{"id":1,"date":"2015-10-23T19:59:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:53:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b>Dr. Miodrag (Mike) Belosevic, PhD, DSc (Hon.), FRSC<\/b><br \/>\nDistinguished University Professor (Emeritus)<\/h1>\n<div style=\"float: left;\"><b>Contact<\/b><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:mike.belosevic@ualberta.ca\">mike.belosevic@ualberta.ca<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/belosevic.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/belosevic.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"green12\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<u>No longer accepting students and trainees.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>My primary research interest is comparative molecular immunology and my long term research goals are to: (1) Characterize cytokine regulation of macrophage hematopoiesis and antimicrobial mechanisms in mammals and fish; (2) Describe and analyze the mechanisms of cellular immune responses to obligate intracellular and extracellular protozoan parasites; and (3) Detection and inactivation of chemical contaminants, pathogens and prions in environmental samples.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nCutaneous leishmaniasis:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMsandfly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMarm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMmacrophage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMamastigote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nBiology of fish macrophages:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMgoldfish.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/23_tif_R3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/tryps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nGiardia and Cryptosporidium: detection in drinking water and disinfection:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMcysts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMtroph.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMoocysts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/belosevic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/LMcrypto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Miodrag (Mike) Belosevic, PhD, DSc (Hon.), FRSC Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus) Contact Email: mike.belosevic@ualberta.ca &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Research Interests No longer accepting students and trainees. 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