Uroš M. Gašić, Ph.D.

Phone:   011-3336734, 011-3336831, 011-3336764

Phone (local):   734, 831, 764

Office:   511

Laboratory:   509, 517, 519

E-mail:   urosgasic@chem.bg.ac.rs, urosgasic@gmail.com

Personal Web site:   http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5384-8396

Personal data

Born on November 24, 1986 in Šabac, Serbia. Parents: Miodrag Gašić and Dragica Gašić, born Šarčević. Married with Ivana Gašić, born Milutinović. Son Vukašin, daughter Mina. Speaks Serbian and English language. Currently employed as Principal Research Fellow at the Department of plant physiology of the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" (IBISS), National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade.

Education and qualifications

2005-2011: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2011-2012: Master academic (MSc) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2012-2017: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

2012-2019: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2018: Senior research associate / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

• Food Chemistry
• Chromatographic Methods
• Mass Spectrometry
• Plant secondary metabolites

Awards and merits

December 5, 2019: Medal for the scientific zeal and success of the Serbian Chemical Society as an expression of recognition for the results of research in the field of food chemistry with an emphasis on the analysis of secondary plant metabolites

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society from 2011.

Member of Serbian Plant Physiology Society from 2019.

• 2019 (May-August) Postdoctoral Training at the Department of Food Chemistry of National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia, in research group of Irena Vovk, PhD
• Over 160 published original research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 2 book chapters.
• Number of citations: 3461 (h index – 34); without self-citations: 3042 (h index – 31)
• First author of 11 scientific papers, corresponding author of 15 scientific papers.

Researcher on the following projects:

• 2022-2025: Omics-guided disentangling of the iridoid diversity in the genus Nepeta L. for in planta metabolic engineering towards sustainable exploitation (NEPETOME); GRANT No. 7749433; project type: National (IDEAS); project is funded by: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia)
• 2024-2027: Strengthening Translational Research for Improved Metabolic Health (STRIMHealth); project type: International (Twining HORIZON); project is funded by: European Commission
• 2024-2027: China - Comparative Analysis of High-Quality Germplasm Resources in China and Serbia: A Study on the Efficacy Components of Traditional Herbal Medicine Using Spatiotemporal Multidimensional Technology, project type: International; project is funded by: Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Republic of Serbia and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the People's Republic of China

Participation in research projects

Active projects:

• 2017-2027: NIBIO project – 10209
  project type:   International

Representative references

• Gašić, U., Ćirić, I., Radulović, S., Pejčić, T., Radenković, D., Djordjević, V., Tešić, Ž. Polyphenols as possible agents for pancreatic diseases. Antioxidants (2020), 9(6), 547.
• Pejčić, T., Tosti, T., Džamić, Z., Gašić, U., Vuksanović, A., Dolićanin, Z., Tešić, Ž. The polyphenols as potential agents in prevention and therapy of prostate diseases. Molecules (2019), 24(21), 3982.
• Tešić, Ž., Gašić, U., Milojković-Opsenica, D. Polyphenolic profiles of fruits grown in Serbia (Chapter 3), Jayaprakasha, G.K., Patil, B.S., and Gattuso, G. (Eds.): Advances in Plant Phenolics: From Chemistry to Human Health, ACS Symposium Series (2018), 1286, 47-66. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. ISBN: 9780841232969.
• Gašić, U., Milojković-Opsenica, D., Tešić. Ž. Polyphenols as Possible Markers of Botanical Origin of Honey. Journal of AOAC International (2017), 100(4), 852-861.
• Natić, M., Dabić Zagorac, D., Gašić, U. Extraction and Analysis of Ellagic Acid and Ellagitannins from Various Food Sources (Chapter 1), In Brewer, E. (Ed.): Ellagic Acid: Food Sources, Potential Role in Human Health and Antioxidant Effects (2016), 1-50. Nova Science Publishers Inc., NY, USA. ISBN: 9781634856584.

