UIS, Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade
  • 3^rd Global students’ conference of biomedical sciences in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • The 25^th International C.I.A.N.S. Conference 2016 and the 5^th Congress of the Slovak Neuropsychiatric Society SkMA, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Joint meeting of Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS) and the French Physiological Society, Paris, France
  • 2^nd Joint Meeting of Slovak and Serbian Physiological Societies “Physiology Without Frontiers”, Bratislava, Slovakia
  •  2^nd International Symposium on Advances in PCOS and Women’s Health, Belgrade, Serbia
  •  XV International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 2015.
  • Participant of the Student Conference “Improving communication between doctors and women suffering from breast cancer – raising awareness of the importance of prevention and early detection”, Medical Student Advancement Program – MedSAP, Zlatibor
  • 56. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Vrnjačka Banja, Srbija
  • 26^th European Student’s Conference, Berlin, Germany
• 2014.
  • 55^th Congress of Biomedical sciences students with international participation, Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
  • 10^th Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology, Belgrade, Serbia
  • 3^rd Congress of Serbian Physiological society, Belgrade, Serbia
  • 1^st Global students’ conference of biomedical sciences in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Joint meeting of the Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS) and the Hungarian Physiological Society, Budapest, Hungary
  • Looking inside neurons for a better pharmacological intervention: the contribution of imaging to the study of neurodegenerative disease, Catania, Italy
  •  XIII International Congress of Medical Sciences,Sofia, Bulgaria
• 201.
  • 54^th Congress of Biomedical sciences students with international participation, Kopaonik, Serbia
  • 8^th International Medical Students’ Congress Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
• 2012.
  • 53^rd Congress of Biomedical sciences students with international participation, Kopaonik, Serbia
• 2005 – 2009
  • Trainee of Republic of Serbia Center for Talents,  research work in biomedical sciences
• 2008.
  • Lecturer at a scientific meeting in a name of „World Day of Physical Activity  and Health“, Young Researchers of Bor, Serbia, National Library, Bor, Serbia
  • Participant of the student meeting “The Beautiful Side of Serbia”, in organisation of „Center for Ecology and Tourism“, Suva planina, Serbia
•   2007.
  • Participant of Petnica research center, Department of Byology, Valjevo, Serbia

List of selected publication:

1.  Hrnčić D, Grubač Ž, Rašić-Marković A, Šutulović N, Šušić V, Bjekić-Macut J, Stanojlović O.  Sleep disruption increases seizure susceptibility: Behavioral and EEG evaluation of an experimental model of sleep apnea. Physiol Behav 2016; 155:188-94. (M22, IF 2,976) 2.       Hrnčić D, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Rašić-Marković A, Stanojlović O. The central nervous system is not imunoprivileged: inflammation and epileptogenesis. Vojnosanit Pregl 2016; in press. (M23, IF 0,355)
2. Hrnčić D, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, , Rašić-Marković A, Ademović A, Stanojlović O. Modulatory effects of delta sleep-inducing peptide in a lindane model of generalized seizures. Archives of Biological Sciences 2018; in press.
3. Hrnčić D, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Rašić-Marković A, Rankov-Petrović B, Šušić V, Djurić D, Stanojlović O.  The effects of acute physical activity on severity of seizures induced in rats by homocysteine thiolactone. Act Nerv Super Rediviva 2016; 58(3):101-105. 5.       Ademović A, Leković A, Knežević B, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Hrnčić D, Stanojlović O. Exploratorybehavior alterationas an epileptic comobidity in elevated plus maze test. Medicinski podmladak 2017; 68(3), in press.

