Ivana Kovačević, PhD
Associate Professor
Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products
CONTACT
University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Laboratory: 10/III
Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel: + 381 21 485 2768
e-mail: ivana.kovacevic@dh.uns.ac.rs
EDUCATION
- 2015. PhD in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2008. MSc in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2007. BSc in Chemistry – Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2022-today. Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2017-2022. Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2015–2017. Teaching Asistent, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2010–2015. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2007–2010. Junior Researcher, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
TEACHING
- Stereochemistry of biomolecules
- Development of antitumor drugs
- Bioorganic chemistry
- Chemistry of pharmaceutical products
- Bioorganic chemistry of carbohydrates
- Selected chapters from the chemistry of natural products
- Structural analysis of monosaccharides and derivatives.
TEXTBOOKS
- Popsavin, M., Vukojević, N., Hranisavljević, J., Kovačević, I., Srećo Zelenović, B., Svirčev, M. Laboratory manual for Chemistry of natural products, (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2018.
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, chemistry of natural products.
textbooks
- Popsavin, M., Vukojević, N., Hranisavljević, J., Kovačević, I., Srećo Zelenović, B., Svirčev, M. Laboratory manual for Chemistry of natural products, (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2018
- Popsavin, V., Popsavin, M., Srećo Zelenović, B., Francuz, J., Kovačević, I. Laboratory manual for the preparation of bioorganic compounds, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, 2020.
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Synthesis and biological testing of new mimics or derivatives of selected cytotoxic lactones, antitumor agent tiazofurin and natural naphthenic acids, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019)
- Development and biomedical investigation of potential antitumor agents, Serbian academy of sciences and arts (2016-2019)
- Program of scientific research work of the Faculty of Science and Mathematics of the University of Novi Sad, researcher (2020-2023)
- Development and biomedical investigation of potential antitumor agents, Serbian academy of sciences and arts (2016-2013)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Kesić, J., Kovačević I., Popsavin, M., Benedeković, G., Kojić, V., Rodić, M. V., Popsavin, V. (2022): The first total synthesis and revision of absolute stereochemistry of natural cytotoxic lactone cleistanolate, Bioorg. Chem. 128: 106073.
- Kovačević, I., Kesić, J., Popsavin, M., Francuz, J., Kojić, V., Jakimov, D., Rodić, M. V., Srećo Zelenović, B., Benedeković, G., Popsavin, V. (2021): Asymmetric synthesis and biological evaluation of (+)-cardiobutanolide, (−)-3-deoxycardiobutanolide and analogues as antiproliferative agents. Tetrahedron, 97: 132408.
- Cotman, A. E., Guérin, T., Kovačević, I., Tiz, D. B., Durcik, M., Fulgheri, F., Možina, Š., Secci, D., Sterle, M., Ilaš, J., Zega, A., Zidar, N., Peterlin Mašič, L., Tomašič, T., Leroux, F. R., Hanquet, G., Kikelj, D. (2021): Practical Synthesis and Application of Halogen-Doped Pyrrole Building Blocks, ACS Omega. 6: 9723–9730.
- Benedeković G., Popsavin M., Kovačević I., Kojić V., Rodić M., Popsavin V. (2020): Synthesis, antiproliferative activity and SAR analysis of (−)-cleistenolide and analogues, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 202:
- Kovačević, I., Popsavin, M., Rodić, M. V., Kojić, V.: Popsavin, V. (2019): Asymmetric synthesis of the cytotoxic lactone (+)-cardiobutanolide and two novel analogues. Tetrahedron Lett. 60: 684.
additional information
- Research visit to ECPM, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (2019, two months)
- Medal from Serbian Chemical Society for persistence and success in science (2017)
- PhD Fellowship from Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (2009–2011)
- Member of Serbian Chemical Society.