Dr. Dalibor Mijaljica Profile

Dr. Dalibor Mijaljica BSc (Hons), PhD joined Ego Pharmaceuticals in 2021 as a Scientific Writer. He is a scientist and researcher with a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Monash University. Dalibor has extensive experience across research, tertiary education, pharmaceutical and food industry. He is the author of over 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications in high impact journals on a wide variety of topics, from the development, use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy to the optimal topical treatment strategies available for various skin conditions.

Dalibor’s area of focus at Ego Pharmaceuticals is to promote the science of healthy skin and to boost Ego’s presence and visibility by generating rigorously researched scientific publications on the science of Ego’s ingredients and products consistent with Ego’s overall strategy and business needs for all of Ego’s stakeholders, including healthcare professionals and consumers as well as a network of industry experts, scientists and academics.

Mijaljica D, Spada F, Harrison IP. Emerging trends in the use of topical antifungal-corticosteroid combinations. J Fungi (Basel). 2022;8(8):812. doi: 10.3390/jof8080812. REVIEW.

Mijaljica D, Spada F, Harrison IP. Topical moisturisers for the management of psoriasis vulgaris. In Psoriasis - New Research (edited by Shahin Aghaei) [Internet]. 2022. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101964. BOOK CHAPTER. 

Mijaljica D, Spada F, Harrison IP. Skin cleansing without or with compromise: Soaps and syndets. Molecules. 2022;27(6):2010. doi: 10.3390/molecules27062010. REVIEW. 

Mijaljica D, Klionsky DJ. The necessity of nucleophagic modality. Autophagy. 2022;18(2):443–448. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1971380. VIEW/COMMENTARY. 

Barnes TM, Mijaljica D, Townley JP, Spada F, Harrison IP. Vehicles for drug delivery and cosmetic moisturizers: Review and comparison. Pharmaceutics. 2021;13(12):2012. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13122012. REVIEW. 

Mijaljica D, Klionsky DJ. Autophagy/virophagy: a "disposal strategy" to combat COVID-19. Autophagy. 2020;16(12):2271–2272. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1782022. VIEW/COMMENTARY.  

Klionsky DJ, Abdelmohsen K, Abe A,…Mijaljica D…Zong WX, Zorzano A, Zughaier SM. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Autophagy. 2016;12(1):1–222. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356. REVIEW.  

Lin FC, Mijaljica D, Sarkar S, Zoladek T. Autophagy researchers: Fu-Cheng Lin, Dalibor Mijaljica, Sovan Sarkar, Teresa Zoladek. Autophagy. 2014;10(4):552–555. doi: 10.4161/auto.27977. SHORT PROFILE ARTICLE.  

Mijaljica D, Devenish RJ. Nucleophagy at a glance. J Cell Sci. 2013;126(Pt 19):4325–4330. doi: 10.1242/jcs.133090. REVIEW and POSTER.  

Klionsky DJ, Abdalla FC, Abeliovich H,…Mijaljica D…Zorzano A, Zschocke J, Zuckerbraun B. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (2nd edition). Autophagy. 2012;8(4):445–544. doi: 10.4161/auto.19496. REVIEW.

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. The intriguing life of autophagosomes. Int J Mol Sci. 2012;13(3):3618–3635. doi: 10.3390/ijms13033618. REVIEW.

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. A late form of nucleophagy in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e40013. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040013. RESEARCH PAPER.

Mijaljica D, Nazarko TY, Brumell JH, Huang WP, Komatsu M, Prescott M, Simonsen A, Yamamoto A, Zhang H, Klionsky DJ, Devenish RJ. Receptor protein complexes are in control of autophagy. Autophagy. 2012;8(11):1701–1705. doi: 10.4161/auto.21332. VIEW/COMMENTARY. 

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. Microautophagy in mammalian cells: revisiting a 40-year-old conundrum. Autophagy. 2011;7(7):673–682. doi: 10.4161/auto.7.7.14733. REVIEW. 

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. V-ATPase engagement in autophagic processes. Autophagy. 2011;7(6):666–668. doi: 10.4161/auto.7.6.15812. VIEW/COMMENTARY.

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. A fluorescence microscopy assay for monitoring mitophagy in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Vis Exp. 2011;(53):2779. doi: 10.3791/2779. EDUCATIONAL VIDEO.  

Nowakowski S, Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. Vma8p-GFP fusions can be functionally incorporated into V-ATPase, suggesting structural flexibility at the top of V1. Int J Mol Sci. 2011;12(7):4693–4704. doi: 10.3390/ijms12074693. RESEARCH PAPER.  

Mijaljica D, Devenish RJ. A conference report from "Down Under": Talking autophagy at OzBio2010. Autophagy. 2011;7(2):252–254. doi: 10.4161/auto.7.2.14225. CONFERENCE REPORT.  

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. Autophagy in disease. Methods Mol Biol. 2010;648:79–92. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60761-756-3_5. BOOK CHAPTER.

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. Mitophagy and mitoptosis in disease processes. Methods Mol Biol. 2010;648:93–106. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60761-756-3_6. BOOK CHAPTER.

Mijaljica D. Autophagy in 2020 and beyond: eating our way into a healthy future. Autophagy. 2010;6(1):194–196. doi: 10.4161/auto.6.1.10992. VIEW/COMMENTARY. 

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. The intricacy of nuclear membrane dynamics during nucleophagy. Nucleus. 2010;1(3):213–223. doi: 10.4161/nucl.1.3.11738. REVIEW.

Stewart GD, Valant C, Dowell SJ, Mijaljica D, Devenish RJ, Scammells PJ, Sexton PM, Christopoulos A. Determination of adenosine A1 receptor agonist and antagonist pharmacology using Saccharomyces cerevisiae: implications for ligand screening and functional selectivity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2009;331(1):277–286. doi: 10.1124/jpet.109.158667. RESEARCH PAPER.   

Devenish RJ, Prescott M, Turcic K, Mijaljica D. Monitoring organelle turnover in yeast using fluorescent protein tags. Methods Enzymol. 2008;451:109–131. doi: 10.1016/S0076-6879(08)03209-6. BOOK CHAPTER.

Rosado CJ, Mijaljica D, Hatzinisiriou I, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. Rosella: a fluorescent pH-biosensor for reporting vacuolar turnover of cytosol and organelles in yeast. Autophagy. 2008;4(2):205–213. doi: 10.4161/auto.5331. RESEARCH PAPER.   

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. Different fates of mitochondria: alternative ways for degradation? Autophagy. 2007;3(1):4–9. doi: 10.4161/auto.3011. REVIEW. 

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Klionsky DJ, Devenish RJ. Autophagy and vacuole homeostasis: A case for self-degradation? Autophagy. 2007;3(5):417–421. doi: 10.4161/auto.4441. REVIEW. 

Mijaljica D, Prescott M, Devenish RJ. Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex: Contributions to, and turnover by, autophagy. Traffic. 2006;7(12):1590–1595. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2006.00495.x. REVIEW.