Research Assistant

 

 

 

 

 

Address:

Center of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy,
University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, SERBIA

Telephone: +381 11 3282393
Fax: +381 11 2636061
E-mail: bjanovic@chem.bg.ac.rs

Date & Place of Birth: 1987 Sombor, Serbia

Academic Degree: 2012 Master academic studies (MSc) Biochemistry -University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry

Research Rank: 2015 Research Assistant – University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy

Memberships:

Serbian Chemical Society
Serbian Biochemical Society
FEBS
Serbian Association of Microbiologists
Society of Physical Chemists of Serbia

Professional Experience:

2014-Today Center of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade

Awards and Honors:

2015. FEBS Collaborative Experimental Scholarships for Central & Eastern Europe - Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, September to November 2015, Oslo, Norway.
2014. Winner of 2014 “The best technological innovation” Competition: Team BBH innovation - Super Vlakna, December 2014, Belgrade, Serbia.
2014. PicoQuant grant for attendance of 12th European Short Course on Principles and Application of Time-resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy, November 3-6, 2014, Berlin, Germany.

Research Interests:

• Focus of current research is on biological and genomic impact of decolorization and removal of recalcitrant dyes and xenobiotics from wastewaters using oxidative enzymatic systems.
• Determination of mode of binding and DNA interaction studies by spectroscopy methods, fluorescent techniques and different electrophoresis methods.
• Purification and characterisation of plant peroxidase from Horseradish peroxidase, Soybean and Sweet Potato.
• Applicability in decolorization and degradation of xenobiotics in wastewater with emphasis on studying interaction and genotoxic effects of progressive DNA damaging by basic and modified comet assay.

Language Skills: Serbian (native), English (proficiency), German (basic)

Major Projects:

National:
2011- Production, isolation and characterization of the enzyme in the soluble and immobilized form in food biotechnology, biofuels and environmental protection (Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Grant number 172048).
2011- Interactions of natural products, its derivatives and complex compounds with proteins and nucleic acid (Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Grant number 172055).

Major Publications:

Journal Papers:

1. Čobeljic B., Milenković M., Pevec A., Turel I., Vujčić M., Janović B., Gligorijevic N., Sladić D., Radulović S., Jovanović K., Anđelkovic K. (2015) Investigation of antitumor potential of Ni(II) complexes with tridentate PNO acylhydrazones of 2‑(diphenylphosphino) benzaldehyde and monodentate pseudohalides . J Biol Inorg Chem. DOI 10.1007/s00775-015-1315-x.
2. Marković V, Debeljak N, Stanojković T, Kolundžija B, Sladić D, Vujčić M, Janović B, Tanić N, Perović M, Tešić V, Antić J & Joksović M D (2015) Anthraquinone-chalcone hybrids: Synthesis, preliminary antiproliferative evaluation and DNA-interaction studies. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 89, 401-410.
3. Vujčić Z, Janović B, Lončar N, Margetić A, Božić N, Dojnov B & Vujčić M (2014) Exploitation of neglected horseradish peroxidase izoenzymes for dye decolorization. Int. Biodeter. Biodegr. 97, 124-127.
4. Marković V, Janićijević A, Stanojković T, Kolundžija B, Sladić D, Vujčić M, Janović B, Joksović Lj, Djurdjević P T, Todorović N, Trifunović S & Joksović M D (2013) Synthesis, cytotoxic activity and DNA-interaction studies of novel antraquinone-thiosemicarbazones with tautomerizable methylene group. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 64, 228-238.
5. Lončar N, Janović B, Vujčić M & Vujčić Z (2012) Decolorization of textile dyes and effluents using potato (Solanum Tuberosum) phenoloxidase. Int. Biodeter. Biodegr. 72, 42-45.

List of conference abstracts:

1. Sladić D., Janović B., Čobeljić B., Milenković M., Vujčić M., Anđelković K. In vitro investigation of DNA interactions of square-planar Ni(II) complexes with acylhydrazones of 2-(diphenylphosphino)benzaldehyde and monodentate pseudohalides. COST Action CM1106, Chemical Approaches to Targeting Drug Resistance in Cancer Stem Cells, 3rd Working Group Meeting, 26-27 March, 2015, Athens, Greece, Book of Abstracts P28, page P-125.
2. Janović B., Adaila K, Milenković M, Čobeljić B, Anđelković K &Vujčić M (2014) DNA interaction of biologically active square-planar Ni(II) complexes. Physical Chemistry 2014, 12th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, September 22-26, Belgrade, Serbia. Proceedings 3, 1025-1028. ISBN: 978-86-82475-30-9.
3. Janović B., Lončar N, Vujčić M & Vujčić Z Study of DNA damage in the enzymatic reactions of textile reactive azo dyes decolorization.Golden Jubilee meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society, June 14-15, Belgrade, Serbia. Program & Book of abstracts BH P14,115. ISBN: 978-86-7132-048-1.