Suzana Jovanović-Šanta, 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: 19/III
Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel: + 381 21 485 2760
EDUCATION
- 2010. PhD in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2000. Mag in Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 1994. BSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2021 – Full professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2016-2021. Associate professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2011-2016. Assistant Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 2000-2011. Teaching Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 1999-2000. Associate, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 1994-1999. Associate Teaching Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia
- 1994-1995. Associate Trainee, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Serbia.
TEACHING
- Biochemistry
- Medical biochemistry
- Biochemistry of hormones
- Biochemistry of steroids
- Cell cultures in medicinal chemistry
- Biochemistry of steroids-selected chapters
TEXTBOOKS
- Jovanović-Šanta, S. Medicinal chemistry of steroids in the drug development for hormonal diseases, monograph, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad,
- Trivić, S., Jovanović-Šanta, S. Laboratory manual for biochemistry, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad,
- Petrović, J., Mimica-Dukić, N., Kuhajda, K., Popsavin, V., Čiča, A., Jovanović-Šanta, S. Laboratory manual for biochemistry and preparative biochemistry, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad,
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Study of the biological activity of modified steroids and other compounds in vitro on cell cultures and animal tissues and in vivo on animal models: testing of antiestrogenic, anticancer, antioxidant activity, measuring the effect on steroidogenesis enzymes.
SELECTED PROJECTS
- A new screening method for using in the directed evolution of human steroid-metabolizing enzymes, Bilateral project Belarus – Serbia (2022-2024)
- Regulation of metabolism of endogenous steroids by inhibitors of cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases: molecular and cell mechanisms, Bilateral project Belarus – Serbia (2020-2021)
- Target-specific screening of new activity modulators of human sterol-hydroxylases, Bilateral project Belarus – Serbia (2018-2019)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Bekić S., Petri E., Krstić S., Ćelić A., Jovanović-Šanta S. (2024): Detection of isoflavones and phytoestrogen-rich plant extracts binding to estrogen receptor β using a yeast-based fluorescent assay. Anal Biochem 690: 115529.
- Kaličanin N., Kovačević G., Spasojević M., Prodanović O., Jovanović-Šanta S., Škorić D., Opsenica D., Prodanović R. (2022): Immobilization of ArRMut11 omega-transaminase for increased operational stability and reusability in the synthesis of 3α-amino-5α-androstan-17β-ol. Process Biochem 121: 674–680.
- Dzichenka Y., Shapira M., Yantsevich A., Cherkesova T., Grbović Lj., Savić M., Usanov S., Jovanović-Šanta S. (2021): Modified bile acids and androstanes—Novel promising inhibitors of human cytochrome P450 17A1. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 205: 105777.
- Aleksić Sabo V., Škorić D., Jovanović-Šanta S., Nikolić I., Csànadi J., Knežević P. (2021): Synergistic activity of bile salts and their derivatives in combination with conventional antimicrobial agents against Acinetobacter baumannii. J Ethnopharm. 264: 113266.
- Jovanović-Šanta, S., Petri, E., Klisurić, O., Szécsi, M., Kovačević, R., Petrović, J. (2015): Antihormonal potential of selected D-homo and D-seco estratriene derivatives. Steroids. 97: 45–53.
additional information
- Project leader or participant in realization of 8 Serbian national and 6 international projects.
- Author or co-author of about 45 articles in science journals (SCI list) and more than 100 presentations at international and national scientific meetings.
- Active reviewer in high-ranking international journals.
- Mentor of 2 PhD and more than 100 graduate or master theses.
- Member of the commission for Faculty of Sciences study programs accreditation; commission for ranking and enrollment of candidates to master and doctoral studies in biochemistry; groups for classes in chemistry and promotion of chemistry and biochemistry and of the commission for evaluation of published scientific results.
- Advisor of students of biochemistry; Manager of the study program Doctoral academy studies_Biochemistry
- Vice President of the Serbian Biochemical Society (SBS) since 2016.
- Vice President of the Serbian Chemical Society (SCS) since 2021.
- President of the Serbian Chemical Society – Chemical Society of Vojvodina since 2021.
- Coordinator of the SCS Working group for the reform of chemistry classes since 2022.
- IUPAC’s Chemistry and Human Health Division member since 2024.
- Trainings: Summer Research Program at the Department of Biochemistry, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA (1997, one month); Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Institute for Nuclear Sciences “Vinca” (1997-1998, 6 month); Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica (2001-2002, 8 month); 1st Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary (2012-2014, 3 months); Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of NAS of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus (2018-2022, 3 month).
- Visiting lecturer within Erasmus + program of the exchange of university staff.
- Very well in speaking, reading and writing English and well in using of Russian.
- Married, mother of three children.