[dr Uros M. Gasic]

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.

Researcher on the following projects:

  • 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

Knjige, poglavlja i revijalni radovi/Books, chapters and reviews:
  • Meland, M., Frøynes, O., Kviklys, D., Tešić, Ž., Gašić, U., Tosti, T., Fotirić Akšić, M. Plum cultivars grown in Norway. NIBIO Rapport, (2025), 11(5). ISBN: 978-82-17-03720-0. ISSN: 2464-1189.
  • 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:

  • Popović, N., Matekalo, D., Stojković, D., Skorić, M., Gašić, U., Božunović, J., Milutinović, M., Petrović, L., Nestorović Živković, J., Dmitrović, S., Anđelković, B., Dimitrijević, M., Banjanac, T., Hrustić, J., Mišić, D. Transient expression of PRISEs and Trichoderma-mediated elicitation promote iridoid production in Nepeta sibirica L.. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2025), 225, 109986.
  • Rajaković, M., Gašić, U., Bukvički, D., Pešić, M., Milinčić, D., Petrović, J., Shiraishi, C., Sofrenić, I., Stojković, D. Molecular diversity of bioactive compounds from horned melon peel: Solvent dynamics, antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and in silico interactions with virulence factors. Journal of Molecular Structure (2025), 1340, 142600.
  • Godjevac, D., Stanković Jeremić, J., Cvetković, M., Simić, K., Sofrenić, I., Anđelković, B., Ljujić, J., Popović, L., Gašić, U., Hoang, Y.-N., Huan, T., Ivanović, S. LC-MS-based metabolomics for detecting adulteration in Tribulus terrestris-derived dietary supplements. Food Chemistry-X (2025), 27, 102476.
  • Milinčić, D., Kostić, A., Lević, S., Gašić, U., Božić, D., Suručić, R., Ilić, T., Nedović, V., Vidović, B., Pešić, M. Goat’s milk powder enriched with red (Lycium barbarum L.) and black (Lycium ruthenicum Murray) goji berry extracts: Chemical characterisation, antioxidant properties and prebiotic activity. Foods (2025), 14(1), 62.
  • Marković, J., Salević-Jelić, A., Milinčić, D., Gašić, U., Pavlović, V., Rabrenović, B., Pešić, M., Lević, S., Mihajlović, D., Nedović, V. Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana L.) leaf juice encapsulated within polysaccharides-blend-based carriers: Characterization and application as potential antioxidants in mayonnaise production. Food Chemistry (2025), 464(Part 2), 141777.
  • Petrović, L., Filipović, B., Skorić, M., Šiler, B., Banjanac, T., Matekalo, D., Nestorović Živković, J., Dmitrović, S., Aničić, N., Milutinović, M., Božunović, J., Gašić, U., Mišić, D. Molecular background of the diverse metabolic profiles in leaves and inflorescences of naked catmint (Nepeta nuda L.). Frontiers in Plant Science (2024), 15, 1452804.
  • Fotirić Akšić, M., Pešić, M., Pećinar, I., Dramićanin, A., Milinčić, D., Kostić, A., Gašić, U., Jakanovski, M., Kitanović, M., Meland, M. Diversity and chemical characterisation of apple (Malus sp.) pollen: High antioxidant and nutritional values for both humans and insects? Antioxidants (2024), 13(11), 1374.
  • Umićević, S., Kukavica, B., Maksimović, I., Gašić, U., Milutinović, M., Antić, M., Mišić, D. Stress response in tomato as influenced by repeated waterlogging. Frontiers in Plant Science (2024), 15, 1331281.
  • Milinčić, D. Vidović, B., Gašić, U., Milenković, M., Kostić, A., Stanojević, S., Ilić, T., Pešić, M. A systematic UHPLC Q-ToF MS approach for the characterization of bioactive compounds from freeze-dried red goji berries (L. barbarum L.) grown in Serbia: phenolic compounds and phenylamides. Food Chemistry (2024), 465, 140044.
  • Kukavica, B., Škondrić, S., Trifković, T., Mišić, D., Gašić, U., Topalić-Trivunović, Lj., Savić, A., Velemir, A., Davidović-Plavšić, B., Šešić, M., Lukić, N. Comparative polyphenolic profiling of five ethnomedicinal plants and their applicative potential in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2024), 320, 117377.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Milinčić, D., Stanisavljević, N., Kostić, A., Gašić, U., Stanojević, S., Tešić, Ž., Pešić, M. Bioaccessibility of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Properties of Goat Milk Powder Fortified with Grape-Pomace-Seed Extract after In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion. Antioxidants (2022), 11(11), 2164.
  • 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.
  • 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.