IHTM PLAVI
University of Belgrade
Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy
National Institute of the Republic of Serbia

grb BUUniversity of Belgrade

Bojana Zmejkovski (maiden Krajčinović), Ph.D.

Research Associate / Assistant Research Professor

 

 

 

 

 

Address:

ICTM, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry,
Studentski trg 14-16, Belgrade, II floor, room 523
11158 Belgrade 118, PAK 105104 Telephone: +381 11 3666735
Fax: +381 11 2636061
E-mail: bokilik@chem.bg.ac.rs

Education:

2003 B.Sc. in chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade
2007 M.Sc. in chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade
2010 Ph.D. in chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade

Research Ranks:

2003 Research Trainiee
2008 Research Assistant
2012 Research Associate / Assistant Research Professor

Memberships: Serbian Chemical Society

Professional Experience:

2003 – to date ICTM – Department of Chemistry
2004 – 2007 Teaching Assistant for General, Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade.
2007 Short-time studies (Institut für Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany)
2010 – 2015 Mentoring, preparation and advising for development and defence of one PhD thesis at Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade.

Research Interests: Coordination Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Antitumor Activity

Professional Skills: Work in professional programs (ORTEP, Mercury, Platon, Diamond, MestReNova, ChemBioOffice)

Citations: 133 (90 without auto-citations) May, 2015; h index = 7

Language Skills: Serbian, English

Projects:

Basic Research:
2003 – 2005 “Synthesis and Structure of potential anticancer platinum(IV) complexes and related coordination compounds as precursors of nanostructural materials”; Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia, Grant No. 1253
2006 – 2010 “Synthesis, Characterization and Activity of Organic and coordination compounds and their application in (Bio)nanotechnology”; Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia, Grant No. 142010
2011 – present “Rational Design and Synthesis of Bioactive and Coordination Compounds and Functional Materials Relevant for (bio)Nanotechnology”; Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Grant No. 172035

Major Publications:

Published Papers:

