[dr Dragana R. Milic]

Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd
Department of Organic Chemistry

Phone:   011 2635104 (office), 011-3336667 (office 447)

Phone (local):   667 (office 447)

Office:   447

Laboratory:   446

E-mail:   dmilic@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on October 20, 1967 in Čačak, Serbia. Single. Speaks Serbian, English, Italian, Spanish and Russian language.

Education and qualifications

1986-1991: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1991-1995: Master of science studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2000: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2001-2003: Postdoctoral studies / Univerzitet u Trstu - Farmaceutski fakultet (Trst, Italy)

History of employment

1993-1996: Graduate assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1996-2001: Teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2001-2008: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2008-2016: Associate professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

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

Scientific interest

Synthesis and interdisciplinar applications of fullero and steroidal derivatives.

Awards and merits

2001: Medal for the scientific zeal and success of the Serbian Chemical Society

May 18, 2016: The Endowment of Veselin Lucic Award for the best scientific realization of UB professors for 2015

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society from 1991 - Section for medicinal chemistry. Member of administrative committee since 2006. Secretary of the Section for medicinal chemistry 2008 - 2015.

Member of European federation of medicinal chemistry from 2008.

Vice Dean for Finance from July 2006 till July 2007.

Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry from June 11, 2013 till September 30, 2015.

Vice Dean for Science and International Cooperation from October 1, 2015 till September 30, 2018.

Chairman of the Ethical Committee from July 12, 2018 till December 10, 2020.

Deputy chairman of the Board of the Faculty of Chemistry from November 6, 2020 till June 22, 2023.

Member by function of the Committee for Capital Equipment Management from October 1, 2023.

Member by function of the Ethical Committee for Use of Human Biological Matherial in Research from October 1, 2023.

Vice Dean for Science and International Cooperation from October 1, 2023.

Member by function of the Committee for Quality Ashurance and Improvement from October 1, 2023.

Member by function of the Committee for Strategy of Scientific Development of the Faculty of Chemistry from October 1, 2023.

Member by function of the Committee for MSc and PhD Studies from October 1, 2023.

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Finished projects:

  • 2011: – 172002   (principal investigator)
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2017: – 391-00-16/2017-16/3 ¸ż
    project type:   National Innovation Projects
    project is funded by: Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja (Belgrade, Serbia)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

Knjige i revijalni radovi / Books and reviews:

  1. Prevod udžbenika K. P. C. Volhart, N. E. Šor: Organska hemja: struktura i funkcja, četvrto izdanje, Data status, Nauka, 2004(K.P. Vollhardt, N. E. Shore: Organic Chemistry: structure and function, W. H. Freeman & co, 2003)

Izabrani radovi / Selected papers:

  1. Aleksandra Mitrović, Nina Todorović, Andrijana Žekić, Dalibor Stanković, Dragana Milić, and Veselin Maslak "Synthesis, electrochemistry and hierarchical self-organization of a fulleropyrrolidine-phthalimide dyads" " – Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2013, 2188-2193.
  2. Mira Bjelaković, Nina Todorović, and Dragana Milić: "An Approach to Nanobioparticles – Synthesis and Characterization of Fulleropeptides" – Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2012, 5291–5300
  3. Thomas W. Chamberlain, Rudolf Pfeiffer, Jonathan Howells, Herwig Peterlik, Hans Kuzmany, Bernhard Kräutler, Tatiana Da Ros, Manuel Melle-Franco, Francesco Zerbetto, Dragana Milić, Andrei N. Khlobystov: "Engineering molecular chains in carbon nanotubes" – Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 7540-7548.
  4. Dragana Milic and Maurizio Prato: “Fullerene Unsymmetrical Bis-Adducts as Models for Novel Peptidomimetics” – Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2010, 476-483
  5. Stephane Campidelli, Marjorie Severac, David Scanu, Robert Deschenaux, Ester Vazquez, Dragana Milic, Maurizio Prato, Maurizio Carano, Massimo Marcaccio, Francesco Paolucci, G. M. Aminur Rahmanh and Dirk M. Guldi: "Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Mesomorphic Properties of a Liquid-crystalline [60]Fullerene-peralkylated Ferrocene Dyad" – J. Mat. Chem. , 2008, 18, 1504-1509.
  6. Nataša Terzić, Dejan Opsenica, Dragana Milić, Bernard Tinant, Kirsten S. Smith, Wilbur K. Milhous, and Bogdan A. Šolaja: "Deoxycholic Acid-Derived Tetraoxane Antimalarials and Antiproliferatives" – J. Med. Chem , 2007, 50, 5118-5127.
  7. Mira S. Bjelaković, Dejan M. Godjevac, Dragana R. Milić: "Synthesis and antioxidant properties of fullero-steroidal covalent conjugates" – Carbon, 2007, 45, 2260-2265.
  8. Stephane Campidelli, Ester Vazquez, Dragana Milic, Julie Lenoble, Carmen Atienza Castellanos, Ginka Sarova, Dirk M. Guldi, Robert Deschenaux and Maurizio Prato: "Liquid-Crystalline Bisadducts of [60]Fullerene" - J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71(20), 7603-7610.
  9. Stephane Campidelli, Ester Vazquez, Dragana Milic, Maurizio Prato, Joaquin Barbera, Dirk M. Guldi, Massimo Marcaccio, Demis Paolucci, Francesco Paolucci and Robert Deschenaux: "Liquid-crystalline fullerene–ferrocene dyads" - J. Mat. Chem., 2004, 14, 1266-1272
  10. Susanna Bosi, Luigi Feruglio, Dragana Milic and Maurizio Prato: "Synthesis and Water Solubility of Novel Fullerene Bisadduct Derivatives"- Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2003, 4741-4747