Đorđe Janković

Đorđe Janković, MSc

Research Assistant

Chair of Organic Chemistry

CONTACT

Faculty of Sciences

University of Novi Sad

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office 15/V

Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel:+ 381 21 485 2733

e-mail: djordje.jankovic@dh.uns.ac.rs

EDUCATION

  • 2021-today. PhD in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2021. MSc in Chemistry – organic chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2020. BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2025-today. Research Assistant, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2022-2025. Junior Researcher, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Organic synthesis
  • Chemical transformations of steroid hormones
  • Medicine chemistry

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • New steroid hormone derivatives to fight against leishmaniases, bilateral research collaboration project between Republic of Serbia and Republic of France within the „Pavle Savić“ programme; project duration: 2025-2026. Project leader: Prof. dr Jovana Ajduković
  • Novel steroid derivatives for anticancer drug development, bilateral research collaboration project between Republic of Serbia and Republic of Austia; project number: 337-00-577/2021-09/27; priject duration: 2022-2024. Project leader: dr Marina Savić.
  • Novi steroidni derivati – potencijalni hemioterapeutici, a project funded by the Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development; project number: 142-451-2667/2021-01; priject duration: 2021-2024. godine. Project leader: prof. dr Marina Savić.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Janković, Đ., Šestić, T., Bekić, S., Savić, M., Ćelić, A., Scholda, J., Kopp, F., Marinović, M., Petri, E., Ajduković, J. (2024): Development of new steroid-based hydrazide and (thio)semicarbazone compounds with anticancer properties. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 242: 106545.

additional information

  • Redipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (school years 2017/2018. and 2018/2019.) and the Fund for Young Talents of the Republic of Serbia (school years 2019/2020. and 2020/2021.).
  • Member of Serbian Chemical Society (2022-present).
  • Member of The Young Chemists Club of Serbia (2022-present).
  • Member of European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology – Young Scientists Network (EFMC-YSN) (2025-present).
  • Awarded for Best Oral Presentation in Medicinal Chemistry at the 60th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society.
  • Currently employed as a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry for gifted students in biology and chemistry at “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj” Grammar School (2023–present).