Historija Katedre
Katedra za farmakognoziju osnovana je 1975. godine i predstavlja jednu od najstarijih katedri na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu – Farmaceutskom fakultetu. Predmeti koji je čine dio su naučne discipline koja se izučava u visokoškolskim institucijama širom svijeta u kojima se stječu farmaceutska znanja i vještine već više od dva vijeka. Katedra je počela s radom u malom prostoru koji su sačinjavali praktikum, asistentska soba, laboratorij za hemiju droga i jedna nastavnička soba. Oprema za izvođenje laboratorijskih vježbi nabavljana je od samog početka rada Katedre i zadovoljavala je potrebe nastavnog procesa. Opremu su sačinjavali laboratorijski stolovi, analitičke vage, mikroskopi, aparat za destilaciju i uređaji za sušenje i usitnjavanje droga.
Na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu – Farmaceutskom fakultetu nastavni i istraživački proces iz oblasti farmakognozije vodili su eminentni profesori. Prvi nastavnik i šef Katedre bila je akademik prof. dr. Jela Grujić-Vasić do 1988. godine, a nakon toga u nastavni proces uključuju se nastavnici iz Beograda i Zagreba – prof. dr. Momčilo Gorunović i prof. dr. Danica Kuštrak. U zvanje docenta izabrane su Tamara Bosnić 1990. godine i Elvira Kovač-Bešović 1993. godine. Prof. dr. Elvira Kovač-Bešović vodila je Katedru do 2017. godine, kada kao redovni profesor odlazi u penziju.
Danas Katedra za farmakognoziju predstavlja jedinstvenu cjelinu koju čine kancelarijske prostorije, praktikum za mikroskopske vježbe, laboratorij za hemijske vježbe studenata, kao i laboratorij za istraživački rad nastavnika i saradnika. Laboratorije su opremljene savremenom opremom za ispitivanje ljekovitog bilja, uključujući laboratorijsku opremu i aparaturu za analizu biljnih sirovina po farmakopejskim propisima, pripremu i optimizaciju postupaka dobijanja ljekovitih biljnih pripravaka, izolaciju eteričnih ulja, separaciju i izolaciju pojedinačnih aktivnih principa za potrebe analitičkih i bioloških ispitivanja.
Nastavnici koji trenutno vode nastavni proces na Katedri su prof. dr. Kemal Durić, kao redovni profesor od 2021. godine, i prof. dr. Haris Nikšić, kao vanredni profesor od 2020. godine.
Na Katedri se izučavaju prirodni ljekoviti spojevi prisutni u biljkama, životinjama i mikrobima, s kopna i mora, a odnedavno istraživanja uključuju fitoterapiju i dodatke prehrani. Veliki broj biljnih vrsta predstavlja neiscrpan izvor za naučno istraživanje, a rezultati koji proistječu iz takvih istraživanja povećavaju mogućnost sigurnije upotrebe biljnih pripravaka u globalnoj zdravstvenoj zaštiti.
Nastavno osoblje Katedre tokom cijelog perioda njenog postojanja dalo je značajan doprinos u radu, vođenju, razvoju i unapređenju Fakulteta kroz aktivni rad dvaju dekana, prodekana za nastavu, voditelja doktorskog studija i mnogobrojne druge funkcije i aktivnosti.
Na Katedri se aktivno u nastavi i istraživačkoj djelatnosti koriste i govore: engleski, italijanski, njemački, mađarski, francuski i slovenački jezik.
Nastavno-naučno i stručno osoblje koje trenutno sudjeluje u nastavi
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Prof. dr. Kemal Durić |
Prof. dr. Haris Nikšić |
Irma Gušić, mr. ph. |
Emina Korić, mr. ph. |
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Nastavna djelatnost
Programi koji se izvode na Katedri u sklopu obaveznih predmeta i izbornih predmeta uključuju kvalitetno osmišljene programe koji idu u korak s najsavremenijim dostignućima iz navedenih oblasti, za studente integrisanog i trećeg ciklusa studija. Katedra predstavlja naučnu bazu za izvođenje teoretskog i praktičnog dijela nastave istraživanja na III ciklusu studija – doktorski studij i specijalizacije iz oblasti fitofarmacije u sklopu saradnje s Federalnim ministarstvom zdravstva.
