Dr. Srećko Ćurčić, full professor, received his doctorate from the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology in 2005. Since 2000, he has been working at the Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology. His research interests include the diversity and faunistics of hypogean and soil-dwelling invertebrates; morphology, systematics, taxonomy, phylogeny, development and ecology of Coleoptera; photonic structures in insects; secretion in ground beetles; and antimicrobial action of the pygidial gland secretions of ground beetles. He is the author of more than 200 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals in various fields of zoology. His scientific papers have been cited 1650 times in a large number of scientific publications. Prof. Ćurčić is an associate editor, subject editor, guest editor and member of the editorial board of a number of scientific journals.