Emilija Svirčev, PhD
Assistant Professor
Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products
CONTACT
University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Office: 9/III
Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel: + 381 21 485 2769
e-mail: emilija.svircev@dh.uns.ac.rs, emilija.jovin@dh.uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Author ID: 22234295100
EDUCATION
- 2014. PhD in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2004. BSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2015-today: Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2013-2015. Teaching Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2009-2013. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2005-2009. Junior Researcher, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
TEACHING
- Fundamentals of Biochemistry
- Biochemistry (for Optometry students)
- Introduction to Biochemistry 1 (laboratory exercises)
- Introduction to Biochemistry 2 (laboratory exercises)
- Biochemistry of Plant Phenolics.
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Biologically active natural products – mainly polyphenols – their structure elucidation and biological activities examination (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, microbiological).
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)
- Biologically active components and medicinal potential of functional foods grown in Vojvodina, Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia (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
- Francišković, M., Gonzalez-Perez, R., Orčić, D., Sanchez de Medina, F., Martinez-Augustin, O., Svirčev, E., Simin, N., Mimica-Dukić, N. (2017): Chemical Composition and Immuno-Modulatory Effects of Urtica dioica L. (Stinging Nettle) Extracts. Phytotherapy Research. 31: 1183-1191.
- Lesjak, M., Simin, N., Orčić, D., Francišković, M., Knežević, P., Beara, I., Aleksić, V., Svirčev, E., Buzas, K., Mimica-Dukić, N. (2016): Binary and tertiary mixtures of Satureja hortensis and Origanum vulgare essential oils as potent antimicrobial agents against Helicobacter pylori. Phytotherapy Research. 30: 476-484.
- Knežević, P., Aleksić, V., Simin, N., Svirčev, E., Petrović, A., Mimica-Dukić, N. (2016): Antimicrobial activity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis essential oils and their interactions with conventional antimicrobial agents against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 178: 125-136.
- Lesjak, M., Beara, I., Orčić, D., Knežević, P., Simin, N., Svirčev, E., Mimica-Dukić, N. (2014): Phytochemical composition and antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of Juniperus macrocarpa Sibth. et Sm. Journal of Functional Foods. 7: 257-268.
- Orčić, D., Francišković, M., Bekvalac, K., Svirčev, E., Beara, I., Lesjak, M., Mimica-Dukić, N. (2014): Quantitative determination of plant phenolics in Urtica dioica extracts by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometric detection. Food Chemistry. 143: 48–53.
additional information
- Stays-abroad :
- 2018. Radboud Summer School, Nijmegen, Nederlands. Chemometrics: Introduction to Advanced Data Analysis, course participant
- 2017. KA1 Erasmus+ Stuff Exchange Programme (Teaching), University of Turku, Finland
- 2012. Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Organic chemistry, research visit to The group for natural products
- Member of Society of Medicinal Plant Research (GA) and Serbian Chemical Society.
- 2004-2012. Chair secretary – Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products at the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.