U sklopu programa cjeloživotnog učenja na Katedri je organizirana Škola aplikativne fitoterapije, namijenjena laureatima biomedicinskih disciplina. Ima za cilj odgovoriti na sve veće zahtjeve od strane magistara farmacije, ljekara i drugih zainteresiranih koji rade u sektoru proizvodnje i primjene prirodnih produkata, kao i na potrebe stalne edukacije predviđene zakonom za ove profesije.
Nastavno osoblje Katedre doprinosi razvoju i učestvuje u provođenju nastavnog procesa za studente integrisanog i trećeg ciklusa studija na drugim javnim univerzitetima u Bosni i Hercegovini, Farmaceutskom fakultetu u Tuzli i na Univerzitetu “Džemal Bijedić” u Mostaru.
Pored navedenog nastavnici provode i organiziraju stalnu profesionalnu edukaciju iz oblasti fitoterapije i homeopatije za sve zdravstvene radnike u saradnji sa svim strukovnim udruženjima i komorama magistara farmacije. Također, nastavnici učestvuju kao predavači u programima cjeloživotnog učenja na univerzitetima u Ljubljani i Zagrebu.
Naučna i stručna djelatnost
Metaboliti iz prirodnih izvora kroz filogenetsko stablo uvijek su igrali važnu ulogu u farmaciji, fiziologiji, biohemiji, farmakologiji, otkrivanju novih lijekova i medicini. Njihova separacija, hemijska analiza i farmakološka/biološka aktivnost ključni su elementi savremene farmakognozije i to je čini visoko interdisciplinarnim područjem istraživanja.
To je razlog što je u naučnom i stručnom smislu Katedra ostvarila saradnju s velikim brojem drugih institucija u smislu baze za izradu magistarskih, doktorskih i specijalističkih teza, kao i naučnoistraživačkih projekata. U tom smislu na velikom broju interdisciplinarnih projekata koordinirano rade timovi koji uključuju osoblje s Katedre i Instituta za genetičko inženjerstvo i biotehnologiju, Univerziteta u Sarajevu – Veterinarskog fakulteta, Univerziteta u Sarajevu – Šumarskog fakulteta, Univerziteta u Sarajevu – Medicinskog fakulteta, s Fakulteta zdravstvenih studija Univerziteta u Ljubljani, Instituta za farmakognoziju Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Instituta za istraživanje prirodnih produkata Univerziteta Ilinois Chicago, Instituta za prirodne nauke Univerziteta u Trstu.
U sklopu stručne djelatnosti nastavnici s Katedre, specijalisti iz oblasti fitofarmacije, u saradnji s Federalnim ministarstvom zdravstva, daju stručna i naučna mišljenja za preparate na biljnoj bazi koji se registruju na području Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine.
Nastavno osoblje Katedre učestvovalo je u radu velikog broja komisija za izradu magistarskih, doktorskih i specijalističkih radova.
Prof. dr. Kemal Durić prvi je dobitnik Fulbright stipendije na Univerzitetu u Sarajevu – Farmaceutskom fakultetu, u sklopu koje je akademsku 2015–2016. godinu proveo kao istraživač na Farmaceutskom fakultetu Univerziteta Ilinois u Chicagu.
Prof. dr. Kemal Durić kao član Komisije za farmakopeju ispred Agencije za lijekove Bosne i Hercegovine bio je jedan od autora izrade prvog izdanja Farmakopeje Bosne i Hercegovine (2022).
Nastavno osoblje Katedre čine članovi Društva za istraživanje ljekovitih biljaka (engl. Society for Medicinal Plants and Natural Product Research (GA)).
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSY
History of the Department
The Department of Pharmacognosy was established in 1975 and is one of the oldest departments at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo. The courses comprising this Department are part of a scientific discipline studied at higher education institutions worldwide, where pharmaceutical knowledge and skills have been acquired for over two centuries. The Department started in a small space consisting of a laboratory, assistant's room, a drug chemistry laboratory, and one classroom. Equipment for carrying out practical work with students was procured from the beginning and satisfied the needs of the teaching process. The equipment included laboratory benches, analytical balances, microscopes, distillation apparatus, and devices for drying and grinding drugs.
