Born: 22.02.1977. Odzaci, Serbia
ADDRESS:
Institute of Nuclear Sciences “VINCA”
Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics 020/2
P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia
telephone: +381 11 80 65 828
fax: +381 11 80 65 829
email: nikola.z.knezevic@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
- 2009. PhD. (Chemistry) Iowa State University, USA (“Functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for stimuli-responsive and targeted drug delivery “)
- 2003. MSc. (Inorganic Chemistry) Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia(“Synthesis and characterization of platinum(IV) complexes with semicarbazide based ligands”)
- 2001 BSc. (Chemistry) Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
PRESENT POSITIONS:
- 2015. Research associate at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”, Belgrade, Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics
- 2012-:Novi Sad, Serbia, as Assistant Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy
- Associate scientist at the Nanotechnology and Functional Materials Centre, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy University of Belgrade in the research project: “Synthesis, processing and applications of nanostructured multifunctional materials with defined properties (III 45019)”, funded by the Government of Serbia
PREVIOUS POSITIONS:
- 2015: CNRS-postdoc researcher at Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier
- 2014: Pole Chimie Balard Visiting professor at the University of Montpellier
- 2011-2012: CIBER-BBN postdoctoral fellow at Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 2010: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Houston
- 2004-2009: Research and teaching assistant, Iowa State University, Department of Chemistry
- 2001-2003: Research and teaching Assistant, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry
PROFESSIONAL INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE:
- Development of nanoparticle-based drug carriers for stimuli (pH, light, magnetic field…) responsive anticancer treatment
- Synthesis, characterization and surface functionalization of nanoparticles (silicon, silica, organosilica, iron-oxide, CdS, gold etc.) for biomedical applications
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY:
- Total number of referred articles: 18 (cumulative impact factor: 61.8)
- Citational profile (12/5/2016):
- Google Scholar: number of citation 338; h- index : 8
- Scopus: number of citation 309; h- index : 8
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS:
- Languages: fluent in English