Jelena Jadzic

Prof. Dr. Jelena Jadzic

Center of Bone Biology, University of Belgrade- Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
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Biography

Jelena Jadzic, MD, PhD, is a postdoctoral research associate at the Center of Bone Biology and an assistant professor of human anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade (FMUB). She completed her PhD in Skeletal Biology in 2022 and received an award for one of the best PhDs defended at the FMUB. Further, she received several international research awards. Jelena has published over 35 papers in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals. She is a proud member of the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Academy and the Next Generation Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BMAS) Committee. She serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and Bone Reports and is a reviewer for numerous high-impact scientific journals. Jelena has been engaged in the micro-scale assessment of bone alterations in aged patients with various conditions, with a particular focus on chronic liver diseases and substance abuse. Thus, her teaching activities are in skeletal biology, human anatomy, and biomedical engineering. At the same time, her research interests mainly include bone fragility, chronic liver disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and the use of novel techniques in bone research (for example, 3D printing and AI in bone diagnostic and therapeutic strategies).  Lastly, she is a skilled scientific illustrator focused on generating reliable biomedical graphics.

Affiliations

University of Belgrade- Faculty of Medicine

Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia

Center of Bone Biology

Honors and Awards

honor

BMAS-IFMRS Future Global Leaders Award 2025

Bone Marrow Adiposity Society Summer School

For oral presentation titled: “Vertebral bone marrow adiposity and osteocyte lacunar network alterations in men with class 1 obesity: postmortem histomorphometric assessment” (P16) during 3rd Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BMAS) summer school 2025, online event, 2025

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ECTS 2025 Academy Basic Poster Forum Award

European Calcified Tissue Society Academy

For oral presentation titled: “Deteriorated micro-scale vertebral properties in men with class 1 obesity: postmortem bone quality assessment” (P027) during 52nd ECTS, Innsbruck, Austria, 2025

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Best PhD thesis award for the 2021/2022 academic year

Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Best PhD thesis award for the 2021/2022 academic year, FMUB, Belgrade, Serbia, 2023

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BRS 2021 New Investigator Award

Bone Research Society (BRS)

For the oral presentation titled: “The assessment of mechano-structural properties in the femoral neck sampled from obese cadaveric men: a pilot study” during BRS 2021 online conference, 2021

Experience

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Belgrade- Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

01 Jun 2023 - present

University Lecturer

University of Belgrade- Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

01 Jul 2018 - present