Nikola Knežević


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

List of Publications