International conferences:

1. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž. Severity of rat seizures induced by gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane is increased by aminooxyacetate. 8^th International Medical Students’ Congress Novi Sad, Novi Sad, July 18^th – 21^st Abstract book, p47.
2. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N. Does DSIP affects gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane induced seizures? 8^th International Medical Students’ Congress Novi Sad, Novi Sad, July 18^th –21^st Abstract book, p51.
3. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Drašković M. Nitric oxide modulates appearance of EEG ictal periods induced by lindane in rats., XIII International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 8^th – 11^th Abstract book, p208.
4. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N. Relationship between sleep integrity and seizure incidence in an experimental model of generalised epilepsy., XIII International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 8^th – 11^th Abstract book, p209.
5. Hrnčić D, Rasić-Marković A, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Šusić V, Djurić D, Stanojlović O. Seizure severity modulation by nutrition: an experimental approach to methionine – homocysteine interplay in generalized epilepsy. Looking inside neurons for a better pharmacological intervention: the contribution of imaging to the study of neurodegenerative disease, Catania, June 20^th Abstract book, CDp.
6. Djuric D, Stanojlović O, Hrnčić D, Puškaš N, Rašić-Marković A, Čolović M, Krstić D, Macut–Bjekic J, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Šušić V. Effects of methionine-enriched diet on the rat heart and aorta. Joint meeting of the Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS) and the Hungarian Physiological Society, Budapest, Hungary, August 27^th – 30^th  Acta Physiol 2014; 211:78.
7. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž. Cystathione beta-synthetase inhibitor affects spiking brain activity in lindane-treated rats. 1^st Global students’ conference of biomedical sciences in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, October 2^nd – 5^th Abstract book, p61.
8. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N. Does Delta sleep-inducing peptide modulate ictal bioelectrical brain properties in lindane model of generalized epilepsy? 1^st Global students’ conference of biomedical sciences in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, October 2^nd – 5th 2014. Abstract book, p58.
9. Ademović A, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž. Anxiety-related behavior in light/dark test during postictal fase of generalized seizures in lindane-treated rats. 26^th European Student’s Conference, Berlin, Germany, September 23^rd – 26^th Abstract book, p390.
10. Korugić A, Kralj Đ, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N. Activity of ionic memrane pumps in the brain of rats fed with high methionine diet. XV International Congress of Medical Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 12^th – 15^th Abstract book, p56.
11. Hrnčić D, Ademović A, Rašić-Marković A, Rankov – Petrović B, Macut Đ, Šutulović N, Šušić V, Stanojlović O. Modeling postictal depression in female rats: experimental study in a model of generalized seizures. 2^nd International Symposium on Advances in PCOS and Women’s Health, Belgrade, Serbia, April 14^th –16^th Abstract book, p44.
12. Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Grubač Ž, Ademović A, Šutulović N, Rankov-Petrović B, Djurić D, Šušić V, Stanojlović O. Sleep in modulation of epileptic activity: translational viewpoint. 2^nd Joint Meeting of Slovak and Serbian Physiological Societies “Physiology Without Frontiers”, Bratislava, Slovakia, May 15^th – 18^th Abstract book, p16.
13. Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Stojković T, Velimirović M, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Vorkapić M, Rankov-Petrović B, Šušić V, Djurić D, Petronijević N, Stanojlović O. Different sensitivity of brain to oxidative stress induced by methionine nutritional overload. Joint meeting of Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS) and the French Physiological Society, Paris, France, June 29^th – July 1^st Acta Physiol 2016; 217:95.
14. Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Čolović M, Krstić D, Šušić V, Đurić D, Stanojlović O. Methionine nutritional overload facilitates epileptogenesis: Possible role of modulation of rat brain Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase and E-NTPDase activity. The 25^th International C.I.A.N.S. Conference 2016 and the 5^th Congress of the Slovak Neuropsychiatric Society SkMA, Bratislava, Slovakia, September 21^st – 23^rd Abstract book, p23.
15. Ademović A, Sabaté Cadenas X, Wang H-J, Šutulović N. The correlation between depressive-linked behavior in male rats and postictal phase of lindane-induced generalized seizures. 3^rd Global students’ conference of biomedical sciences in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, October 20^th – 23^rd Abstract book, p84.
16. Rašić-Marković A, Macut Dj, Hrnčić D, Ćirković V, Rankov-Petrović B, Šutulović N, Stanojlović O. Prenatal testosterone exposure increases anxiety-like behavior in female rats. 19^th European Congress of Endocrinology 2017, Lisbon, Portugal, 20^th-23^rd May 2017. Endocrine Abstracts 2017; 49:EP1184.
17. Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Čolović M, Krstić D, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Šušić V, Đurić D, Stanojlović O. Hyperhomocysteinemia induced by methionine nutritional overload more promptly affects brain than heart cholinergic system without affects on food intake and body mass gain. 85^th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 23^rd-26^th april 2017. Atherosclerosis 2017; 263:e168.
18. Hrnčić D, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Ademović A, Vorkapić M, Rankov-Petrović B, Rašić-Marković A, Šušić V, Đurić D, Stanojlović O. Non-pharmacological modulators of brain hyperexcitability: Implications for antiepileptic strategies. Joint meeting of national physiological societies „New perspectives in physiological research-young investigator forum“, Subotica, Serbia, May 25^th – 27^th Abstract book, p60.
19. Leković A, Ademović A, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Knežević B, Novaković M. Anxiety-like behavior in elevated plus maze upon sleep fragmentation of one light phase of rats’ circadian cycle. 12^th Young European Scientist (YES) Meeting 2017, Porto, Portugal, September 14^th-17^th Porto Biomed J 2017; 2(5):204.
20. Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Vorkapić M, Ademović A, Čolović M, Krstić D, Rankov-Petrović B, Šušić V, Đurić D, Stanojlović O. Advanced-level analysis of spiking EEG activity potentiaded by high dietary methionine: contribution of purinergic signaling. Joint Meeting of the Federation of European Physiological Societies and the Austrian Physiological Society with Participation of the Czech, French, Italian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swiss and Turkish Physiological Societies, Vienna, Austria, September 13^th–15^th Acta Physiol 2017; 211, Issue Supplement S713:EYPS-06.
21. Ademović A, Grubač Ž, Leković A, Šutulović N. Consequences of bad sleeping: experimental investigation of open field behavioral alterations upon sleep architecture disruption. 4^th Global students’ conference of biomedical sciences in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, October 19^th – 21^st Abstract book, p49.
22. Ademović A, Leković A, Knežević B, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Rodi PL, Marchini SP, Hrnčić D. Taurine impact on electroencephalogram in lindane model of generalized epileptic seizure in rats. 26^th International Medical Sciences Student Congress (IMSSC), Istanbul, Turkey, May 4^th-6^th Abstract book, p51.
23. Knežević B, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Ademović A, Leković A, Škrijelj D. Skin mechanosensititvity time course in pelvic pain model in rats. XVII International Congress of Medical Sciences (ICMS), Sofia, Bulgaria, May 10^th – 13^th Abstract book, p23.