Noviji radovi/Recent papers:

• Alimpić Aradski, A., Oalđe Pavlović, M., Janošević, D., Todorović, S., Gašić, U., Mišić, D., Plevljakušić, D., Šavikin, K., Marin, P., Giweli, A., Duletić-Laušević, S. Leaves micromorphology, chemical profile, and bioactivity of in vitro propagated Nepeta cyrenaica (Lamiaceae). Phytochemical Analysis (2023), 34(6), 661-679.
• Brkljača, N., Đurović, S., Milošević, S., Gašić, U., Panković, D., Zeković, Z., Pavlić, B. Sequential extraction approach for sustainable recovery of various hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) bioactive compounds. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy (2023), 35, 101213.
• Marković, T., Čutović, N., Carević, T., Gašić, U., Stojković, D., Xue, J., Jovanović, A. Paeonia peregrina Mill. petals as a new source of biologically active compounds: chemical characterization and skin regeneration effects of the extracts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023), 24(14), 11764.
• Kostić, A., Milinčić, D., Špirović Trifunović, B., Nedić, N., Gašić, U., Tešić, Ž., Stanojević, S., Pešić, M. Monofloral corn poppy bee-collected pollen- a detailed insight into phytochemical composition and antioxidant properties. Antioxidants (2023), 12(7), 1424.
• Mattoo, A., Cavigelli, M., Mišić, D., Gašić, U., Maksimović, V., Kramer, M., Kaur, B., Matekalo, D., Nestorović Živković, J., Roberts, D. Maize metabolomics in relation to cropping system and growing year. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2023), 7, 1130089.
• Gašić, U., Banjanac, T., Šiler, B., Božunović, J., Aničić, N., Milutinović, M., Dmitrović, S., Skorić, M., Nestorović Živković, J., Petrović, L., Todorović, M., Živković, S., Matekalo, D., Filipović, B., Lukić, T., Mišić, D. Variation in the chemical profiles of three foxglove species in the central Balkans. Frontiers in Plant Science (2023), 14, 1155297.
• Božunović, J., Ivanov, M., Petrović, J., Gašić, U., Nakarada, Đ., Milutinović, M., Aničić, N., Giba, Z., Mišić, D., Stojković, D. Solvent system-guided extraction of Centaurium spicatum (L.) Fritch provides optimized conditions for the biological and chemical characteristics of the herbal extracts. Pharmaceuticals (2023), 16(2), 245.
• Milutinović, M., Nakarada, Đ., Božunović, J., Todorović, M., Gašić, U., Živković, S., Skorić, M., Ivković, Đ., Savić, J., Devrnja, N., Aničić, N., Banjanac, T., Mojović, M., Mišić, D. Solanum dulcamara L. berries: a convenient model system to study redox processes in relation to fruit ripening. Antioxidants (2023), 12(2), 346.
• Katanić Stanković, J., Đorović Jovanović, J., Mišić, D., Gašić, U., Nikles, S., Marković, Z., Bauer, R. UHPLC-MS Phytochemical Profiling and Insight into Bioactivity of Rabelera holostea (Greater Stitchwort) Extract. Molecules (2023), 28(3), 1274.
• Đorđevski, N., Uba, A.I., Zengin, G., Božunović, J., Gašić, U., Ristanović, E., Ćirić, A., Nikolić, B., Stojković, D. Chemical and biological investigations of Allium scorodoprasum L. flowers extracts. Pharmaceuticals (2023), 16(1), 21.
• Krstić, Đ., Ristivojević, P., Gašić, U., Lazović, M., Fotirić Akšić, M., Milivojević, J., Morlock, G., Milojković-Opsenica, D., Trifković, J. Authenticity assessment of cultivated berries via phenolic profiles of seeds. Food Chemistry (2023), 402, 134184.
• Bugeja Douglas, A., Nešović, M., Šikoparija, B., Radišić, P., Tosti, T., Trifković, J., Russi, L., Attard, E., Tešić, Ž., Gašić, U. Melissopalynology analysis, determination of physicochemical parameters, sugars and phenolics in Maltese honey collected in different seasons. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society (2022), 87(9), 983-995.
• Fotirić Akšić, M., Nešović, M., Ćirić, I., Tešić, Ž., Pezo, L., Tosti, T., Gašić, U., Dojčinović, B., Lončar, B., Meland, M. Polyphenolics and chemical profiles of domestic Norwegian apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) cultivars. Frontiers in Nutrition (2022), 9, 941487.
