Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd
Department of Biochemistry
Phone: 011-2637273, 011-3336664
Phone (local): 664
Laboratory: 435
E-mail: vbeskoski@chem.bg.ac.rs
Personal data
Born on January 26, 1975 in Belgrade, Serbia. Married. Speaks Serbian and English language.
Education and qualifications
1995-2002: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)
2006: Master of science studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)
2011: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)
History of employment
2002-2007: Graduate researcher / Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (Belgrade, Serbia)
2007: Associate researcher / Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (Belgrade, Serbia)
2012: Scientific associate / Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (Belgrade, Serbia)
2012-2017: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)
2017: Associate professor / Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnolo¹kog razvoja (Belgrade, Serbia)
2017-2022: Associate professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)
2022: Full professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)
Other activities
Member of the from December 10, 2020.
Member of the Committee for Disciplinary Responsibility of Students from July 12, 2021.
Member of the Committee for Capital Equipment Management from November 10, 2022.
Educational activities
- Microbial Chemistry and Microbiology (412B2)
- Fundamentals of Biotechnology (413B2)
- Biotechnological and Industrial Biochemistry (414B2)
- Biochemistry of Food and Nutrition (432B2)
- Biogeotechnology with Fundamentals of Green Chemistry (455B2)
- Ecological Biochemistry (459B2)
- Trends in Biotechnology (479B2)
- Remediation (554S2)
- Green Chemistry (751H2)
Participation in research projects
Active projects:
- 2018-2021: Twinning of research activities for the frontier research in the fields of food, nutrition and environmental 'omics (FoodEnTwin) – No. 810752
project type: Horizon 2020
project is funded by: European Commission (Brusseles, Belgium) - 2020-2022: Environmental Improvment in Pancevo, Serbia, through the Collaborations among Academia, Government, Industy and Citizens – Hf-977 (principal investigator)
project type: International
project is funded by: JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency (Tokio, Japan) - 2022-2025: Twinning to address the PFAS challenge in Serbia (PFAStwin) – 101059534 (principal investigator)
project type: Horizon EU
project is funded by: European Commission (Brusseles, Belgium) - 2022-2023: Innovative in situ/ex situ treatment of water and sediment polluted with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – research on PFOA (VISION) – 104 01.02.2022. (principal investigator)
project type: International Cooperation of Science and Economy
project is funded by: SOLVAY (Milano, Italy) - 2023-2025: Phytoremediation for in situ treatment of agricultural soil and surface waters polluted with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - research on PFOS and PFOA as model compounds (PhytoPFAS) (principal investigator)
project type: Green Programme
project is funded by: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia) - 2022: BEER+HyZn: Zinc and hyaluronan enriched beer with immune-stimulating action and anti-aging effect – 1147 (principal investigator)
project type: National Innovation Projects
project is funded by: Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)
Finished projects:
- 2011: Simultaneous bioremediation and soilification of degraded areas to preserve natural resources of biologically active substances, and development and production of biomaterials and dietetic products – 43004 (principal investigator)
project type: National Fundamental Research Projects
project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia) - 2014: Capacity Building for Analysis and Reduction Measures of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Serbia (principal investigator)
project type: International
project is funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (Tokyo, Japan) - 2016-2019: Networking for Overcoming Technical and Social Barriers in Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Education - NETCHEM – ERASMUS-NETCHEM
project type: International
project is funded by: European Union (Brusseles, Belgium) - 2018: Innovative Renewable Biomaterials and Biopolymer Composites Based On Microbial Exopolysaccharides and Waste From Wood Processing, Paper and Agricultural Industries. – UNDP (principal investigator)
project type: International
project is funded by: UNDP (Beograd, Serbia) - 2017-2018: Multicomposite granular organomineral fertilizer based on vermicompost, enriched with microorganisms and minerals to stimulate aerobic processes in the soil, promote plant growth and remineralize loose soil – ¿ÞÚàÕÝØ áÕ ×Ð ÝÐãÚã (principal investigator)
project type: National Development Projects
project is funded by: Filip Moris (Belgrade, Serbia) - 2020: BEER+HyZn: Zinc and hyaluronan enriched beer with immune-stimulating action and anti-aging effect – PoC-5395 (principal investigator)
project type: Proof of Concept
project is funded by: Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)
Author identification numbers
- ORCID: 0000-0002-6372-4706
- ResearcherID: Q-6187-2016
- Scopus: 16833361500
- Faculty of Chemistry Repository Cherry
Representative references
- Vladimir P. Be¹koski:
Biohemijske osnove biotehnologije ¾ivotne sredine
Hemijski fakultet, Beograd, 2022. [ISBN: 978-86-7220-075-1]