Steva M. Lević

Steva M. Lević

slevic@agrif.bg.ac.rs

Academic title: Associate Professor

Team member

Date of birth: 8. January 1981, Aleksandrovac, Serbia

Institution: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (SRO acronym: AGRIF),  Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia

Dr. Steva M. Lević is the Associate Professor at the Institute of Food Technology and Biochemistry of the AGRIF. He earned BSc in Food Technology (2005) and PhD in Technological Engineering (2014), at Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade. His scientific research is focused on encapsulation of food additives, fermentations, functional materials and new methods for characterization of biomaterials. He is author and co-author of more than 90 scientific papers in total (51 peer-reviewed articles and 5 chapters) and one student handbook. His articles have been cited more than 1200 times, h-index is 20 (Scopus data base). He has participated in 10 national and international scientific projects.  He is a co-founder and member of the Serbian Association of Food Technologists.

Awards, prizes, fellowships:

  1. Co-author of the awarded scientific article by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade published in the field of food science and technology for 2021 year.

List of five publications relevant to the FANPRO project:

  1. Sknepnek, A., Tomić, S., Miletić, D., Lević, S., Čolić, M., Nedović, M., Nikšić, M. (2021). Fermentation characteristics of novel Coriolus versicolor and Lentinus edodes kombucha beverages and immunomodulatory potential of their polysaccharide extracts. Food Chemistry (IF2019=6.306), 342, 128344 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128344
  2. Miloradovic, Z., Kljajevic, N., Miocinovic, J., Levic, S., Pavlovic, V.B., Blažić, M., Pudja, P. (2020): Rheology and Microstructures of Rennet Gels from Differently Heated Goat Milk. Foods (IF2019=4.092), 9(3), 283 https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9030283
  3. Miletić, D., Turło, J., Podsadni, P., Sknepnek, A., Szczepańska, A., Lević, S., Nedović, V., Nikšić, M. (2020): Turkey tail medicinal mushroom, Trametes versicolor (Agaricomycetes), crude exopolysaccharides with antioxidative activity. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms (IF2018=1.423), 22(9), 885 -895 https://doi.org/10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2020035877
  4. Sknepnek, A., Pantić, M., Matijašević, D., Miletić, D., Lević, S., Nedović, V., Nikšić, M. (2018): Novel Kombucha Beverage from Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, with Antibacterial and Antioxidant Effects. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms (IF2018=1.423), 20(3), 243-258 https://doi.org/10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2018025833
  5. Stefanović, A.B, Jovanović, J.R., Dojčinović, M.B., Lević, S.M., Nedović, V.A., Bugarski, B.M., Knežević-Jugović, Z.D. (2017): Effect of the controlled high-intensity ultrasound on improving functionality and structural changes of egg white proteins. Food and Bioprocess Technology (IF2017=2.998), 10 (7), 1224–1239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-017-1884-5

List of relevant previous projects or activities, connected to the subject of FANPRO project:

2021-2023: „Development of health-promoting food ingredients from winemaking by- products and activated seeds“- HEALTHYSEED, EUREKA, No Е!13299, Participant

2019-2021: „Innovative health-promoting dry food matrices with enhanced functionality“ – PROBIBARS, EUREKA, No E!11788, Participant

2011-2019: National Project “Development and application of new and traditional technologies in the production of competitive food products with added value for European and global market- CREATE А FORTUNE OF SERBIAN ITS TREASURES”, III 46001, Participant

2011-2019: National Project “Development of new encapsulation and enzyme technologies for the production of biocatalysts and food biological active components in order to increase its competitiveness, quality and safety”, III 46010, Participant