NAME AND FAMILY NAMEIvana Aleksić (maiden name Mašić)
Employment Information:
2016. Assistant professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Cosmetology
University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy
2009. Teaching assistant
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Cosmetology
University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy
2007.Teaching associate
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Cosmetology
University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy
Education:
2013. PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology
University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy
Doctoral Dissertation: “The influence of formulation factors and process parameters on the characteristics of granulates obtained by melt granulation in fluid bed apparatus”
2015. Enrolment in Specialized Academic Studies – Industrial Pharmacy
University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy
2007. University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy
2001. Šabac High School “Vera Blagojević”
Training:
2013. Seminar “Fundamentals and Applications of Controlled Release and Drug Delivery” held by Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas, May 23rd, 2013, Belgrade, Serbia
2012.Tempus PQPharm Advanced Dissolution Seminar, November 24th, 2012, Belgrade, Serbia
2012.Tempus PQPharm Educational seminar: Supporting Quality Enhancement in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, June 11-12th, 2012, Belgrade, Serbia
2011.Tempus PQPharm Workshop “Use of Different Teaching Methods to Enhance Students Engagement and Creativity”, October 2nd, 2011, Bled, Slovenia
Academic awards and distinctions:
Scholarships:
2010 – 2011Scholarship for an exchange PhD – 6 months mobility period at Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, in the framework of the Basileus Project, funded by the European Commission.
Awards:
2012. Annual PhD student research award of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade
2010.Second poster presentation award in the session “Pharmaceutical Technology and Cosmetology” of the 5th Congress of Pharmacists of Serbia with International Participation
Teaching activities:
Integrated academic studies: Pharmaceutical Technology 2, Pharmaceutical Technology 3, Industrial Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicines
Member of the Committees for graduate theses: 26
Students’ research projects: Supervisor of students’ research projects. One of the research papers was awarded at the 51st Congress of Biomedical Science Students of Serbia with International Participation (2010)
Awards committee member in the session “Pharmacy and pharmacology” of the 49th Congress of Biomedical Science Students of Serbia with International Participation (2008)
Pharmacy Student Exchange Program: Supervisor of students’ research projects in the framework of the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) - Student Exchange Program (2011, 2012)
Textbooks:
Đuriš J, Cvijić S, Aleksić I. Farmaceutska tehnologija 3 (praktikum) Beograd: Univerzitet u Beogradu – Farmaceutski fakultet, (in press)
Parojčić J, Ibrić S, Đuriš J, Aleksić I, Čalija B. Odabrane farmaceutsko-tehnološke operacije, Multimedijalni priručnik, 2013.
Activities within the Faculty:
2012 – 2013 Member of the Accreditation Committee of the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy,
2012 – 2013Member of the Council of the fourth study year at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy
Activities within wider Academic Community:
- Member of the Pharmaceutical Association of Serbia
- Reviewer for scientific journals: International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology.
- Member of the 6th Festival of Science Creative team (November 29th to December 2nd, 2012)
- Member of the 5th Festival of Science Creative team (December 2nd to 4th, 2011)
Projects:
2011 – 2016 „Advanced Technologies for Controlled Release from Solid Drug Delivery Systems” (TR34007), project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia
2013 – 2015 „Linking Industry and Academia in Teaching Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacture (LIAT-Ph)”, Lifelong Learning Programme
2012 – 2013 Slovenia - Serbia bilateral project “Optimization of Fluid Bed Hot Melt Granulation” (651-03-1251/2012-09/43)
2010 – 2012 „Postgraduate Qualification in Pharmacy - The Way Forward”, Tempus Programme
2008 – 2010 “Development and Application of In Vitro and In Silico Methods for Biopharmaceutical Characterization of BCS Class 2 and Class 3 Drugs” (TR23015), project funded by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia
Publications:
Drašković M, Medarević Đ, Aleksić I, Parojčić J. In vitro and in vivo investigation of taste-masking effectiveness of Eudragit® E PO as drug particle coating agent in orally disintegrating tablets. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2016, in press. DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2016.1220572
Aleksić I, Đuriš J, Ibrić S, Parojčić J. An investigation into the usefulness of different empirical modeling techniques for better control of spray-on fluidized bed melt granulation. Int J Pharm 2015; 496(2): 627-635. DOI: 10.1016/ j.ijpharm.2015.11.001
Aleksić I, Đuriš J, Ilić I, Ibrić S, Parojčić J, Srčič S. In silico modeling of in situ fluidized bed melt granulation. Int J Pharm 2014; 466(1-2): 21-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.02.045.
Mašić I, Ilić I, Dreu R, Ibrić S, Parojčić J, Srčič S. Melt granulation in fluidized bed: a comparative study of spray-on versus in situ procedure. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2014; 40(1): 23-32. DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2012.744415.
Mašić I, Parojčić J, Đurić Z. Computational fluid dynamics: applications in pharmaceutical technology. In: Computer-aided applications in pharmaceutical technology. Ed. Đuriš J, Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomedicine No. 52, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, 2013, p. 233-260. (ISBN 1 907568 27 1)
Mašić I, Ilić I, Dreu R, Ibrić S, Parojčić J, Đurić Z. An investigation into the effect of formulation variables and process parameters on characteristics of granules obtained by in situ fluidized hot melt granulation. Int J Pharm 2012; 423: 202-212; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.12.013
Đuriš J, Medarević Đ, Krstić M, Vasiljević I, Mašić I, Ibrić S. Design space approach in optimization of fluid bed granulation and tablets compression process. The Scientific World Journal 2012; vol. 2012, ID 185085. DOI: 10.1100/2012/185085.
Aleksić I, Đuriš J, Cvijić S, Ibrić S, Parojčić J. Melt granulation as an alternative technique in solid dosage forms manufacture. Arh Farm 2015; 65: 159-177.
Mašić I, Ilić M, Petrović Lj, Trajković S, Homšek I, Parojčić J, Đurić Z. Comparative dissolution study of commercially available metformin hydrochloride immediate release tablets. Arh Farm 2009; 59: 279-293.
Mašić I, Mašić R, Parojčić J, Ibrić S, Đurić Z. Modifikacija uređaja tipa fluidizirajućeg sistema za izvođenje postupka granulacije topljenjem, Technical Solution, 2011.