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Filip Štrbac

PhD in medicinal sciences – veterinary medicine

Research Associate

Department of Life Sciences

Address: Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade

E-Mail:

filip.strbac@imsi.bg.ac.rs

Links:

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2666-7992

Scopus ID: 57249139400

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Filip-Strbac

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=sr&user=A6aA-RYAAAAJ

Research area

Veterinary medicine (pharmacology and toxicology, parasitology and parasitic diseases, physiology), phytotherapy, essential oils, agronomy

Skills

Methodology of the examination of efficacy and toxicity of antiparasitic drugs in animals and detection of resistance; development of novel plant-based drugs and evaluation of the possibility of their use for various purposes in veterinary medicine and agronomy; computer programs: Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams), statistical packages: GraphPad Prism, Origin

  • Biography
  • Projects
  • Selected publications
  1. Work experience:
  • September 2023 – nowadays: Research Associate, Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade
  • October 2022 – August 2023: Research Assistant, Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade
  • May 2018 – April 2022: Scholarship researcher, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad

 

  1. Education:
  • October 2017 – March 2023: PhD studies of veterinary medicine at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad
  • October 2012 – September 2017: Integrated studies of veterinary medicine at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad
  • September 2008 – June 2012: Natural science and mathematics department at the high school „Jovan Jovanović Zmaj“, Novi Sad

 

  1. Awards and certificates:
  • Scholarship for PhD students, funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2018-2022)
  • Scholarship „Dositeja“ of the Fund for Young Talents, Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Serbia (academic year 2016/2017)
  • Scholarship of the Fund for Scholarships and Encouraging the Advancement of Gifted Students and Young Scientists and Artists, University of Novi Sad (academic year 2015/2016)
  • Student scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (academic year 2014/2015 and 2013/2014)
  • Charter for the best achievement in the fifth year of studies in the academic year 2016/2017 (best student of the generation), handed over on 20.11.2017.
  • Award for completed studies (for the overall average grade of 9.58) – Decree of the Senate of the University of Novi Sad, No. 04/29/4, 27.12.2018.

 

  1. Other professional activities
  • Work abroad (secondment) for one month as part of the Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE INTACT (Innovation in truffle cultivation, preservation, processing and wild truffle resources management) project, carried out at the CITA (esp. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria) Aragon, Zaragoza, Kingdom of Spain (October 2024)
  • Research stay entitled “Anthelmintic efficacy of selected plant extracts and combinations of selected essential oils against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep” carried out for three weeks at the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II and the Regional Center for Monitoring of Parasitic Diseases CREMOPAR, Eboli (SA), Republic of Italy (July 2024 – August 2024)
  • Work abroad (secondment) for one month as part of the Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE INTACT (Innovation in truffle cultivation, preservation, processing and wild truffle resources management) project, carried out at the CIA (ita. Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori regione) Umbria, Republic of Italy (October 2023)
  • Research stay entitled „Anthelmintic efficacy of selected essential oils against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes“, co-funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, carried out for 25 days at the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II and Regional Center for Monitoring of Parasitic Diseases CREMOPAR, Eboli (SA), Republic of Italy
  • Short-term scientific mission (STSM) entitled „The methodology of the diagnostics of parasitic infections and methods for evaluating the efficacy of antiparasitic drugs“ funded by COST Action COMBAR (Combating Anthelmintic Resistance in Ruminants – CA16230) carried out for 40 days at the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II and Regional Center for Monitoring of Parasitic Diseases CREMOPAR, Eboli (SA), Republic of Italy
  • Intern at the veterinary clinic of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad (February 2018-February 2019)
  • External expert for the remote evaluation of proposals for new COST Actions and monitoring of COST Actions (November 2021-today)

 

Courses taught:

  • Demonstrator in practical education on the subject „General clinical diagnostics“ at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad (October 2019-September 2020)

 

Editorial and Reviewer’s activity (journals, books, projects):

– British Journal of Pharmacology, 2024 (Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 24/278, IF2022 = 7.3, M21a)

– Phytotherapy Research, 2023 (Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 25/278, IF2022 = 7.2, M21a)

– Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022; 2023 (Veterinary Sciences 13/145, IF2021 = 3.471, M21a)

– Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 (Microbiology, 38/135, IF2022 = 5.2, M21)

– Molecules, 2025 (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 85/285, IF2023 = 4.2, M21)

– Veterinary Sciences, 2024 (Veterinary Sciences 29/144, IF2022 = 2.4, M21)

– Journal of King Saud University – Science, 2023; 2024 (Multidisciplinary Sciences, 22/72, IF2023 = 3.7, M22)

– Sustainability, 2025 (Environmental studies 51/128, IF2023 = 3.3, M22)

– Parasitology, 2024 (Parasitology 15/39, IF2023 = 2.1, M22)

– Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022 (Veterinary Sciences 53/145, IF2021 = 1.893, M22)

– Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2024 (Veterinary Sciences 95/142, IF2023 = 0.8, M23)

– Veterinary and Animal Science, 2022 (IF2022 = 1.5)

– Journal of Pathogens, 2024 (IF2023 = 1.1)

– Zbornik Matice srpske za prirodne nauke, 2024

 

Memberships:

  • Serbian Biochemical Society (September 2021-today)

Current: 

  • COST Action CA22109 – Medicinal plants for animal health care: Translating tradition into modern veterinary medicine (MedPlants4Vet), October 2023 – October 2027. MC member from Serbia, leader of working group 2 – Former and current registered HVMP (Herbal Veterinary Medicinal Products) in Europe and participant of working groups 1, 3 and 4
    https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22109/

