[dr Jelena Dj. Trifkovic]

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

Phone:   011-3336766, 011-3336766

Phone (local):   766

Office:   547

Laboratory:   552

E-mail:   jvelicko@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on December 3, 1976 in Zemun, Serbia. Married. Speaks Serbian and English language.

Education and qualifications

1995-2001: 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)

2011-2013: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

2003-2007: Graduate assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2007-2014: Teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2014-2019: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2019-2024: Associate professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2024: Full professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

  • separation methods
  • liquid chromatography 
  • chemometrics
  • food analysis

Other activities

Member of the Board of the Faculty of Chemistry from September 29, 2020 till June 22, 2023.

Vice Dean of Academic Affairs from October 1, 2023.

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

Member by function of the Committee for Exams Recognition from October 1, 2023.

Member by function of the Committee for Monitoring and Improving the Quality of Teaching from October 1, 2023.

Member by function of the Publishing Center Council from October 12, 2023.

  • Member of Serbian Chemical Society (Secretary of Serbian Chemical Society since 2020)
  • Postdoctoral research: Laboratory for Food Analysis, National Institut of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia (June 2013-January 2014)

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Active projects:

  • 2022-2025: Twinning to address the PFAS challenge in Serbia (PFAStwin) – 101059534
    project type:   Horizon EU
    project is funded by: European Commission (Brusseles, Belgium)
  • 2023-2024: Valorization of dyes for food products from fruit waste and tops isolated using green extraction
    project type:   Cooperation with the Domestic Economy
    project is funded by: Program Ujedinjenih nacija za razvoj (UNDP) (Srbija, Serbia)

Finished projects:

  • 2010: Reinforcement of the Faculty of Chemistry, Uvinersity of Belgrade, towards becoming a centre of excellence in the region of West Balkans for molecular biotechnology and food research – FCUB-ERA 256716
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: European Union (Brusseles, Belgium)
  • 2011: – 172017
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2016: Reinforcement of bilateral institution towards becoming a leading institution of bee products authenticity   (principal investigator)
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i športa (Zagreb, Croatia), Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2016: Enhanced research capacity for reliable verification of bee products authenticity   (principal investigator)
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja (Belgrade, Serbia), Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i sporta (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
  • 2018: 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)
  • 2019: Updating the course curriculum of Food Analysis in the direction of controlling food safety and quality as well as determining authenticity and content of phytochemicals – 451-02-02004/29/2019-06
    project type:   National Development Projects
    project is funded by: Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2021: SKIN ANTI-AGEING POTENTIAL OF RUSSIAN AND SERBIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS (SAPORUS) – 6389927
    project type:   DIASPORA
    project is funded by: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)
  • 2020: Natural, non-alcoholic propolis extracts for the prevention of upper-respiratory-tract infections and immune system boost in children – PoC-5699
    project type:   Proof of Concept
    project is funded by: Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

Articles: 60,   Citations (without self-citations): 858,   h-index: 20
Selected publications:

  1. Dušanka M. Milojković-Opsenica, Jelena Ð. Trifković, Petar M. Ristivojević, Filip Lj. Andrić, Thin-layer chromatography in the authenticity testing of bee-products, Journal of Chromatography B, 1188 (1), 2022, 123068.
  2. Ivana Milenković, Ksenija Radotić, Jelena Trifković, Ljubodrag Vujisić, Vladimir P. Beškoski, Screening of semi-volatile compounds in plants treated with coated cerium oxide nanoparticles by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography, Journal of Separation Science, 2021, 1–9, 10.1002/jssc.202100145.
  3. Ristivojević Petar M, Trifković Jelena Đ, Andrić Filip Lj, Milojković-Opsenica Dušanka M, Recent trends in image evaluation of HPTLC chromatograms, Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies, (2020), 43(9-10), 291-299.
  4. Vesna Vasić, Slađana Đurđić, Tomislav Tosti, Aleksandra Radoičić, Dražen Lušić, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, Živoslav Tešić, Jelena Trifković, Two aspects of honeydew honey authenticity: Application of advance analytical methods and chemometrics, Food Chemistry, 2020, 305, 125457.
  5. Mirjana Mosić, Jelena Trifković, Irena Vovk, Uroš Gašić, Živoslav Tešić, Branko Šikoparija, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, Phenolic Composition Influences the Health-Promoting Potential of Bee-Pollen, Biomolecules, 2019, 9, 783 - 797.
  6. V. Vasić, U. Gasic, D. Stankovic,  D. Lusic,  D. Vukic-Lusic, D. Milojkovic-Opsenica,  Z. Tesic, J. Trifkovic, Towards better quality criteria of European honeydew honey: Phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity, Food Chemistry, 2019, 274, 629-641 .
  7. Đ. Krstić, V. Vukojević, J. Mutić, M. Fotirić Akšić, V. Ličina, D. Milojković-Opsenica, J. Trifković, Distribution of elements in seeds of some wild and cultivated fruits. Nutrition and authenticity aspects, Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture, 2018, 99, 546-554 .
  8. D. Milojković-Opsenica, F. Andrić, S. Šegan, J. Trifković, Ž. Tešić, Thin-layer chromatography in quantitative structure-activity relationship studies, Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies, 2018, 41, 272-281.
  9. P. Ristivojevic, I. Dimkic, E. Guzelmeric, J. Trifkovic, M. Knezevic, T. Beric, Y. Erdem,  D. Milojkovic-Opsenica, S. Stankovic, Profiling of Turkish propolis subtypes: Comparative evaluation of their phytochemical compositions, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2018, 95, 367-379 .
  10. Petar Ristivojević, Jelena Trifković, Dalibor M. Stankovića, Aleksandra Radoičić, Dragan Manojlović, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, Cyclic voltammetry and UV/Vis spectroscopy in combination with multivariate data analysis for the assessment of authenticity of poplar type propolis, Journal of Apicultural Research, 56 (2017) 559-568 .
  11. Petar Ristivojević, Jelena Trifković, Irena Vovk, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, Comparative study of different approaches for multivariate image analysis in HPTLC fingerprinting of natural products such as plant resin, Talanta, 162 (2017) 72–79. 
  12. Dušanka Milojković Opsenica, Petar Ristivojević, Jelena Trifković, Irena Vovk, Dražen Lušić, Živoslav Tešić, TLC Fingerprinting and Pattern Recognition Methods in the Assessment of Authenticity of Poplar-Type Propolis. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 54(7) (2016) 1077-1083.
  13. P. Ristivojević, F. Lj. Andrić, J. Đ. Trifković, Irena Vovk, Lj. Ž. Stanisavljević, Ž. Lj. Tešić, D. M. Milojković-Opsenica, Pattern Recognition Methods and Multivariate Image Analysis in HPTLC Fingerprinting of Propolis Extracts, Journal of Chemometrics, 28 (2014) 301-310.