MIG_0299

Mirjana Popsavin, PhD

Full 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: mirjana.popsavin@dh.uns.ac.rs

SCOPUS Author ID: 7003692274

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0924-1041

EDUCATION

  • 1991. PhD in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 1982. MSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 1974. BSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2003–today. Full Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 1998–2003. Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 1993–1998. Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 1979–1993. Teaching Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 1976–1979. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia

TEACHING

  • Chemistry of natural products
  • Monosaccharides and bioactive derivatives
  • Chemistry of pharmaceutical products
  • Chemistry of carbohydrates
  • Selected topics in chemistry of natural products
  • Structural analysis of monosaccharides and derivatives
  • Chemical transformations of monosaccharides

TEXTBOOKS

  • Popsavin, M., Vukojević, N., Hranisavljević, J., Kovačević, I., Srećo Zelenović, B., Svirčev, M. Practicum in chemistry of natural products, (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2018
  • Popsavin, M., Popsavin, V. Monosaccharides and bioactive derivatives, (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2018
  • Popsavin, M., Vukojević, N., Hranisavljević, J. Practicum in chemistry of natural products (in Serbian), University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 1998.

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Synthesis of biologically active compounds
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Development of new synthetic methods in chemistry of monosaccharides
  • Structural analysis of organic compounds by NMR spectroscopy.

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)
  • Synthesis and biomedicinal testings of anticancer agents derived from naturally available monosaccharides, Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia (2012–2013), project leader
  • Synthesis of selected biologically active molecules and analogues of potential interest for biomedicine and agronomy, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2006–2010).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Svirčev, M., Benedeković, G., Kovačević, I., Popsavin, M., Kojić, V., Jakimov, D., Srdić-Rajić, T., Rodić, M. V., Popsavin, V. (2018): Conformationally restricted goniofufurone mimics with halogen, azido or benzoyloxy groups at the C-7 position: design, synthesis and antiproliferative activity. Tetrahedron. 74: 4761–4768.
  2. Francuz, J., Popsavin, M., Djokić, S., Kojić, V., Srdić-Rajić, T., Rodić, M. V., Jakimov, D., Popsavin V. (2018): Novel O-methyl goniofufurone and 7-epi-goniofufurone derivatives: Synthesis, in vitro cytotoxicity and SAR analysis. MedChemComm. 9: 2017–2027.
  3. Kovačević, I., Popsavin, M., Benedeković, G., Kesić, J., Kojić, V., Jakimov, D., Srdić-Rajić, T., Bogdanović, G., Divjaković, V., Popsavin V. (2017): Synthesis and in vitro antitumour activity of crassalactone D, its stereoisomers and novel cinnamic ester derivatives. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 134: 293–303.
  4. Popsavin, M., Kojić, V., Torović, Lj., Svirčev, M., Spaić, S., Jakimov, D., Aleksić, L., Bogdanović, G., Popsavin, V. (2016): Synthesis and in vitro antitumour activity of tiazofurin analogues with nitrogen functionalities at the C-2′ position. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 111: 114–125.
  5. Kovačević, I., Popsavin, M., Benedeković, , Kojić, V., Jakimov, D., Rodić, M. V., Srdić-Rajić, T., Bogdanović G., Divjaković, V., Popsavin, V. (2016): Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of goniobutenolides A and B, 5-halogenated crassalactone D derivatives and the corresponding 7-epimers. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 108: 594–604.

additional information

  • Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, UK (June–July 2000).
  • Visiting Research Fellow at the NMR Laboratory of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic (October–November 1998).
  • Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, UK (1989–1991).
  • Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Kossuth Lajos, Debrecen, Hungary (September–October 1984)
  • Member of the Accreditation team of University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia (2006–2016).
  • Recognition of the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia, for the contribution to the work of team for accreditation (2012).
  • First prize for outstanding results in scientific research, from the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia (2004).
  • Member of the Academic Council, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia (since 2012).
  • Deputy Head of Chair of Biochemistry and Natural Products Chemistry at University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia (since 2018).
  • Member of the Serbian Chemical Society (since 1976).