[dr Aleksandar R. Savic]

Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd
Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry

Phone:   011-3336743

Phone (local):   743

Laboratory:   533

E-mail:   aleksandar@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on February 21, 1983 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Single. Speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch language.

Education and qualifications

2002-2009: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2009-2014: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

2009: Graduate researcher / Innovative Centre of the Faculty of Chemistry in Belgrade, Ltd. (Belgrade, Serbia)

2009-2009: Graduate researcher / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2009-2011: Graduate researcher / Innovative Centre of the Faculty of Chemistry in Belgrade, Ltd. (Belgrade, Serbia)

2011-2016: Assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2016: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

Coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry

Awards and merits

2012: EFMC fellowship for European Summer School of Medicinal Chemistry, Urbino, Italy

2014: STSM fellowship, Research stay at Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Italy

2014: STSM fellowship: Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

2014: Erasmus Mundus postdoc fellowship, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Gent University, Belgium

2016: Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Participation in research projects

Finished projects:

  • 2011: – 45014
    project type:   National Innovation Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2011: Rational Design and Synthesis of Bioactive and Coordination Compounds and Functional Materials Relevant for (bio)Nanotechnology – 172035
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2018-2020: MSCA project, H2020 funding – MSCA 750686
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: European Commission (Brusseles, Belgium)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

  1. Tubic, B.; Markovic, B.; Vladimirov, S.; Savic, A.; Poljarevic, A.; Sabo, T.: A new model to determine lipophilicity of 1,2-ethanediamine-N,N-di-2-(3-cyclohexyl)propanoic and 1,3-propanediamine-N,N-di-2-(3-cyclohexyl)propanoic acid derivatives with antiproliferative activity by combining shake flask procedure and UHPLC-MS method, Die Pharmazie (2017), 317-323.
  2. Baroud, A.A.; Mihajlović-Lalić, Lj.; Stanković, D.; Kajzerberger, M.; Hecke, K.V.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.; Savić, A.: New ruthenium(II) bipyridyl complexes: synthesis, crystal structures and cytotoxicity, J. Serb. Chem. Soc. (2017), 82, 267-275.
  3. Baroud, A.A.; Mihajlović-Lalić, Lj.; Gligorijević, N.; Aranđelović, S.; Stanković, D.; Radulović, S.; Hecke, K.V.; Savić, A.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.: Ruthenium(II) bipyridyl complexes: from synthesis and crystal structures to electrochemical and cytotoxicity investigation, J. Coord. Chem. (2017), 70, 831-847.
  4. Mihajlović-Lalić, Lj.E.; Damjanović, Lj.; Šumar-Ristović, M.; Savić, A.; Sabo, T.J.; Dondur, V.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.: Cytotoxic Pt(IV) and Ru(II) complexes with biologically relevant edda-type ligands, a comparative study of their thermal properties, J. Serb. Chem. Soc. (2016), 81, 897-905.
  5. Lakić, M.; Sabo, Lj.; Ristić, S.; Savić, A.; Petričević, S.; Nikolić, N.; Vukadinović, A.; Janković, D.; Sabo, T.J.; Vranješ-Đurić, S.: Synthesis and biological evaluation of 99mTc tricarbonyl complex of O,O′-diethylethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoate as potential tumour diagnostic agent, Appl. Organometal. Chem., (2016), 30, 81-88.
  6. Deun, R.V.; D`Hooge, M.; Savić, A.; Driessche, I.V.; Hecke, K.V.; Kaczmarek, A.M.: Influence of Y3+, Gd3+ and Lu3+ co-dopping on the phase and luminescence properties of monoclinic: Eu:LaVO4 particles, Dalton Trans., (2015), 44, 18418-18426.
  7. Marzo, T.; Savić, A.; Massai, L.; Michelucci, E.; Sabo, T.J.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.; Messori, L.: Reactions of cytotoxic metallodrugs with lysozyme in pure DMSO explored through UV-Vis Absorption spectroscopy and ESI MS. BioMetals (2015), 28, 425-430.
  8. Savić, A.; Filipović, L.; Aranđelović, S.; Dojčinović, B.; Radulović, S.; Sabo, T.J., Grgurić-Šipka, S.: Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic activity of novel platinum(II) iodido complexes. Eur. J. Med. Chem. (2014), 82, 372-384.
  9. Savić, A.; Misirlic-Dencic, S.; Dulovic, M.; Mihajlović, Lj.E.; Jovanovic, M.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.; Markovic, I.; Sabo, T.J.: Synthesis, characterization and ROS-mediated cytotoxic action of novel (S,S)-1,3-propanediamine-N,N'-di-2-(cyclohexyl)propanoic acid and corresponding esters. Bioorg. Chem. (2014), 54, 73-80.
  10. Mihajlović-Lalić, Lj.E.; Savić, A.; Brađan, G.; Sabo, T.J.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.: Novel methylene bridged ethylenediamine-type ligands: synthesis and spectral characterization. J. Serb. Chem. Soc., (2014), 79, 1199-1204. 
  11. Zmejkovski, B.; Savić, A.; Poljarevic, J.; Pantelić, N.; Aranđelović, S.; Radulović, S.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.;  Kaludjerovic, G.N.; Sabo, T.J.: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro antitumor activity of new palladium(II) complexes with (S,S)-R2edda-type esters. Polyhedron, (2014), 80, 106-111.
  12. Savić, A.; Baroud, A.A.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.: The new ruthenium(II)-bipyridyl complex with O,O'-diethyl-(S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N'-di-2-(3-cyclohexyl)propanoate:synthesis and characterisation. Maced. J. Chem. Chem. Eng. (2014), 33, 59-64.
  13. Mojić, M1.; Savić, A1.; Arion, V.B.; Bulatovic, M.; Poljarevic, J.M.; Miljkovic, Dj.; Sabo, T.J.; Mijatovic, S.; Maksimovic-Ivanic, D.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.: Synthesis, X-ray structure and strong in vitro cytotoxicity of novel organoruthenium complexes. J. Organomet. Chem. (2014), 749, 142-149.
  14. Pantelić, N.; Zmejkovski, B.B.; Trifunović-Macedoljan, J.; Savić, A.; Stanković, D.; Damjanović, A.; Juranić, Z.; Kaludjerović, G.N.; Sabo, T.J.: Gold(III) complexes with esters of cyclohexyl-functionalized ethylendiamine-N,N'-diacetate. J. Inorg. Biochem. (2013), 128, 146-153.
  15. Mihajlovic, Lj.E.; Savic, A.; Poljarevic, J.; Vuckovic, I., Mojic, M.; Bulatovic, M.; Maksimovic-Ivanic, D.; Mijatovic, S.; Kaludjerovic, G.N.; Stosic-Grujicic, S.; Miljkovic, Dj.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.; Sabo, T.J.: Novel methylene modified cyclohexyl ethylendiamine-N,N'-diacetate ligands and their platinum(IV) complexes. Influence on biologycal activity. J. Inorg. Biochem. (2012), 109, 40-48.
  16. Savić, A.; Dulović, M.; Poljarević, J.; Misirlić-Denčić, S.; Jovanović, M.; Bogdanović, A.; Trajković, V.; Sabo, T.J.; Grgurić-Šipka, S.; Marković, I.: Synthesis, and in vitro anticancer activity of ruthenium-cymene complexes with cyclohexyl derivatives of ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetate type ligands. ChemMedChem. (2011), 6, 1884-1891.