LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Original articles
1. Ljubicic S*, Cottet-Dumoulin, D*, Bosco D (2020). Biology of the Cell. Loss of cell-cell and cell-substrate contacts in single pancreatic β-cells divert insulin release to intracellular vesicular compartments. Bio Cell 112(12):427-438 (impact factor: 3.992)
https://doi.org/10.1111/boc.202000043
2. Wassmer, CH*, Bellofatto, K, Perez, L, Lavallard, V, Cottet-Dumoulin, D, Ljubicic, S; Parnaud, G, Bosco, D, Berishvili, E, Lebreton, F (2020). Engineering of islet cell spheroids for 3D culture or transplantation: a methodological comparative study. Cell transplantation 29 (impact factor: 3.341)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689720937292
3. Ljubicic S*, Ramadori G*, Ricci S*, Mikropoulou D*, Brenachot X, Veyrat-Durebex C, Ebru Aras1,2, Ioris RM, Altirriba J, Malle E, Foell D, Vogl T, and Coppari R (2019). S100A9 extends lifespan in insulin deficiency. Nature Communications 10 (1):3545(impact factor: 12.253)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11498-x
This study was awarded the Alex-F. Muller Prize 2020 – Highlights.
4. Aras E*, Ramadori G, Kinouchi K, Liu Y, Ioris RM, Brenachot X, Ljubicic S, Veyrat-Durebex C, Mannucci S, Galié M, Baldi P, Sassone-Corsi P, Coppari R (2019). Light entrains Diurnal Changes in Insulin Sensitivity of Skeletal Muscle via Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neurons. Cell Reports 27 (8):2385-2398 (impact factor: 8.032)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112471930573X?via%3Dihub
5. Brenachot CX*, Ramadori G*, Ioris RM, Veyrat-Durebex C, Altirriba J, Aras E, Ljubicic S,Kohno D, Fabbiano S, Clement S, Goossens N, Trajkovski M, Harroch S, Negro F, and Coppari R (2017). Hepatic Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Gamma links obesity-induced inflammation to insulin resistance. Nature Communications 8(1):1820 (impact factor: 12.253)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02074-2
6. Ljubicic S*, Polak K, Fu A, Wiwczar J, Perez-Alvarez JC, Yiagang Chang, Szlyk B, Walensky LD Garcia-Ocana A., Danial NN (2015). Phospho-BAD BH3 Mimicry Protects β Cells and Restores Functional β Cell Mass in Diabetes. Cell Reports S2211-1247 (14) 01123-1 (impact factor: 8.032)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714011231?via%3Dihub
7. Lo JC*; Ljubicic S; Barbara Leibiger; Diti Chatterjee-Bhowmick; Molly EKelly; Paul Cohen; Ingo Leibiger; Alexander Banks; Jeffrey Flier; Matthias Bluher; Nika Danial; Per-Olof Berggren; Bruce MSpiegelman (2014). Adipsin is an Adipokine that Improves Beta Cell Function in Diabetes. Cell 158(1):41-53 – (impact factor: 32.242)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867414007260?via%3Dihub
8. Szlyk B*, Braun C*, Ljubicic S, Bird G, Walensky LD, Danial NN (2014). Structual andenzymatic characterization of the complex between BAD phospho-BH3 stapled helix reveals a novel mechanism of activation. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 21(1):36-42 – (impact factor: 13.309)
https://www.nature.com/articles/nsmb.2717
9. Ljubicic S*, Bezzi P, Nesca V, Guay C., Brajkovic S., Mitsunori Fukuda, Amar Abderrhamani and Regazzi R (2013). Rab37 is expressed in insulin-secreting cells and is required for insulin exocytosis. Plos One 8 (6):e68255 (impact factor: 3.234)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0068255
10. Ljubicic S*., Bezzi P., Vitale N., Regazzi R (2009). The GTPase RalA regulates different steps of the secretory process in pancreatic beta-cells. Plos One 4 (11):e7770 – (impact factor: 3.234)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0007770
11. Rubi B*, Ljubicic S, Pournourmohammadi S., Carobbio S., Armanet M., Barthley C, Maechler P (2005). Dopamine D2-like receptors are expressed in pancreatic and mediate inhibition of insulin secretion. Journal of Biological Chemistry 280(44):36824-32 (impact factor: 4.258)
https://www.jbc.org/content/280/44/36824.long
Review
12. Schelshorn D*, Ljubicic S*, Berger I, Fitzgerald D (2015). Synthetic Biology. European Biopharmaceutical Review.
http://www.samedanltd.com/magazine/12/issue/228/article/3995
*First Authorship
Other relevant publications:
Doctoral thesis: Molecular mechanisms of insulin exocytosis: Role of small monomeric GTPases, 8th October 2010
PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENTS AS A FREE-LANCE WRITER
Large Network
June 2021 : Le vintage pour lutter contre la fast fashion – Section “Nouvelle Vague” of the Tribune de Genève (15th June 2021)
Horizons
Septembre 2020: Ces pillules non anodines
Planète Santé
December 2015: Maladie d’Alheimer: Nouvelles theories sur les origines biologiques et les facteurs de risque
December 2015: Maladie d’Alzheimer sous la loupe : détection précoce chez les individus jeunes
January 2016 : Cap sur les nouvelles applications de la stimulation cérébrale profonde
March 2016: Enfants sous les tropiques: préserver leur santé
PGA Post – journal of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
February 2013: In search of the right steps for the scientific tango
May 2013: Evaluation of scientist quality by the impact factor: it is the right gradation?
August 2013: The h-index: a truer measure of scientific quality?
October 2013: The post-doc experience at DFCI from the European perspective
Original Product – magazine for adolescents and young adults (15-25 years old)
March 2013: Wake me up before you go go! : De l’hibernation à l’exercice
April 2013: Les sucettes à l’anis d’Annie plus existantes que la reine blanche.
May 2013: Les Organes fait maison: avenir de la médecine régénérative?
Intersections – student journal at the UNIGE
2001-2005: Editor and writer
ENGAGEMENT IN MEDIA
March 2021: Interview Article with the Magazine Blic Zena on my professional path and my interest in Diabetes
November 2020: Interview with the Magazine Blic Zena (article in Serbian) for the Diabetes International day
January 2014: Interview in the Documentary movie Women in Science – TV Mreza and RTS2 Production, Belgrade, Serbia (interview in Serbo-Croatian)