Andrea Nikolić, PhD

Associate professor

Chair of Organic Chemistry

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 16a/III

Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel:+ 381 21 485 2756

e-mail: andrea.nikolic@dh.uns.ac.rs

SCOPUS Autor ID: 55969191800

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1097-5800

EDUCATION

  • 2014. PhD in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2008. MSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2003. BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2020- . Associate professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2015-2020. Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2009-2015. Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2005-2009. Associate teaching assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

TEACHING

  • Organic Chemistry I,
  • Chemistry of Organic Dyes
  • Dynamic Stereochemistry
  • Chemistry of Estrogenic and Anti-Estrogenic Compounds
  • Chemistry of Biologically Active Organic Compounds.

TEXTBOOKS

  • Grbović, Lj., Ajduković, J., Nikolić, A., Savić, M., Pavlović, K., Oklješa A., Bjedov S. Organic chemistry practical textbox, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad (In Serbian).

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Organic synthesis
  • Chemical transformations of steroidal compounds.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • Novel steroid derivatives for anticancer drug development, bilateral cooperation project between the Republic of Serbia and Republic of Austria, project number: 337-00-577/2021-09/27; project duration 2022-2024. Project leader: dr. Marina Savić
  • Development of steroid derivatives of potential biomedical importance, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina,  Serbia (2021-2022., 142-451-2309/2021-01)
  • Organic chemistry in the profession and science, program activity Higher Education, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2021-2022), Project leader: dr. Andrea Nikolić
  • Synthesis, characterization and biological investigation of steroid derivatives and their molecular aggregates, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019)
  • Research Cooperation of the University of Szeged and the University of Novi Sad in Development of Anticancer Drug Compounds (RECODAC), Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme (2013-2014)
  • Synthesis of steroidal and non-steroidal compounds and investigation of biological activity, Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (2011-2014).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Nikolić, A., Kuzminac, I., Jovanović-Šanta, S., Jakimov, D., Aleksić, L., Sakač, (2018): Anticancer activity of novel steroidal 6-substituted 4-en-3-one D-seco dinitriles. Steroids. 135: 101–107.
  2. Bekić, S., Marinović, M., Petri, E., Sakač, M., Nikolić, A., Kojić, V., Ćelić, A. (2018): Identification of D-seco modified steroid derivatives with affinity for estrogen receptor α and β isoforms using a non-transcriptional fluorescent cell assay in yeast. Steroids. 130: 22–
  3. Karadžić, M., Jevrić, L., Mandić, A., Markov, S., Podunavac-Kuzmanović, , Kovačević, S., Nikolić, A., Oklješa, A., Sakač, M., Penov Gaši, K. (2017): Chemometrics approach based on chromatographic behavior, in silico characterization and molecular docking study of steroid analogs with biomedical importance. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 105: 71–81.
  4. Klisurić, O., Szécsi, M., Djurendić, E., Szabo, N., Herman, B., Jovanović-Šanta, , Dojčinović Vujašković, S., Nikolić, A., Pavlović, K., Ajduković, J., Oklješa, A., Petri, E., Kojić, V., Sakač, M., Penov Gaši, K. (2016): Structural analysis and biomedical potential of novel salicyloyloxy estrane derivatives synthesized by microwave irradiation. Structural Chemistry. 27: 947–960.
  5. Nikolić, A., Petri, E., Klisurić, O., Ćelić, A., Jakimov, D., Djurendić, , Penov Gaši, K., Sakač, M. (2015): Synthesis and anticancer cell potential of steroidal 16,17-seco-16,17a-dinitriles: Identification of a selective inhibitor of hormone-independent beast cancer cell. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. 23: 703–711.