Education and qualifications
Dr. Bojan Bozić was born in 1984 in Belgrade, where he completed elementary school and
high school. He enrolled at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade.
academic year 2003/2004. He graduated in 2009, majoring in Organic Chemistry.
Polymer technology and engineering (average grade of passed exams 8,76)
having defended his diploma thesis on the topic "The influence of solvents and substituents on
azo/hydrazone tautomerism in 5-(4-substituted phenylazo)-6-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-
cyano-2-pyridone" with a grade of 10 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gordana Ušćumlić. School
In 2009/2010, he enrolled in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy.
University of Belgrade, in the Chemical Engineering study program at the Department of
organic chemistry, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Gordana Ušćumlić. As part of the doctoral
The student passed all the exams stipulated in the curriculum with an average grade of
with a grade of 10, as well as a final exam on the topic "Study of synthesis, structure and properties of
potentially biologically active derivatives of propanoic acid" with a grade of 10. Doctoral
dissertation entitled "Synthesis, structure and properties of potentially biologically active
active derivatives of propanoic acid" was defended on September 23, 2013 at
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade and obtained the academic title of Doctor of Science –
technological engineering – chemical engineering.
He is a recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development.
of the Republic of Serbia for 2016 for postdoctoral training abroad for the duration
of six months. In the same year 2016, he was the winner of the "Get Started for Science" grant, which
awarded for research in the fields of medical and natural sciences. So far,
realized three postdoctoral trainings, two abroad and one in the country. For
In the period 2018-2023, he entered the group of 10% of the most successful researchers in Serbia.
During and after the completion of his doctoral dissertation, he actively participated in the implementation of
scientific cooperation with institutions in the country and abroad, and of particular importance is active
cooperation that has been ongoing since 2016 with the Jožeš Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Also, it is worth highlighting the cooperation with domestic institutions: Technological and Metallurgical
Faculty, Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy,
Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of
Kragujevac. Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Dedinje".
The candidate has participated, as a mentor or committee member, in the preparation of several final projects.
papers, master's theses and doctoral dissertations in the field of organic chemistry, organic
chemical technology, bio/immunoinformatics and immunology. He is the mentor of one defended thesis.
doctoral dissertations, and was a member of the Commission for Review and Assessment of Scientific Basis
doctoral dissertation topics and the Committee for the Defense of Doctoral Dissertations, whereby
particularly emphasizes participation in the international Commission for assessing the suitability of the topic and candidates for
preparation of the doctoral dissertation, as well as the international Commission for the defense of the doctoral dissertation
dissertations at the Jožeš Stefan Institute. He is an active reviewer for several SCI journals.
lists, and it should also be noted that the candidate participated as a guest editor in four prominent
international magazines.
He is the author and co-author of over 70 papers published in international journals.
importance, as well as over 60 scientific presentations at international and national conferences
He is a co-author of one university practicum, three chapters in books by
of international importance and three published patents at the national level and two patent applications
applications.
Movement in service
Dr. Bojan Bozić was elected to the position of Research Intern for the period 2010/2011.
at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of
Belgrade. From 2011 to 2014, he held the title of Research Associate, and on December 18, 2014.
In 2011, he was elected to the scientific title of Research Associate. In the scientific title of Senior Researcher
Associate, Dr. Bojan Božićje was elected on April 22, 2019. To the highest scientific title - scientific
The advisor was elected on February 29, 2024.
In the period from 1 October 2016 to 1 April 2017, he was on his first
postdoctoral training at the "József Stefan" Institute, Department of Physical-
organic chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia, studying the areas of organic catalysis and green
of chemistry in the group of Professor Dr. Stojan Stavber. In the period from 01.07.2017. to 01.08.2019.
is in the group of Prof. Dr. Marko Đorđević (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade)
in his second postdoctoral fellowship, where he is engaged in the study and application of
bioinformatics methods in the analysis of prokaryotic systems. His third postdoctoral
He/She will complete his/her training in the period from 1. 7. 2023 to 30. 9. 2023, staying at the "Jožef" Institute
Stefan", Department of Physical-Organic Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia, participating in
development of new antibacterial biomaterials in the group of Prof. Dr. Ingrid Milošev. From 1. 8.
