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