Prof. Valentina Pavić

Valentina Pavić is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia. She completed her Ph.D. studies in molecular biosciences at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in 2013. Then, she served as an Assistant Professor for scientific research work there. Her research interests focus on developing new antimicrobial agents from various sources to combat microbial resistance. She works with heterocyclic compounds, which exhibit a wide range of biological activities, and investigates the effects of different plant extracts on human pathogens. Additionally, she focuses on plant lipid metabolism, plant antioxidant compounds, and lipoxygenase inhibition. She is a member of the Croatian Society for Neuroscience, the Croatian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Croatian Chemical Society.