- Professor Emeritus University of Sarajevo, Specialist in Microbiology and Immunology, Subspecialist in Virology
- Member of Department of Medical Sciences, Academy of Science and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Member
- Member of European Academy of Science – Medicine and Life Sciences Division
- Honorary member of Bosnian Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of International of International Bioethics Committee
- Director and founder of Institute for biomedical diagnostic and research NALAZ
- Director of the Center for Disease Control and Geohealth Studies of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- President of the Committee for Scientific Research and Research and Development of Academy of Science and Art of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Bosniak Institute – Adil Zulfikarpasic Foundation in Sarajevo and Bosniaken Institute – Stiftung Adil Zulfikarpasic in Zurich.
Prof. Hukić has more than 40 years of intense experience
in clinical diagnostic of infectious diseases as well as
researching the ecology, physiology and genetics of
microorganisms, relationships between different kinds of
living organisms as well as the role of microorganisms
in the processes that are useful and harmful to the life
on Earth. Emerging, re-emerging pathogens and new
diseases have a special place in her research work.
Her research during an extraordinary period of war in
Bosnia and Herzegovina had great scientific success in
the field of Hantaviruses. During the epidemic of
hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, her results showed that at least two
different hantaviruses each carried by a different
rodent species circulated in the area: the murine
Dobrava (DOB), and the avricoline Puumala (PUU) viruses.
At the same time, she has isolated a new variant of
Hantan – Dobrava virus, named Tuzla 43 from the
Apodemus
flavicolis trapped near town Tuzla.
During her researching Sandfly – Pappatachi Fever in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, new Flavivirus specific genomes
were detected utilizing a hemi-nested PCR approach in
Sandfly, collected in Herzegovina. The COVID-19 epidemic
has been a major challenge for all healthcare
professionals. Within the Department of Medical Sciences
of ANUBiH, Prof Hukić initiated the initiative to
establish the Center for Disease Control and Geohealth
Studies. Experts from various fields of science are
involved in the work of the center. The center has
achieved outstanding results in the field of temporal
and spatial monitoring of the epidemic in the territory
of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the study of the genetics of SARS.CoV-2 and
immune mechanisms in the course of COVID-19, the
transmission of infection between pets and humans, etc.
A geoportal was established on the ANUBIH website, which
was useful to citizens and health professionals.
As a coordinator and/or partner she was involved in 22
different scientific projects. She has published 128
scientific papers. In addition, she has presented the
results of her work in over 230 conferences worldwide.
She is an author and co-author of 12 books. She was also
a reviewer for numerous books manuscripts, papers and
projects.
She made significant networking contacts with colleagues
around the world and is a member of many scientific
societies like: European Network for Diagnostics of
"Imported" Viral Diseases, European
Wildlife Disease Association, International Federation
of Infection Control, the Bosnian representative in the
EU Program Committee FP7- Health Research, „Focal point“
in the B&H for the European center for disease
control, and the World Health Organization in the areas
of flu, measles, and resistance to antibiotics. For her
work she has received many awards and
acknowledgments.
Finally, she is the president and volunteer in Special
Olympics in B&H. With the B&H team she
went to the 4th Special Olympic games and at every
Special Olympics the B&H team has won a few
medals golden, silver or bronze.