Dr Zaklina Kovacevic
Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours Class 1), University of Sydney - 2006
PhD (Medicine), University of Sydney - 2011
Dr. Kovacevic completed her PhD in 2011 at the University of Sydney, where she also undertook her post-doctoral studies, being supported by joint NHMRC and CINSW Early Career and Career Development Fellowships. Her PhD studies focused on developing a new class of metal-binding thiosemicarbazones as anti-cancer agents and elucidating their molecular mechanisms in numerous cancer types including pancreatic, prostate and breast cancers. This work facilitated the entry of lead agent, DpC, into ...
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Kovacevic Z., Beheshti E.H. Unlocking the potential of cancer associated fibroblasts to defeat pancreatic cancer. NHMRC Ideas Grant (2023-2025) $637,000
Kovacevic Z., Beheshti E.H. Sahni, S. and Timpson P. Identifying metabolic changes in pancreatic fibroblasts during development of pancreatic cancer to facilitate early detection. PanKind Innovator Grant 2023 $99,077
2017 Recipient of a 2016 Sydney Medical School Award for Excellence for Outstanding Early Career Researcher ($1500).
2016 Awarded the NSW Premier’s Award for Outstanding Cancer Research Fellow of the Year by the Cancer Institute of NSW ($20,000).
To find out more about my team's research activities and our current projects, you can visit our website.
My Research Supervision
Mr. Jiawei Chang (Kevin) – PhD student
Mr. Shafi Alenizi – PhD student
Miss. Yujie Li – PhD student
Mr. Mekonnen Sisay – PhD student
Miss. Balquees Kanwal – visiting PhD student