From 2019 to present, he is a member of the Immunology group led by Prof. Biljane Bozić.
Nedeljković (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade) with whom, then, in order to
development of fundamental knowledge by combining knowledge from the fields of chemistry, biochemistry,
immunology and immunoinformatics is forming a new multidisciplinary team.
During the 2009/2010 school year, he was hired as a tutor for the subject
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade. In progress
In the school years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, he was engaged as a practice leader at
in the course Principles of Physical Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
University of Belgrade. During the school years 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.
He was hired as a tutor for Chemistry at the Faculty of Forestry.
University of Belgrade. During the school years 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017.
was hired as a tutor for the course Organic Chemistry at the Technological
at the Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Belgrade. During the academic year 2017/2018. and
In 2018/2019 he was hired as a tutor for the course Bioinformatics (Master
studies), and during the school years 2020/2021. and 2022/2023. holds some lectures and exercises
in the course Experimental Immunobiology (master's degree) at the Faculty of Biology
University of Belgrade. During the 2023/2024 academic year, he was engaged in the course Introduction to
immunoinformatics at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. He also participated in
as coordinator of experimental work of foreign doctoral students at
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade. From 2011 to 1. 7. 2017.
is involved in the implementation of a scientific research project in the field of basic
research under the number OI 172013, led by Prof. Dr. Dušan Mijin and Prof.
Dr. Saša Drmanić (took over the management in March 2017), from 1. 7. 2017 to 1. 8. 2019. project
OI 173052, led by Prof. Dr. Marko Đorđević, and from 1. 8. 2019. to 31. 12. 2019.
on the project under the number OI 175033, led by Prof. Dr. Vera Popović Brkić. In
In the period 2016/2017, he participated in an international bilateral project called "The role
of cathepsins X and S and their endogenous inhibitor cystatin C in patients with chronic heart
failure", Universities of Belgrade and Ljubljana. In 2018, he resides in Madrid
(Spain, 02.07.-06.07.2018.) at the training within the workshop "Bioinformatics for
Quantitative Genomics" as a member of the COST action BM1406. From January 2020 to the present, he has been a permanent member of projects funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (No.
451-03-68/2020-14/200178; 451-03-9/2021-14/200178; 451-03-68/2022-14/200178, 451-03-
47/2023-01/200178 role in projects: researcher) at the Faculty of Biology. During
2020/2021. is a member of the Higher Education Development project funded by
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, headed by Prof. Dr. Biljana
Bozić Nedeljković (Virtual Experimental Immunology and Immunoinformatics, No.
111-00-00057/04/2020-06). Since 2022, it has been a participant in the international project
of the German Ministry of Education and Research under the title "Rückstände aus der
industrielle Teeproduktion als nachwachsende Rohstoffquelle für medizinische Wirkstoffte" (Serb.
"Tea residues during industrial production as a renewable source of raw materials for medicinal plants"
substances"). He is the winner of an international bilateral project with Slovenia for
the upcoming period 2023/2025. where the head of the Serbian group is Dr. Bojan Bozić.
Research area
The subject of Dr. Bojan Bozić's scientific research is mostly focused on studying the synthesis, structures and physicochemical properties of heterocyclic compounds (azo dyes, hydantoins, succinimides, pyridones, etc.), with special attention paid to the synthesis of new potentially biologically active compounds and various derivatives, with the determination of the relationship between structure and biological activity, i.e. physicochemical properties, being one of the main goals of his scientific research work. He is also very actively involved in new areas and has achieved significant scientific successes in the field of green chemistry, i.e. the field of organic catalysis, preparation and analysis of various plant extracts, bio/immunoinformatics, as well as the construction of sophisticated systems for the controlled release of active substances.
