Dr Snežana Orčić
Assistant professor
ground floor, cabinet number 17 Department of Biology and Ecology Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad
+381-21-485-2797
snezana.orcic@dbe.uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Author ID: 35234402400
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0020-8763
EDUCATION
- 2020 PhD in Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2010 MSc in Biology (Module: Functional Biology), Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2007 BSc in Biology, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences
ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC AND PROFFESIONAL TITLE
- 2022- Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2021-2022 Teaching assistant with PhD, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2014-2021 Teaching assistant, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2011-2014 Research associate, Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
- 2008-2011 Research trainee, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad
TEACHING
- Biochemistry – II year of Bachelor studies in Biology and Ecology
- Basics of Molecular Biology – II year of Bachelor studies in Ecology
- Molecular Biology I – II year of Bachelor studies in Biology
- Mechanisms of Ecological Adaptations – IV year of Bachelor studies in Biology and Ecology
FIELD OF RESEARCH
- Biochemical response of insects to stress caused by various biotic and abiotic factors
- Oxidative stress and antioxidant protection
- Application of gas chromatography in biochemical research and food analysis
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Economically harmful insect species as alternative sources of proteins with antiviral and antimicrobial functions (AlterNATIVA), Project number: 142-451-2386/2022, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia (2022-2023)
- Molecular mechanisms of redox signalling in homeostasis, adaptation and pathology, Project number: 173014, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2012 – 2020)
- Honey bee diet supplementation with selected physiologically active substances: influence on antioxidant and immune system, Project number: 142-451-2862/2018, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia (2018 – 2019)
- Molecular basis of honeybees’ response to the presence of pollutants in the environment, Project number: 114-451-709/2015, Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia (2015 – 2016)
SELECTED REFERENCES
- Orčić S.M., Čelić T.V., Purać J.S., Vukašinović E.L., Kojić D.K. Acute toxicity of sublethal concentrations of thiacloprid and clothianidin to immune response and oxidative status of honey bees. Apidologie 53, 50 (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s13592-022-00959-w
- Ilijević K., Vujanović D., Orčić S., Purać J., Kojić K., Zarić N., Gržetić I., Blagojević D.P., Čelić T.V. Anthropogenic influence on seasonal and spatial variation in bioelements and non-essential elements in honeybees and their hemolymph. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 239, 108852 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108852
- Nikolić T.V., Kojić D., Orčić S., Vukašinović E.L., Blagojević D.P., Purać J. Laboratory bioassays on the response of honey bee (Apis mellifera) glutathione S-transferase and acetylcholinesterase to the oral exposure to copper, cadmium, and lead. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26(7), 6890-6897 (2019). DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3950-6
- Kojić D.K., Purać J.S., Nikolić T.V., Orčić S.M., Vujanović D., Ilijević K., Vukašinović E.L., Blagojević D.P. Oxidative stress and the activity of antioxidative defense enzymes in overwintering honey bees. Entomologia Generalis 39 (1), 33-44 (2019). DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2019/0743
- Orčić , Nikolić T.V., Purać J., Šikoparija B., Blagojević D.P., Vukašinović E., Plavša N., Stevanović J., Kojić D. Seasonal variation in the activity of selected antioxidant enzymes and malondialdehyde level in worker honey bees. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 165, 120–128 (2017). DOI: 10.1111/eea.12633
OTHER
- Member of the Serbian Biological Society and the Serbian Biochemical Society
- Erasmus+ coordinator for the Department of Biology and Ecology
- Student advisor for the Biology study program – module Molecular Biology
- Training:
- Attendance of numerous seminars in the field of pollutant analysis in biotic and abiotic samples;
- Study visit “Training Course of Biotechnology Application on Food Industries for Developing Countries”, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries (Beijing, China), April – June 2014.