[dr Tamara R. Todorovic]

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

Phone:   011-3336685 (in laboratory 559), 011-3336748 (in office 543)

Phone (local):   685 (in laboratory 559), 748 (in office 543)

Office:   543

Laboratory:   559

E-mail:   tamarat@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on December 1975. in Belgrade.

Education and qualifications

1994-2003: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2003-2006: Master of science studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2006-2010: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

2003: Junior research assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2006-2012: Teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2012-2018: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2018-2022: Associate professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2022: Full professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

  • Coordination chemistry (synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes)
  • Coordination networks (synthesis, characterization and application in enzymes' immobilization)
  • Single crystal X-ray analysis
  • Bioinorganic chemistry (biological activity of coordination compounds; structure-activity relationship of pro-apoptotoc agents; multitargeting)

Awards and merits

2011: Max Planck Society Fellowship

2016: ”Dr Dubravko Rodić” Award of the Serbian Crystallographic Society for outstanding success in the field of crystallography

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society from 2003.

Member of Serbian Crystallographic Society from 2007. President since 2021.

Member of Royal Society of Chemistry from 2012.

Member of the Committee for Exams Recognition from January 18, 2018 till October 1, 2018.

Member by function of the Committee for Exams Recognition from October 1, 2018 till September 30, 2020.

Vice Dean of Academic Affairs from October 1, 2018 till September 30, 2020.

Member of the Publishing Center Council from October 8, 2020 till January 12, 2023.

Member of the Publishing Center Council from January 12, 2023.

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Active projects:

  • 2025-2028: EXPANDing the value of Extracellular Vesicles as carriers of biomarker and therapy in precision healhcare (EXPAND-EV)
    project type:   Horizon EU
    project is funded by: European Commission (Brusseles, Belgium)

Finished projects:

  • 2011: – 172055
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2012: Chemical Approaches to Targeting Drug Resistance in Cancer Stem Cells – CMST COST Action CM1106
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: European Union (Brusseles, Belgium)
  • 2016: Multi-target paradigm for innovative ligand identification in the drug discovery process – COST Action CA15135
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: European Union (Brusseles, Belgium)
  • 2018: – 451-03-02141/2017-09/03   (principal investigator)
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja (Belgrade, Serbia), Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research - Centre for International Cooperation and Mobility (Beč, Austria)
  • 2020: Controllable Design of Efficient Enzyme@MOF Composites for Biocatalysis (SYMBIOSIS) – 6066997   (principal investigator)
    project type:   PROMIS
    project is funded by: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2021: Repurposing of drugs for prevention and treatment of Covid-19 (COVIDTARGET) – 7551100
    project type:   COVID-19
    project is funded by: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

Knjige i revijalni radovi / Books and reviews

  • T. Todorović, V. Medaković, Praktikum iz neorganske hemije, Hemijski fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu, 2013, ISBN 978-86-7220-051-5
  • B. Prelesnik, K. Anđelković, D. Radanović, T. Todorović, Zbirka zadataka iz kristalografije i rendgenske strukturne analize, Hemijski fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu, 2007, ISBN 978-86-7220-29-4.

Izabrani radovi / Selected papers:

