Slađana Kekezović

Slađana Stanisavljević, PhD

Research Associate

Chair of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Natural Products

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Laboratory: 11/III

Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel: + 381 21 485 2767

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

SCOPUS Autor ID: 58104654200

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4766-9137

EDUCATION

  • 2016-2024. PhD studies in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2014. MSc in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
  • 2013. BSc in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

 

  • 2024-today: Research Associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2019-2024. Research Assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2016-2019. Research Trainee, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

TEACHING

  • Chemistry of Natural Products
  • Monosaccharides and bioactive derivatives

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).
  • Research program funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, participant (2020 – present).
  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of new antitumor and antimicrobial agents, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Project No. F-130), participant (2023 – present).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Benedeković, G., Farkas, S., Popsavin, M., Stanisavljević, S., Djokić, S., Francuz, J., Kojić, V., Popsavin, V. (2024): Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of (-)-cleistenolide, (6S)-cleistenolide and 4-substituted cleistenolide analogues. Bioorg Med Chem. 111:117848. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117848.
  2. Popsavin, M., Đokić, S., Kovačević, I., Stanisavljević, S., Kojić, V., Rodić, M., V., Aleksić, L., Kesić, J., Srećo Zelenović, B., Popsavin, V., Jakimov, D.: “Synthesis and biological activity of thiophene bioisosteres of natural styryl lactone goniofufurone and related compounds”. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2024, 269, 116340. ISSN: 0223-5234, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116340.
  3. Stanisavljević, S., Popsavin, M., Kojić, V., Benedeković, G., Popsavin, V., Srećo Zelenović, B.: “New dephenylated analogues of (–)-goniofufurone: optimization of synthesis from L-xylose”. Synlett, 2024, in press, DOI: 10.1055/a-2352-9691.
  4. Stanisavljević, S., Srećo Zelenović, B., Popsavin, M., Rodić, M., V., Popsavin, V., Kojić, V.: “Divergent synthesis and antitumour activity of novel conformationally constrained (–)-muricatacin analogues”. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2023, 88 (2), 113–121. ISSN: 1820-7421, DOI: 10.2298/JSC220613069S.
  5. Farkaš, Š., Benedeković, G., Stanisavljević, S., Srećo Zelenović, B., Popsavin, M., Popsavin, V., Jakimov, D.: “Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of (5R)-cleistenolide and analogues”. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2023, 88 (0), 1–9. ISSN: 1820-7421, DOI: 10.2298/jsc230126018f.
  6. Srećo Zelenović, B., Kekezović, S., Popsavin, M., Kojić, V., Benedeković, G., Popsavin, V.: “Novel (–)-goniofufurone mimics: Synthesis, antiproliferative activity and SAR analysis”. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2019, 84, 1345. ISSN: 0352-5139, DOI: 10.2298/JSC190912104S.

additional information

  • Internship at the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina (2014-2015)
  • Passed the professional exam for a graduate biochemist at the Ministry of Health (2015)
  • IUPAC award for the best poster presentation at the 56th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society (2019)
  • Member of the Department Marketing Team (2024 – present)
  • Member of Serbian Young Chemists’ Club.
  • Member of Serbian Chemical Society