2003-2010

Objective: ◦ Creation of basic molecular biology laboratory for the purposes of

protein expression

Coordinator: ◦ Prof. dr Ratko Jankov

Outcome : ◦ During regular studies, both Chemistry and Biochemistry students are

learning structure and function of nucleic acids, both DNA and RNA, as well as its purification and structure elucidation. All these activities were based on the roughly prepared nucleic acid preparations. During the first CEP project supported by WUS, the Department of Biochemistry made a step forward to the contemporary biochemistry science through the active implementation of the molecular biology techniques predominantly aimed at the protein expression level.

Financial support: 11 062 EUR by WUS Austria

Package of three courses: ◦ Immunochemistry◦ Pathobiochemistry◦ Enzymology

Teachers: ◦ Prof. dr Ratko Jankov (coordinator) ◦ Assoc. Prof. dr Marija Gavrovic-Jankulovic◦ Assoc. Prof. dr Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic

Objectives: ◦ Improving teaching and examining methodology of the involved courses;◦ Modification and development of the courses content;◦ Modernizing laboratory practicals and research in the fields of enzymology,

pathobiochemistry and immunochemistry by purchasing laboratory equipment.

Financial support: 20 732 EUR - WUS Austria 6 500 EUR - MTR Serbia

Course: ◦ Chemistry of Natural Products

Teacher: ◦ Prof. dr Ratko Jankov

Objectives:◦ Improving teaching and examining methodology of the course◦ Improving quality of laboratory practicals and research in field

of natural products chemistry by purchasing an HPLC with electrochemical detection system

Financial support: 16 900 EUR - WUS Austria 8 050 EUR - MNTR Serbia

BGP+ for academic 2008/2009

Topic: Selected topics in Enzymology: Applied Enzymology, a course for PhD students in Biochemistry

Teacher: dr Radivoje Prodanovic, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany

Host: Assoc. Prof. dr Ljuba Mandic, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, FCUB

“Master in Biochemistry” study programme development

Coordinator: dr Tanja Cirkovic Velickovic Objectives:

◦ Creation of labor-market oriented curriculum in Biochemistry

◦ Establishment of Twinning with Plovdiv University◦ Creation of Molecular Biotechnology laboratory at the

FCUB Financial Support:

47 500 EUR - WUS Austria 25 000 EUR - MNTR Serbia