  1. T. Todorović, S. Grubišić, M. Pregelj, M. Jagodič, S. Misirlić-Denčić, M. Dulović, I. Marković, O. Klisurić, A. Malešević, D. Mitić, K. Anđelković, N. Filipović, Structural, Magnetic, DFT, and Biological Studies of Mononuclear and Dinuclear Cu(II) Complexes with Bidentate N-Heteroaromatic Schiff Base Ligands, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, (2015) 3921-3931.
  2. K. Adaila, M. Milenković, A. Bacchi, G. Cantoni, M. Swart, M. Gruden-Pavlović, M. Milenković, B. Čobeljić, T. Todorović, K. Anđelković, Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations, and antimicrobial activity of Pd(II) and Co(III) complexes with the condensation derivative of 2-(diphenylphosphino)benzaldehyde and Girard’s T reagent, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 67 (2014) 3633-3648.
  3. M. Zec, T. Srdic-Rajic, A. Krivokuca, R. Jankovic, T. Todorovic, K. Andelkovic, S. Radulovic, Novel Selenosemicarbazone Metal Complexes Exert Anti-tumor Effect via Alternative, Caspase-independent Necroptotic Cell Death, Medicinal Chemistry, 10 (2014) 759-771.
  4. N. Filipovic, S. Grubisic, M. Jovanovic, M. Dulovic, I. Markovic, O. Klisuric, A. Marinkovic, D. Mitic, K. Andjelkovic, T. Todorovic, Palladium(II) Complexes with N-Heteroaromatic Bidentate Hydrazone Ligands: The Effect of the Chelate Ring Size and Lipophilicity on in vitro Cytotoxic Activity, Chemical Biology & Drug Design, 84 (2014) 333–341.
  5. N.R. Filipovic, I.D. Markovic, D.M. Mitic, N.Dj.  Polovic, M.K. Milcic, M. Dulovic, M. Jovanovic, M.D. Savic, M.P. Niksic, K.K. Andjelkovic, T.R. Todorovic, Comparative Study of In Vitro Cytotoxic, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activity of Pt(II), Zn(II), Cu(II), and Co(III) Complexes with N-heteroaromatic Schiff Base (E)-2-[N-( 1-pyridin-2-yl-ethylidene)hydrazino]acetate, Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, 28 (2014) 99-110.
  6. N.R. Filipovic, N.Dj. Polovic, B.G. Raskovic, S.T. Misirlic-Dencic, M. Dulovic, M.D.  Savic, M.P. Niksic, D.M. Mitic, K.K.  Andjelkovic, T.R.  Todorovic, Biological activity of two isomeric N-heteroaromatic selenosemicarbazones and their metal complexes, Monatshefte fur Chemie, 145 (2014) 1089-1099.
  7. D.P. Dekanski, T.R. Todorovic, D.M. Mitic, N.R. Filipovic, N.Dj. Polovic, K.K.  Andjelkovic, High antioxidative potential and low toxic effects of selenosemicarbazone metal complexes, Journal of Serbian Chemical Society, 78 (2013) 1503-1512.
  8. N.R. Filipovic, M. Borna, O.R. Klisuric, M. Pregelj, M. Jagodic, K.K. Andjelkovic, T.R. Todorovic, Synthesis, characterization, and thermal behavior of Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes with (E)-2-[N-(1-pyridin-2-yl-ethylidene)hydrazino]acetic acid (aphaOH). Crystal structure of [Zn2(aphaO)2Cl2], Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 66 (2013) 1549-1560.
  9. T.V. Srdic-Rajic, M.M. Zec, T.R.  Todorovic, K.K.  Andjelkovic, S.S.  Radulovic, Anti-metastatic and Anti-angiogenic Properties of Potential New Anti-cancer Drugs Based on Metal Complexes of Selenosemicarbazones, Anti-cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 12 (2012) 1071-1080.
  10. N. Filipović, T. Todorović, D. Radanović, V. Divjaković, R. Marković, I. Pajić, K. Anđelković, Solid state and solution structures of Cd(II) complexes with two N-heteroaromatic Schiff bases containing ester groups, Polyhedron, 31  (2012) 19-28.
  11. T. Srdić-Rajić, M. Zec, T. Todorović, K. Anđelković, S. Radulović, Non-substituted N-heteroaromatic selenosemicarbazone metal complexes induce apoptosis in cancer cells via activation of mitochondrial pathway, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 46 (2011) 3734-3747.
  12. N. Filipović, T. Todorović, R. Marković, A. Marinković, S. Tufengdžić, D. Gođevac, K. Anđelković, Synthesis, characterization and biological activities of N-heteroaromatic hydrazones and their complexes with Pd(II), Pt(II) and Cd(II), Transition Metal Chemistry,  35 (2010) 765-772.
