prof. dr Marija Sakac

Marija Sakač, PhD

Full Professor, Head of the Chair

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: marija.sakac@dh.uns.ac.rs

SCOPUS Author ID: 35493756200

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-1296

EDUCATION

  • 1997. PhD in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1985. MSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1981. BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2007: Full professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2003-2007. Associate professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1998-2003. Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1991-1998. Teaching assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1985-1991. Research assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

TEACHING

  • Organic Chemistry III
  • Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Steroid Chemistry
  • Protection ofFunctional groups
  • Chemistry ofEstrogenic and anti-estrogenic compounds.

TEXTBOOKS

  • Sakač, M., Grbović, Lj. Preparativ Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 2015, (In Serbian).
  • Čanadi, J., Sakač, M. Organic Chemistry through problems and solutions, Stylos, Novi Sad, 1999, (In Serbian).

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Organic synthesis
  • Chemical transformations of steroid hormones and bile acids.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • New steroid derivatives – potential chemotherapeutics, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina,  Serbia (2021-2024., 142-451-2667/2021-01), Project leader: dr. Marina Savić
  • 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), leader.
  • 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), leader.
  • Bile Acid Nanosystems as Molecule Carriers in Pharmaceutical Applications (BANAMOCA), Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme (2011-2013).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Nikolić, A., Kuzminac, I., Jovanović-Šanta, S., Jakimov, D., Aleksić, L., Sakač, M. (2018): Anticancer activity of novel steroidal 6-substituted 4-en-3-one D-seco dinitriles. Steroids. 135: 101–107.
  2. Ignjatović, N., Sakač, M., Kuzminac, I., Kojić, V., Marković, S., Vasiljević-Radović, D., Wue, V., Uskoković, V., Uskoković, D. (2018): Chitosan Oligosaccharide Lactate Coated Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles as a Vehicle for the Delivery of Steroid Drugs and the Targeting of Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 6: 6957–69
  3. Bekić, S., Marinović, M., Petri, E., Sakač, M., Nikolić, A., Kojić, V., Ćelić, A. (2018): Identification of D-seco modified steroid derivatives with affinity for estrogen receptor a and b isoforms using a non-transcriptional fluorescent cell assay in yeast. 130: 22–30.
  4. Bjedov, S., Jakimov, D., Poša, M., Klisurić,, Sakač,M. (2017): Synthesis and antitumor activity of alkylated bile acids and oxazolines. Tetrahedron. 73: 6932–6941.
  5. Bjedov, S., Jakimov, D., Pilipović, A., Poša, M., Sakač, M. (2017): Antitumor activity of newly synthesized oxo and ethylidene derivatives of bile acids and their amides and oxazolines. Steroids. 120: 19–25.

additional information

  • Award ICN Jugoslavija for PhD Dissertation (1997).
  • Commendation of the Fund of Nenad M. Kostic for chemistry, for success in mentoring work (2014 and 2017).
  • Head of two projects (2006-2010 and 2011-2019), financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.Project Manager of a project financed by the European Union within the Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Program (2012-2014).
  • Vice president (since 2015.) and member (since 2011.) of the Board of the Association of University Teachers and Scientists of Vojvodina
  • Member of the Professional Board for Sciences of University of Novi Sad since 2009.