Dejan Orčić

Dejan Orčić, PhD

Full Professor

Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products

CONTACT

Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 24/III

Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel:+ 381 21 485 2765

e-mail: dejan.orcic@dh.uns.ac.rs

Personal webpage: http://www.dh.uns.ac.rs/lafib/english/index.php

SCOPUS Author ID: 24503389200

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-1723

EDUCATION

  • 2010. PhD in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2007. BSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2023-today. Full Professor, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2016-2023. Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2011-2016. Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2009-2011. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2007-2009. Junior Researcher, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.

TEACHING

  • Biochemistry fundamentals
  • Food biochemistry
  • Liquid chromatographic methods in biochemistry
  • Gas chromatographic analysis of natural products
  • Isolation and characterization of natural products

TEXTBOOKS

  • Orčić D, HPLC: Theory and Application in Biochemical Sciences (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia,

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Application of chromatographic and spectrometric techniques (GC-MS, LC-DAD-MS/MS, pHPLC, NMR etc.) in secondary biomolecules identification, quantification and isolation.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • Biologically active natural products as potential sources of new drugs and dietary supplements, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019)
  • ICT Networking for Overcoming Technical and Social Barriers in Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Education (NETCHEM), ERASMUS+ project (2016-2019)
  • Cross-border cooperation in development of a novel herbal drug targeting Helicobacter pylori (HELICO), Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme (2013-2015).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Kojić, D., Popović, Ž.D., Orčić, D., Purać, J., Orčić, S., Vukašinović, E.L., Nikolić, T.V., Blagojević, D.P. (2018): The influence of low temperature and diapause phase on sugar and polyol content in the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis (Hbn.). Journal of Insect Physiology. 109: 107-113.
  2. Vasilijević, B., Knežević-Vukčević, J., Mitić-Ćulafić, D., Orčić, D., Francišković, M., Srdic-Rajic, T., Jovanović, M., Nikolić, B. (2018): Chemical characterization, antioxidant, genotoxic and in vitro cytotoxic activity assessment of Juniperus communis Saxatilis Food and Chemical Toxicology. 112: 118-125.
  3. Beara, I.N., Torović, L.D., Pintać, D.Đ., Majkić, T.M., Orčić, D.Z., Mimica-Dukić, N.M., Lesjak, M.M. (2018): Polyphenolic profile, antioxidant and neuroprotective potency of grape juices and wines from Fruška Gora region (Serbia). International Journal of Food Properties. 20: S2552-S2568.
  4. Francišković, M., Gonzalez-Pérez, R., Orčić, D., Sánchez de Medina, F., Martínez-Augustin, O., Svirčev, E., Simin, N., Mimica-Dukić, N. (2017): Chemical Composition and Immuno-Modulatory Effects of Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettle) Extracts. Phytotherapy Research. 31: 1183-1191.
  5. Šibul, F., Orčić, D., Vasić, M., Anačkov, G., Nadpal, J., Savić, A., Mimica-Dukić, N. (2016): Phenolic profile, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of herb and root extracts of seven selected legumes. Industrial Crops and Products. 83: 641-653.

additional information

  • “Dr Zoran Đinđić” award for the best young researcher from Vojvodina province, Serbia (2014)
  • Co-ordinator of study programme BSc in Biochemistry at University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia (since 2017).
  • Member of Society for Medicinal Plant Research (GA), Serbian Chemical Society, Serbian Biochemical Society, Vojvodina Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
  • Visiting professor at University of Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen yliopisto), Joensuu, Finland (2018).
  • Research visits: Helmholtz Institute for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, (2017, 1 month), Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (2015, 3 weeks, 2016, 2 months).