[dr Vesna B. Medakovic]

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

Phone:   011-3336605

Phone (local):   605

Office:   576

E-mail:   vesnam@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born January 1st, 1968 in Udbina. Married.

Education and qualifications

1991-1996: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1998-2003: Master of science studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2005-2012: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

1998: Associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1998-1999: Teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1999-2003: Graduate researcher / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2003-2013: Assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2013-2014: Scientific associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2014: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

Theoretical Chemistry of Transition Metal Complexes, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Noncovalent Interactions.

Other activities

Member of the Committee for Admision to Basic and Integrated Studies from June 9, 2016 till June 11, 2020.

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Finished projects:

  • 2011: – 172065
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

  1. Stojanovic, Srdan D.; Medakovic, Vesna B.; Predovic, Goran; Beljanski, Milos; Zaric, Snezana D. XH/pi interactions with the pi system of porphyrin ring in porphyrin-containing proteins. JBIC, Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (2007), 12(7), 1063-1071.
  2. Milcic, Milos K.; Medakovic, Vesna B.; Zaric, Snezana D. CH/pi interactions of pi-system of acetylacetonato chelate ring: Comparison of CH/pi interactions of Ni(II)-acetylacetonato chelate and benzene rings. Inorganica Chimica Acta (2006), 359(13), 4427-4430.
  3. Milcic, Milos K.; Medakovic, Vesna B.; Sredojevic, Dusan N.; Juranic, Nenad O.; Zaric, Snezana D. Electron Delocalization Mediates the Metal-Dependent Capacity for CH/pi Interactions of Acetylacetonato Chelates. Inorganic Chemistry (2006), 45(12), 4755-4763.
  4. Rakic, Aleksandra A.; Medakovic, Vesna B.; Zaric, Snezana D. Orientations of axially coordinated imidazoles and pyridines in crystal structures of model systems of cytochromes. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (2006), 100(1), 133-142.
  5. Dakovic, Aleksandra; Tomasevic-Canovic, Magdalena; Dondur, Vera; Rottinghaus, George E.; Medakovic, Vesna; Zaric, Snezana. Adsorption of mycotoxins by organozeolites. Colloids and Surfaces, B: Biointerfaces (2005), 46(1), 20-25.
  6. Medakovic, Vesna B.; Milcic, Milos K.; Bogdanovic, Goran A.; Zaric, Snezana D. C-H...pi interactions in the metal-porphyrin complexes with chelate ring as the H acceptor. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (2004), 98(11), 1867-1873.
  7. Bogdanovic, Goran A.; Medakovic, Vesna; Milcic, Milos K.; Zaric, Snezana D. Intramolecular C-H...pi interactions in metal-porphyrin complexes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2004), 5(4), 174-185.
  8. Medakovic, Vesna; Zaric, Snezana D. Theoretical study on orientations of axially coordinated imidazoles in model systems of cytochromes. Inorganica Chimica Acta (2003), 349, 1-5.
  9. Bogdanovic, G. A.; Medakovic, V. B.; Vojinovic, L. S.; Cesljevic, V. I.; Leovac, V. M.; Spasojevic-de Bire, A.; Zaric, S. D. Transition metal complexes with thiosemicarbazide-based ligands. Part XLI. Two crystal structures of cobalt(III) complexes with salicylaldehyde S-methylisothiosemicarbazone and theoretical study on orientations of coordinated pyridines. Polyhedron (2001), 20(17), 2231-2240.