Jovana Francuz, 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
Office: 10/III
Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel: + 381 21 485 2768
e-mail: jovana.francuz@dh.uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Author ID: 22940871400
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
- 2006. BSc in Chemistry – Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2021-today. Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2016-2021. Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2013-2016. Teaching Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2009-2013. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2007-2009. Junior Researcher, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
TEACHING
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Selected Topics of Medicinal Chemistry
- Stereochemistry of Monosaccharides
- Glycobiology
- Molecules significant for medicine
- Biochemistry of narcotic drugs
- Biochemistry in health and disease
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Synthesis of biologically active compounds
- Design and development of new biologically active compounds
- Synthesis and biological evaluation of natural products and their analogues
textbooks
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 biomedicinal evaluation of potential antitumour agents, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2016-2023)
- Program of scientific research work of the Faculty of Science and Mathematics of the University of Novi Sad, researcher (2020-2023).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Djokić, S., Francuz, J., Popsavin, M., Rodić, M. V., Kojić, V., Stevanović, M., Popsavin, V. (2022): Natural product protulactone A: Total synthesis from d-galactose, X-ray analysis and biological evaluation. Bioorganic Chemistry. 127: 105980.
- Benedeković, G., Popsavin, M., Radulović, N. S., Stojanović-Radić, Z., Farkas, S., Francuz, J., Popsavin, V. (2021): Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of (−)-cleistenolide and analogues. Bioorganic Chemistry. 106: 104491.
- 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.
- Francuz, J., Kovačević, I., Popsavin, M., Benedeković, G., Srećo Zelenović, B., Kojić, V., Jakimov, D., Aleksić, L., Bogdanović, G., Srdić-Rajić, T., Lončar, E., Rodić, M. V., Divjaković, V., Popsavin, V. (2017): Design, synthesis and in vitro antitumour activity of new goniofufurone and 7-epi-goniofufurone mimics with halogen or azido groups at the C-7 position. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 128: 13–24.
- Popsavin, V., Benedeković, G., Srećo, B., Popsavin, M., Francuz, J., Kojić, V., Bogdanović, G. (2007): Divergent synthesis of cytotoxic styryl lactones from d-xylose. The first total synthesis of (+)-crassalactone C. Organic Letters. 9: 4235-4238.
additional information
- Erasmus+ staff mobility at University of Aveiro, Portugal (2018)
- Award from Serbian Chemical Society for achieved success during the undergraduated studies (2007)
- Fund for Young Talents “Thousands of the best” awarded by the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (2005)
- Member of Serbian Chemical Society and member of Serbian association for cancer research
- Postdoc research fellow (12 weeks) in the laboratory of prof. Christopher R. Coxon, John Moores University in Liverpool, School of pharmacy and biomolecular sciences.