National conferences:

1. Dimitrijević M, Šutulović N, Čorboloković S. Infekcije respiratornih organa od 2002. do 2005. godine. Ekološka istina, Sokobanja, 1. – 4. jun 2008. Zbornik sažetaka, p644.

2. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž. Uticaj aminogvanidina na konvulzije izazvane homocisteinom kod pacova. 53. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Kopaonik, 26. – 30. april Zbornik sažetaka, p130.

3. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N. Efekti delta peptida spavanja na bihejvioralne manifestacije konvulzivnih napada izazvanih lindanom kod pacova. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Kopaonik, 26. – 30. april 2012. Zbornik sažetaka, p129.

4. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž. Amino-oksiacetat potencira konvulzije izazvane lindanom kod pacova. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Kopaonik, 28. april – 02. maj 2013. Zbornik sažetaka, p419.

5. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N. Efekti akutne fizičke aktivnosti na konvulzivne napade izazvane homocisteinom kod pacova. 54. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Kopaonik, 28. april – 02. maj Zbornik sažetaka, p409.

6. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž. EEG iktalna aktivnost izazvana lindanom kod pacova i odnos prema inhibitorima sinteze gasnih neurotransmitera NO i H₂S. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Vrnjačka Banja, 26. – 30. April 2014. Zbornik sažetaka, p719.

7. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N. Fragmentacija spavanja kao modulatorni faktor konvulzivnog ponašanja u eksperimentalnoj epilepsiji. 55. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Vrnjačka Banja, 26. – 30. April 2014. Zbornik sažetaka, p721.

8. Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Leković J, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Šušić V, Macut-Bjekić J, Puškaš N, Djurić D, Stanojlović O. Physical activity and sleep in modulation of epileptogenesis: findings from experimental studies. 3. Kongres fiziologa Srbije, Beograd, 29. – 31. oktrobar 2014. Zbornik sažetaka, p85.

9. Hrnčić D, Rašić–Marković A, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Vorkapić M, Macut Dj, Šušić V, Djuric D, Stanojlović Modulation of NO signaling pathways in an experimental model of epilepsy focus on ictal EEG. 10. Kongres kliničke neurofiziologije, Beograd, 31. oktobar – 01. novembar 2014. Clin Neurophysiol; 126(2015):e180-1.

10. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Ademović A. Modulacija praga bola akutnom fizičkom aktivnošću na tredmilu. 56. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Vrnjačka Banja, 24. – 28. April 2015. Zbornik sažetaka, p672.

11. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Drašković M. Fragmentirano spavanje potencira iktalnu elektroencefalografsku aktivnost u eksperimentalnom modelu generalizovane epilepsije izazvane lindanom. 56. Kongres studenata biomedicinskih nauka Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, Vrnjačka Banja, 24. – 28. april 2015. Zbornik sažetaka, p677.

12. Stanojlović O, Rašić-Marković A, Šutulović N, Djurić D, Petrović-Rankov B, Grubač Ž, Hrnčić D. Neurofiziologija perifernog nervnog sistema: Karakteristike motornih, senzornih i visceralnih vlakana u stanjima disfunkcije. Simpozijum: Hirurgija povreda i oboljenja perifernog nervnog sistema – bazična razmatranja, standardi, kontroverze i inovacije, Zlatibor, 26. – 28. maj 2017. Zbornik radova, p17.

13. Rašić Marković A, Ćirković V, Puškaš N, Hrnčić D, Milutinović Vojinović D, Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Macut Dj, Stanojlović O. Maternal testosterone exposure increases anxiety-like behaviour in the female offspring. 7^th congress of Serbian neuroscience society with international participation, Belgrade, Serbia, October 25^th-27^th Abstract book, p88.

14. Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Vorkapić M, Ademović A, Macut Dj, Šušić V, Djuric D, Stanojlović O. Neuronutrition: behavioral alterations in hyperhomocysteinemia induced by methionine nutritional overload in male rats. 7^th congress of Serbian neuroscience society with international participation, Belgrade, Serbia, October 25^th-27^th Abstract book, p98.

15. Grubač Ž, Šutulović N, Ademović A, Rašić-Marković A, Hrnčić D, Stanojlović O. Does the experimental sleep fragmentation similar to one in patients with sleep apnea influence anxiety levels? 7^th congress of Serbian neuroscience society with international participation, Belgrade, Serbia, October 25^th-27^th Abstract book, p102.

16. Šutulović N, Grubač Ž, Ademović A, Puškaš N, Rašić-Marković A, Hrnčić D, Stanojlović O. Chronic Prostatitis/ Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in rats: relationship with depressive-linked behavior. 7^th congress of Serbian neuroscience society with international participation, Belgrade, Serbia, October 25^th-27^th Abstract book, p96.

Awards and scholarships:

• 2010  – 2014
  • Recipient of the Best Student Award in academic years: 2009/2010; 2010/2011; 2011/12; 2012/13; 2014/15, conferred by the School of Medicine in Belgrade;
  • Recipient of the “Prof. dr Živojin Sudarov” award for a special achievement during the course of studing at the Belgrade University, Faculty of Medicine in the academic years: 2011/2012; 2012/2013
• 2009
  • Recipient of the “Prince Alexander II Karadjordjevic” award for a special achievement during the High school
  • Award for a special achievements in Biology, High school „Gymnasium Bora Stanković”, Bor, Serbia
  • Winner of the first place on regional competition in Byology skills, Bor, Serbia, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
• 2007
  • Winner of the first place on regional competition in Byology skills, Bor, Serbia, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia