Ivana Lazarevic is a Full Professor of microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. She has MD, MS, and PhD degrees and is a specialist in microbiology and a subspecialist in virology. Her research interests include viral genetic variability, hepatitis viruses, and antiviral resistance. As an author, she has published 52 papers, totalling 619 citations (h index = 12, Scopus data from 05/12/2023).