  13. S. Bjelogrlić, T. Todorović, A. Bacchi, M. Zec, D. Sladić, T. Srdić-Rajić, D. Radanović, S. Radulović, G. Pelizzi, K. Anđelković, Synthesis, structure and characterization of novel Cd(II) and Zn(II) complexes with the condensation product of 2-formylpyridine and selenosemicarbazide. Antiproliferative activity of the synthesized complexes and related selenosemicarbazone complexes, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 104 (2010) 673-682.
  14. T.R. Todorović, U. Rychlewska, B. Warżajtis, D.D. Radanović, N.R. Filipović, I.A. Pajić, D.M. Sladić, K.K. Anđelković, Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes with N',N'2-bis[(1E)-1-(2-pyridyl)ethylidene]propanedihydrazide. Crystal structures of two highly solvated bimetallic complexes of Ni(II), Polyhedron, 28 (2009) 2397-2402.
  15. T.R. Todorović, A. Bacchi, D.M. Sladić, N.M. Todorović, T.T. Božić, D.D. Radanović, N.R. Filipović, G. Pelizzi, K.K. Anđelković, Synthesis, characterization and biological activity evaluation of Pt(II), Pd(II), Co(III) and Ni(II) complexes with N-heteroaromatic selenosemicarbazones, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 362 (2009) 3813-3820.
  16. N. Filipović, H. Borrmann, T. Todorović, M. Borna, V. Spasojević, D. Sladić, I. Novaković, K. Andjelković, Copper(II) complexes of N-heteroaromatic hydrazones: synthesis, X-ray structure, magnetic behavior and antibacterial activity, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 362 (2009) 1996-2000.
  17. N. Gligorijević, T. Todorović, S. Radulović, D. Sladić, N. Filipović, D. Gođevac, D. Jeremić, K. Anđelković, Synthesis and characterization of new Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes with 2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde selenosemicarbazone. Cytotoxic activity evaluation of Cd(II), Zn(II), Ni(II), Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes with heteroaromatic selenosemicarbazones, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 44 (2009) 1623-1629.
  18. V.M. Đinović, T. Todorović, Ž. Žižak, T.J. Sabo, Z.D. Juranić, Novel Ru(III) complexes derived from N-methyl derivatives of glycine and 1,3-propylenediamine-N,N'-diacetato ligands and their activities against HeLa, K562 cell lines and human PBMC, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 62 (2009) 328-336.
  19. N.R. Filipović, A. Bacchi, M. Lazić, G. Pelizzi, S. Radulović, D.M. Sladić, T.R. Todorović, K.K. Anđelković, Synthesis, Structure and Cytotoxic Activity Evaluation of a Dinuclear Complex of Cd(II) with N',N'2 bis[(1E)-1-(2-pyridyl)ethylidene]propanedihydrazide, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 11 (2008) 47-50.
  20. T.R. Todorović, A. Bacchi, N.O. Juranić, D.M. Sladić, G. Pelizzi, T.T. Božić, N.R. Filipović, K.K. Anđelković, Synthesis and characterization of novel Cd(II), Zn(II) and Ni(II) complexes with 2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde selenosemicarbazone. Crystal structure of bis(2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde selenosemicarbazonato)nickel(II), Polyhedron, 26 (2007) 3428-3436.
  21. N.R. Filipović, T.R. Todorović, D.M. Sladić, I.T. Novaković, D.A. Jeremić, K.K. Anđelković, Synthesis, characterization and biological activity evaluation of novel Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes with heterocyclic hydrazone ligands, Material Science Forum, 555 (2007) 423-428.
  22. T.R. Todorović, A. Bacchi, G. Pelizzi, N.O. Juranić, D.M. Sladić, I.D. Brčeski, K.K. Anđelković, Synthesis and characterization of Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes with 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(selenosemicarbazone). Crystal structure of a Ni(II) complex with a modified 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(selenosemicarbazone), Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 9 (2006) 862-865.
  23. M. Lazić, S. Radulović, T. Todorović, D. Sladić, Ž. Tešić, K. Anđelković, Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activity of d-Metal Complexes with Hydrazone Ligands, Material Science Forum, 495 (2006) 513-517.