 

  • COST Action CA23154 – Environmental impact of anthelmintics in livestock and alternatives to minimize their use (ENVIRANT), October 2024 – October 2028. MC member from Serbia and participant of working groups 1, 3, 4 and 5
    https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA23154/

 

  • COST Action CA22105 – Beekeeping products valorization and biomonitoring for the Safety of Bees and honey (BeSafeBeeHoney), September 2023 – September 2027. Participant of working groups 1 and 3
    https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22105/

 

Temporarly angement:

  • eco2adapt – Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Changemaking to Shape, Protect and Maintain the Resilience of Tomorrow’s Forests – European Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, Grant agreement No 101059498 (participant from February 2023 – December 2024)
    https://www.eco2adapt.eu/

 

  • INTACT – Innovation in truffle cultivation, preservation, processing and wild truffle resources management – European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, Grant Agreement No 10100762 (participant from September 2023 – December 2024)
    https://intactproject.eu

 

Past:

 

  • TR31062 – „Improvement of productivity and welfare of dairy cows by identification and exclusion of stress factors” – Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (participant as a PhD student with a scholarship)
  1. Štrbac F., Bosco A., Pušić I., Stojanović D., Simin N., Cringoli G., Rinaldi L., Ratajac R. (2022): The use of essential oils against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes. In book: Animal Health Perspectives, eds by Abbas R.Z., Khan A., Liu P., Salemi M.K. Unique Scientific Publishers, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Vol. I, p. 86-94. DOI: 10.47278/book.ahp/2022.12 (M14)
  2. Štrbac F., Krnjajić S., Stojanović D., Novakov N., Bosco A., Simin N., Ratajac R., Stanković S., Cringoli C., Rinaldi L. (2023): Botanical control of parasites in veterinary medicine. In book: One Health Triad, eds by Marcelino L.A., Abbas R.Z., Khan A., Younus M., Saeed N.M., Unique Scientific Publishers, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Vol. III, p. 215-222. DOI: 10.47278/book.oht/2023.98 (M14)
  3. Štrbac F., Krnjajić S., Simin N., Orčić D., Rinaldi L., Musella V., Castagna F., Ratajac R., Stojanović D., Thagfan F.A., Khalil F.M.A., Bosco A. (2024): In vitro anthelmintic potential of selected essential oils against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 44(4): 1053-1062. DOI: 10.29261/pakvetj/2024.295 (Veterinary Sciences 8/142, IF2023 = 3.8, M21a)
  4. Ratajac R., Pavlićević A., Petrović J., Stojanov I., Orčić D., Štrbac F., Simin N. (2024): In vitro evaluation of acaricidal efficacy of selected essential oils against Dermanyssus gallinae. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 44(1): 93-98. DOI: 10.29261/pakvetj/2023.123 (Veterinary Sciences 8/142, IF2023 = 3.8, M21a)
  5. Štrbac F., Krnjajić S., Stojanović D., Ratajac R., Simin N., Orčić D. Rinaldi L., Ciccone E., Maurelli M.P., Cringoli G., Bosco A. (2023): In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic efficacy of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) essential oil against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10:1232570. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1232570 (Veterinary Sciences 13/145, IF2021 = 3.471, M21a)
  6. Štrbac F., Krnjajić S., Maurelli M.P.M., Stojanović D., Simin N., Orčić D., Ratajac R., Petrović K., Knežević G., Cringoli G., Rinaldi L., Bosco A. (2023): A potential anthelmintic phytopharmacological source of Origanum vulgare (L.) essential oil against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep. Animals, 13: 45. DOI: 10.3390/ani13010045 (Veterinary Sciences 13/144, IF2022 = 3.0, M21a)
  7. Petrović K., Đoković R., Cincović M., Hristovska T., Lalović M., Petrović M., Majkić M., Došenković-Marinković M., Anđušić M., Devečerski G., Stojanović D., Štrbac F. (2022): Niacin status indicators and their relationships with metabolic parameters in dairy cows during early lactation. Animals, 12(12): 1524. DOI: 10.3390/ani12121524 (Veterinary Sciences 13/144, IF2022 = 3.0, M21a)
  8. Štrbac F., Bosco A., Maurelli M.P.M., Ratajac R., Stojanović D., Simin N., Orčić D., Pušić I., Krnjajić S., Sotiraki S., Saralli S., Cringoli G., Rinaldi L. (2022): Anthelmintic properties essential oils to control gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep – in vitro and in vivo studies. Veterinary Sciences, 9(2): 93. DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9020093 (Veterinary Sciences 29/144, IF2022 = 2.4, M21)
  9. Štrbac F., Krnjajić S., Ratajac R., Rinaldi L., Musella V., Castagna F., Stojanović D., Simin N., Orčić D., Bosco A. (2025): Anthelmintic activity of winter savory (Satureja montana L.) essential oil against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep. BMC Veterinary Research, DOI: 10.1186/s12917-025-04771-3 (Veterinary Sciences, 24/142, IF2023 = 2.3, M21)
  10. Štrbac F., Bosco A., Rinaldi L., Amadesi A., Stojanović D., Simin N., Orčić D., Pušić I., Krnjajić S., Ratajac R. (2021): Ovicidal potential of five different essential oils to control gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 41(3): 353-358. DOI: 10.29261/pakvetj/2021.026 (Veterinary Sciences, 57/145, IF2021 = 1.803, M22)
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