  1. N. Pantelić, D. M. Stanković, B. B. Zmejkovski, G. N. Kaluđerović , T. J. Sabo: “Electrochemical properties of some gold(III) complexes with (S,S)-R2edda-type ligands”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 11 (2016) 1162–1171.
  2. M. Bulatović, M. R. Kaluđerović, M. Mojić, B. B. Zmejkovski, E. Hey-Hawkins, M. Vidaković, N. Grdović, G. N. Kaluđerović, S. Mijatović, D. Maksimović-Ivanić:  “Improved in vitro antitumor potential of (O,O’-Diisobutyl-(S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N’-di-3-propionate) tetrachloridoplatinum(IV) complex under normoxic and hypoxic conditions”, Eur. J. Pharm., 760 (2015) 136–144.
  3. N. Pantelić, T. P. Stanojković, B. B. Zmejkovski, T. J. Sabo , G. N. Kaluđerović: “In vitro anticancer activity of gold(III) complexes with some esters of (S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-2-propanoic acid”, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 90 (2015) 766–774.
  4. N. Pantelić, B. B. Zmejkovski, T. P. Stanojković, V. V. Jeftić, G. P. Radić, S. R. Trifunović, G. N. Kaluđerović, T. J. Sabo: “Synthesis and high in vitro cytotoxicity of some (S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N’-di-2-propanoate dihydrochloride esters”, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 79 (2014) 1–10.
  5. B. B. Zmejkovski, A. Savić, J. Poljarević, N. Pantelić, S. Aranđelović, S. Radulović, S. Grgurić-Šipka, G. N. Kaluđerović, T. J. Sabo:  “Synthesis, characterization and in vitro antitumor activity of new palladium(II) complexes with (S,S)-R2edda-type esters”, Polyhedron, 80 (2014) 106–111.
  6. G. N. Kaluđerović, N. Pantelić, T. Eichhorn, M. Bette, Ch. Wagner, B. B. Zmejkovski, H. Schmidt: “Platinum(II) complexes with R2edda ligands (R = Me, Et, n-Pr; edda = ethylenediamine-N,N’-diacetate): synthesis and characterization”, Polyhedron, 80 (2014) 53–59.
  7. N. Pantelić, B. B. Zmejkovski, J. Trifunović-Macedoljan, A. Savić, D. Stanković, A. Damjanović, Z. Juranić, G. N. Kaluđerović, T. J. Sabo: “Gold(III) complexes with esters of cyclohexyl-functionalized ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetate”, J. Inorg. Biochem., 128 (2013) 146–153.
  8. B. B. Zmejkovski, T. J. Sabo, G. N. Kaluđerović: “Palladium(II) complexes with R2edda derived ligands. Part VI. O,O’-Diisopropyl ester of N,N′-1,2-ethanediylbis-L-leucine, dihydrochloride dihydrate and its palladium(II) complex: synthesis and characterization”, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 78 (8) (2013) 1171–1176.
  9. G. N. Kaluđerović, S. A. Mijatović, B. B. Zmejkovski, M. Z. Bulatović, S. Gómez-Ruiz, M. K. Mojić, D. Steinborn, Dj. M. Miljković, H. Schmidt, S. D. Stošić-Grujičić, T. J. Sabo, D. D. Maksimović-Ivanić: “Platinum(II/IV) complexes containing ethylenediamine-N,N’-di-2/3-propionate ester ligands induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in cisplatin-resistant colon cancer cells”, Metallomics, 4 (2012) 979–987.
  10. J. M. Vujić, G. N. Kaluđerović, B. B. Zmejkovski, M. Milovanović, V. Volarević, N. Arsenijević, T. P. Stanojković, S. R. Trifunović: “Stereospecific ligands and their complexes. Part X: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro antitumoral activity of platinum(IV) complexes with O,O’-dialkyl-(S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N’-di-2-(4-methyl)pentanoate ligands”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 390 (2012) 123–128.
  11. J. Vujić, G. N. Kaluđerović, M. Milovanović, B. B. Zmejkovski, V. Volarević, D. Zivic, P. Djurdjevic, N. Arsenijević, S. R.Trifunović: “Stereospecific ligands and their complexes. Part VII. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro antitumoral activity of platinum(II) complexes with O,O′-dialkyl esters of (S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-2-(4-methyl)pentanoic acid”, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 46(9) (2011) 4559–4565. 
  12. J. M. Vujić, M. Cvijović, G. N. Kaluđerović, M. Milovanović, B. B. Zmejkovski, V. Volarević, N. Arsenijevic, T. J. Sabo, S. R. Trifunović: “Palladium(II) complexes with R2edda derived ligands. Part IV. O,O'-dialkyl esters of (S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N'-di-2-(4-methyl)-pentanoic acid dihydrochloride and their palladium(II) complexes: synthesis, characterization and in vitro antitumoral activity against chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells”, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 45(9) (2010) 3601–3606.
  13. B. B. Zmejkovski, G. N. Kaluđerović, S. Gómez-Ruiz, T. J. Sabo: “Palladium(II) complexes with R2edda derived ligands. Part III. O,O’-Diisobutyl-(S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N’-di-2-(4-methyl)-pentanoate dihydrochloride and its palladium(II) complex: synthesis and characterization”, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 74 (11) (2009) 1249–1258. 
  14. B. B. Zmejkovski, G. N. Kaluđerović, S. Gómez-Ruiz, T. J. Sabo: “(S,S)-N,N’-Bis(1-carboxy-2-methylpropyl)ethylenediammonium dihalide cyclopentanol tetrasolvate (halide = bromide/chloride ~1:12)“, Acta Cryst., E65 (2009) o656.
  15. B. B. Zmejkovski, G. N. Kaluđerović, S. Gómez-Ruiz, Ž. Žižak, D. Steinborn, H. Schmidt, R. Paschke, Z. D. Juranić, T. J. Sabo: “Palladium(II) complexes with R2edda derived ligands. Part II. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro antitumoral studies of R2eddip esters and palladium(II) complexes”, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 44 (2009) 3452–3458.
  16. B. B. Krajčinović, G. N. Kaluđerović , D. Steinborn, H. Schmidt, Ch. Wagner, K. Merzweiler, S. R. Trifunović, T. J. Sabo: „Palladium(II) complexes with R2edda derived ligands. Part I. Reaction of O,O’-diisopropyl-(S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N’-di-2-propanoate with K2[PdCl4]“, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 74 (2009) 389–400.
  17. B. B. Krajčinović, G. N. Kaluđerović, D. Steinborn, H. Schmidt, Ch. Wagner, Ž. Žižak, Z. D. Juranić, S. R. Trifunović, T. J. Sabo: „Synthesis and in vitro antitumoral activity of novel O,O’-di-2-alkyl-(S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N’-di-2-propanoate ligands and corresponding platinum(II/IV) complexes“, J. Inorg. Biochem., 102 (2008) 892–900.
  18. Z. M. Miodragović, G.A. Bogdanović, B. B. Krajčinović, B. J. Drakulić, V. B. Kusigerski, Dj.U. Miodragović, V. V. Spasojević, I. M. Hodžić, I. O. Juranić. “Synthesis, structure and magnetic property of the first copper(II) complex with an (E)-4-aryl-4-oxo-2-butenoato ligand”, Inorg. Chem. Comm. 9 (2006) 1173–1177.