Sanja Đokić

Sanja Đokić, MSc

Assistant

Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Laboratory: 17/III

Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel: + 381 21 485 2758

e-mail: sanjadj@dh.uns.ac.rs

SCOPUS Author ID: 57205113663

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-6282

EDUCATION

  • 2017-today. PhD studies in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2017. MSc in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2016. BSc in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2022-today: Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
  • 2021-2022: Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
  • 2017-2021: Junior Researcher, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.

TEACHING

  • Cancer Drug Design
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Bioorganic Chemistry
  • Chemistry of Natural Products

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Synthesis of biologically active compounds
  • Design and development of new biologically active compounds

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).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Francuz, J., Djokić, S., Popsavin, M., Rodić, M.V., Kojić, V., Krüger, B., Popsavin, V. (2023): New Synthetic Approach to Protulactone A and Structural Analogues. Synlett. 34(14): 1699.
  2. Kojić, V., Svirčev, M., Djokić, S., Kovačević, I., Rodić, M.V., Srećo Zelenović, B., Popsavin, V., Popsavin M.(2023): Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of new thiazole hybrids with [3.3.0]furofuranone or tetrahydrofuran scaffolds, Journal of Serbian Chemical Society. 88(5): 467.
  3. 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. MedChemCommun. 9: 2017-2027.
  4. Djokić, S.; Francuz, J.; Popsavin, M.; Rodić, M.V.; Kojić, V.; Stevanović, M.; Popsavin, V. „Natural product protulactone A: Total synthesis from D-galactose, X-ray analysis and biological evaluation“, Bioorg. Chem., 2022, 127, 105980.
  5. Svirčev, M.; Popsavin, M.; Pavić, A., Vasiljević, B.; Rodić, M.V.; Djokić, S.; Kesić, J. Srećo Zelenović, B.; Popsavin, V., Kojić, V. „Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of thiazole bioisosteres of goniofufurone through in vitro antiproliferative activity and in vivo toxicity“, Bioorg. Chem., 2022, 121, 105691.

additional information

  • Award for achieved success during studies; awarding institution is University of Novi Sad, Serbia (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • The Summer School of Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Austria (2016)
  • Scholarship Fund for Young Talents “Dositeja”, awarding institution is Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2016, 2017)
  • Special recognition of the Serbian Chemical Society for outstanding success during the studies (2017)
  • Member of Serbian Chemical Society.