Nemanja Živanović

Nemanja Živanović, MSc

Research Assistant

Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products

Contact

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 24/III

Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

e-mail: nemanja.zivanovic@dh.uns.ac.rs

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-2815

SCOPUS Author ID: 58642053800

EDUCATION

  • 2021-today. PhD studies in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2021. MSc in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2020. BSc in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2025-today. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2022-2025. Junior Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2021-2022. Technical associate for chromatographic techniques, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia

TEACHING

  • Aromatherapy
  • Biochemistry of medicinal plants
  • Structure and function of nucleic acids

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • chemical characterization of biologically active compounds from medicinal and edible plants
  • Estimation of biological activity of natural products
  • Iron metabolism

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • Serbia-USA Partnership: Treating Iron Deficiency Anemia with Innovative Nutraceuticals (ANEMIAFOCUS), Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (2025-2026).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Živanović, N., Lesjak, M., Simin, N., & Srai, S. K. S. (2024). Beyond Mortality: Exploring the Influence of Plant Phenolics on Modulating Ferroptosis—A Systematic Review. Antioxidants13(3), 334. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13030334
  2. Živanović, N., Božanić Tanjga, B., Simin, N., Lesjak, M., Blagojević, B., Pušić Devai, M., Ljubojević, M., & Narandžić, T. (2024). In Vitro Functional Properties of Rosehips from ‘Aurora’ Edible Garden Rose’s Collection. Foods13(20), 3272. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13203272
  3. Simin, N., Živanović, N., Božanić Tanjga, B., Lesjak, M., Narandžić, T., & Ljubojević, M. (2024). New Garden Rose (Rosa× hybrida) Genotypes with Intensely Colored Flowers as Rich Sources of Bioactive Compounds. Plants13(3), 424. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13030424

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Member of the Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE), Serbian Chemical Society, Serbian Biochemical Society, and Serbian Young Chemists’ Club.
  • Research visits: Institute of Farmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (2023, 3 months), Center for Iron Disorders, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, SAD (2025, 1 month).