• Nedić, N., Nešović, M., Radišić, P., Gašić, U., Baošić, R., Joksimović, K., Pezo, L., Tešić, Ž., Vovk, I. Polyphenolic and Chemical Profiles of Honey from the Tara Mountain in Serbia. Frontiers in Nutrition (2022), 9, 941463.
• Filipović, B., Skorić, M., Gašić, U., Dragićević, M., Božunović, J., Matekalo, D., Nestorović Živković, J., Banjanac, T., Šiler, B., Bohanec, B., Mišić, D. Spatial and temporal patterns of secoiridoid and xanthone biosynthetic pathways during early development of Centaurium erythraea Rafn, as altered by ploidy level. Industrial Crops and Products (2022), 186, 115146.
• Petrova, D., Gašić, U., Yocheva, L., Hinkov, A., Yordanova, Z., Chaneva, G., Mantovska, D., Paunov, M., Ivanova, L., Rogova, M., Shishkova, K., Todorov, D., Tosheva, A., Kapchina-Toteva, V., Vassileva, V., Atanassov, A., Mišić, D., Bonchev, G., Zhiponova, M. Catmint (Nepeta nuda L.) Phylogenetics and Metabolic Responses in Variable Growth Conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science (2022), 13, 866777.
• Skorić, M., Ćirić, A., Budimir S., Janošević D., Anđelković, B., Todosijević, M., Todorović, S., Soković, M., Glamočlija, J., Tešević, V., Gašić, U., Mišić, D., Kanellis, A. Bioactivity-guided identification and isolation of a major antimicrobial compound in Cistus creticus subsp. creticus leaves and resin “ladano”. Industrial Crops and Products (2022), 184, 114992.
• Devrnja, N., Šajkunić, S., Gašić, U., Cingel, A., Stupar, S., Tubić, Lj., Savić, J. UHPLC-OrbiTrap MS Characterization of Phenolic Profiles in French Marigold Extracts and Analysis of Their Antifeedant Activity against Colorado Potato Beetle. Plants (2022), 11(3), 407.
• Brčić Karačonji, I., Jurica, K., Gašić, U., Dramićanin, A., Tešić, Ž., Milojković-Opsenica, D. Comparative Study on Phenolic Fingerprint and Antioxidant Activity of Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo L.) Leaves and Fruits. Plants (2022), 11(1), 25.
• Ivanov, M., Božunović, J., Gašić, U., Drakulić, D., Stevanović, M., Rajčević, N., Stojković, D. Bioactivities of Salvia nemorosa L. inflorescences are influenced by the extraction solvents. Industrial Crops and Products (2022), 175, 114260.
• Nešović, M., Gašić, U., Tosti, T., Horvacki, N., Nedić, N., Sredojević, M., Blagojević, S., Ignjatović, Lj., Tešić, Ž. Distribution of polyphenolic and sugar compounds in different buckwheat plant parts. RSC Advances (2021), 11(42), 25816-25829.
• Aničić, N., Gašić, U., Lu, F., Ćirić, A., Ivanov, M., Jevtić, B., Dimitrijević, M., Anđelković, B., Skorić, M., Nestorović Živković, J., Mao, M., Liu, J., Tang, C., Soković, M., Ye, Y., Mišić, D. Antimicrobial activity of two Nepeta species endemic for Balkan Peninsula and of their major iridoids against selected food-borne pathogens. Pharmaceuticals (2021), 14(5), 414.
• Aničić, N., Patelou, E., Papanikolaou, A., Kanioura, A., Valdesturli, C., Arapitsas, P., Skorić, M., Dragićević, M., Gašić, U., Koukounaras, A., Kostas, S., Sarrou, E., Martens, S., Mišić, D., Kanellis, A. Comparative metabolite and gene expression analyses in combination with gene characterization revealed the patterns of flavonoid accumulation during Cistus creticus subsp. creticus fruit development. Frontiers in Plant Science (2021), 12, 619634.
• Kostić, A., Milinčić, D., Stanisavljević, N., Gašić, U., Lević, S., Kojić, M., Tešić, Ž., Nedović, V., Barać, M., Pešić, M. Polyphenol bioaccessibility and antioxidant properties of in vitro digested spray-dried thermally-treated skimmed goat milk enriched with pollen. Food Chemistry (2021), 351, 129310.
• Abramović, B., Uzelac, M., Armaković, S., Gašić, U., Četojević-Simin, D., Armaković, S. Experimental and computational study of hydrolysis and photolysis of antibiotic ceftriaxone: Degradation kinetics, pathways, and toxicity. Science of the Total Environment (2021), 768, 144991.
• Stojković, D., Drakulić, D., Schwirtlich, M., Rajčević, N., Stevanović, M., Soković, M., Gašić, U. Extract of herba Anthrisci cerefolii: Chemical profiling and insights into anti-glioblastoma and antimicrobial mechanisms of actions. Pharmaceuticals (2021), 14(1), 55.