Dr Svetislav Zaric

Dr Svetislav Zaric is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions and a Specialist Registrar in Periodontology at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Guy’s Hospital.

            

EDUCATION:

2013-2014: Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.

2007-2010: PhD, School of Dentistry and Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen’s University Belfast, UK. ”Mechanisms of Immunomodulation by the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis”.

2004-2007:  MSc, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. “The Influence of Periodontal Therapy on the Success of Gastric Helicobacter pylori Eradication”.

1997-2003: BDS (Hons), School of Dentistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia.

 

POSITIONS HELD:

                •             2013-2019. Clinical Associate Professor in Biomedical Science, Year 1 Lead, Peninsula Dental School, University of Plymouth.

                •             2011- 2013.  Lecturer in Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Aberdeen.

                •             2010-2011. Research Fellow, Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen’s University Belfast.

 

AWARDS and RESEARCH GRANTS:

2018. The Best Translational Research Poster Award “Specificity of Innate Immune Responses to LPS in the Oral Mucosa – Clinical Consequences”- Poster presentation, Toll 2018, Editing Innate Immunity, Porto, June 2018.

2018. THE DOWAGER COUNTESS ELEANOR PEEL TRUST- “Improving Oral Health for the Elderly” (£14100)

2016. ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH TRUST, OHI (PREVISER) AWARD: “Developing Lipid-A based biosensors for prevention of periodontal diseases and personalised, point-of-care periodontal therapy”, S.Zaric, C.McIlwaine. (£4942)

2014. GSK RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAMME: “Modulation of osteoclast differentiation and activity by induction of endotoxin tolerance”, S.Zaric, L.Belfield. (£5900)

2014. PhD SCHOLARSHIP: “Tolerogenic mechanisms associated with chronic Porphyromonas gingivalis infection: good for whom, host or pathogen?”, Plymouth University (Collaborator Dr Andrew Foey).

2013. ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH TRUST: “Subgingival lipid-A profile as a bacterially-derived biomarker for chronic periodontitis”. Co-funded by NIHR (NIHR UKCRN ID 18081). (£10500)

2013. IADR/Lion Award for Young Investigators (Microbiology/Immunology Group).

2011. IADR/Unilever Hatton Divisional Award (Irish Division)

 

RESEARCH INTEREST:

• Microbiology and immunology of periodontal diseases,
• Host-pathogen interactions,
• TLR receptors signalling,
• Pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases,
• Innate immune responses to LPS modifications (lipid-A  and O-antigen),
• Endotoxin tolerance, immune modulation and mechanisms for control and resolution of inflammation,
• Biomarkers development for personalised, point-of-care periodontal therapy.