Projects supported by WUS Austria at the FCUB

Projects supported by WUS Austria at the FCUB 2003 -2010

CEP 2002/03 � 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

CDP+ 2004 � 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

CDP+ 2005 � Course: � Teacher: � Objectives: � Financial support: ◦ Chemistry of Natural Products ◦ Prof. dr Ratko Jankov ◦ 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 � 16 900 EUR - WUS Austria � 8 050 EUR - MNTR Serbia

BGP+ � BGP+ for academic 2008/2009 � Topic: Selected topics in Enzymology: Applied Enzymology, a course for Ph. D students in Biochemistry � Teacher: dr Radivoje Prodanovic, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany � Host: Assoc. Prof. dr Ljuba Mandic, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, FCUB

MSDP 2009 � “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