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Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

+381-21-485-2720 infohemija@dh.uns.ac.rs

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Jovana Ajduković, PhD

Associate professor

Chair of Organic Chemistry

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 5/III

Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel:+ 381 21 485 2772

e-mail: jovana.ajdukovic@dh.uns.ac.rs

SCOPUS Author ID: 36099948600

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-3640

EDUCATION

  • 2013. PhD in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2008. MSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2004. BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2019: Associate professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2014-2019: Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2009-2014. Research Assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2006-2009. Junior Researcher, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

TEACHING

  • Organic synthesis
  • Experimental organic chemistry
  • Synthesis of biologically active molecules
  • Industrial organic chemistry
  • Retrosynthetic analysis of organic molecules
  • Selected chapters of organic synthesis
  • Chemistry of androgens and antiandrogens.

TEXTBOOKS

  • Ajduković, J. Selected syntheses of pharmacologically active compounds, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, 2023.
  • Grbović, Lj., Ajduković, J., Nikolić, A., Savić, M., Pavlović, K., Oklješa A., Bjedov S. Organic chemistry practical textbook, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, 2019.

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Organic synthesis
  • Synthesis, characterization and biological properties of steroidal hormones.

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)
  • 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 (2012-2014)
  • Bile Acid Nanosystems as Molecule Carriers in Pharmaceutical Applications (BANAMOCA), Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme (2011-2013)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Šestić, Lj., Ajduković, J., Bekić, S., Ćelić, A., Stojanović, S., Najman, S., Marinović, M., Petri, E., Škorić, D., Savić, M. (2023): Novel D-modified heterocyclic androstane derivatives as potential anticancer agents: Synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in silico studies. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 223: 106362.
  2. Savić, M., Sakač, M., Kuzminac, I., Ajduković, J. (2022): Structural diversity of bioactive steroid compounds isolated from soft corals in the period 2015–2020 (Review). Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 218: 106061.
  3. Ajduković, J., Jakimov, D., Rárová,, Strnad, M., Dzichenka, Y., Usanov, S., Škorić, D., Jovanović-Šanta, S., Sakač, M. (2021): Novel alkylaminoethyl derivatives of androstane 3-oximes as anticancer candidates: Synthesis and evaluation of cytotoxic effect. RSC Adv. 11: 37449–37461.
  4. Savić, M., Ajduković, J., Plavša, J., Bekić, S., Ćelić, A., Klisurić, O., Jakimov, D., Petri, E., Djurendić, E. (2018): Evaluation of A-ring fused pyridine D-modified androstane derivatives for antiproliferative and aldo–keto reductase 1C3 inhibitory activity. Medicinal Chemistry Communications. 9: 969–
  5. Ajduković, J., Penov Gaši, K., Jakimov, D., Klisuric, O., Jovanovic-Šanta, S., Sakač, M., Aleksić, L., Djurendic, E. (2015): Synthesis, structural analysis and antitumor activity of novel 17apicolyland 17(E)-picolinylidene A-modified androstane derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23: 1557–1568.

additional information

  • DAAD Scholarship „Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists“ for short research stay, awarded by The German Academic Exchange Service (2018)
  • Active reviewer of international journals (European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecules, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, Chemical Biology & Drug Design, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Product Research).
  • Guest editor in a Special Issue of Molecules entitled “Steroid Compounds with Potential Biological Activity” during 2022 and 2023.
  • Member of the Serbian Chemical Society.