At the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Pharmacy, the teaching and research process in the field of pharmacognosy was led by eminent professors. The first lecturer and head of the Department was academician Prof. dr. Jela Grujić-Vasić until 1988. Thereafter, professors from Belgrade and Zagreb, Prof. dr. Momčilo Gorunović and Prof. dr. Danica Kuštrak became involved in the teaching process. Tamara Bosnić was appointed an associate professor in 1990, and Elvira Kovač-Bešović in 1993. Prof. dr. Elvira Kovač-Bešović headed the Department until 2017 when she retired as a full professor.
Today, the Department of Pharmacognosy is a unified entity comprising office spaces, a laboratory for microscopy, analitical laboratory, and research laboratorie for preparation, extraction and isolation. The laboratories are equipped with modern equipment for testing medicinal plants, including laboratory equipment and apparatus for analyzing herbal materials according to pharmacopoeial standards, preparing and optimizing procedures for obtaining medicinal plant preparations, isolating essential oils, and separating and isolating individual active principles for analytical and biological studies.
The current staff leading the teaching process at the Department are Kemal Durić, appointed a Full Professor in 2021, and Haris Nikšić, appointed an Associate Professor in 2020.
The Department studies natural medicinal compounds present in plants, animals, and microbes, from land and sea. Recent research includes phytotherapy and dietary supplements. A large number of plant species represent an inexhaustible source for research, and the results from such studies increase the possibility of safer use of herbal preparations in global health care.
Throughout its existence, the teaching staff of the Department has significantly contributed to the work, management, development, and improvement of the Faculty through two deans, vice-deans for education, doctoral program coordinators, and numerous other functions and activities.
In teaching and research activities, the Department actively uses and teaches English, Italian, German, Hungarian, French, and Slovenian languages.
Teaching and professional staff currently involved in the teaching process
- Full Professor Elvira Kovač-Bešović, 1974–2017.
- Full Professor Kemal Durić, from 2001 until today
- Associate Professor Haris Nikšić, from 2007 until today
- Senior Assistant Irma Gušić, from 2017 until today
- Senior Assistant Emina Korić, from 2018 until today
Teaching activities
The programs offered by the Department within compulsory and elective courses include well-designed curricula that keep pace with the latest achievements in the mentioned fields, catering to students of integrated and third-cycle studies. The Department serves as a scientific base for conducting theoretical and practical parts of research and teaching in the third-cycle studies and specialization in Phytopharmacy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As part of the lifelong learning program, the Department organizes the School of Applied Phytotherapy, aimed at graduates in biomedical disciplines. Its goal is to meet the increasing demands of pharmacists, physicians, and others working in the production and application of natural products, as well as the ongoing educational requirements mandated by law for these professions.
The teaching staff of the Department contributes to the development and participates in the implementation of educational programs for students of integrated and third-cycle studies at other public universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the Faculty of Pharmacy in Tuzla and the University of „Džemal Bijedić“ in Mostar.
In addition, the instructors conduct and organize continuous professional education in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy for all healthcare workers in collaboration with professional associations and chambers of pharmacists.
Furthermore, the instructors participate as lecturers in lifelong learning programs at the Universities of Ljubljana and Zagreb.
Academic and professional activities
Metabolites from natural sources throughout the phylogenetic tree have always played a crucial role in pharmacy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, drug discovery, and medicine. Their separation, chemical analysis, and pharmacological/biological evaluation are key elements of modern pharmacognosy, making it a highly interdisciplinary area of research. This is why, from a scientific and professional standpoint, the Department has established collaborations with numerous other institutions, serving as a base for master's, doctoral, specialist theses, and scientific reasearch projects. In this regard, interdisciplinary teams collaborate on a large number of projects, including staff from the Department and the Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Sarajevo, the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Sarajevo, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sarajevo, the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, the Institute of Pharmacognosy at the University of Zagreb, the Institute for Research on Natural Products at the University of Illinois Chicago, and the Institute of Natural Sciences at the University of Trieste.
As part of their professional activities, teaching staff from the Department, specialists in the field of phytopharmacy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, provide expert and scientific opinions for plant-based products registered in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina area. The teaching staff of the Department have participated in the work of numerous committees for the preparation of master's, doctoral, and specialist theses. Kemal Durić, Full Professor, was the first recipient of the Fulbright scholarship at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo, during which he spent the academic year 2015–2016 as a researcher at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago. Kemal Durić, Full Professor, as a member of the Pharmacopoeia Commission representing the Agency for Medicines of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was one of the authors involved in the preparation of the first edition of the Pharmacopoeia of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2022).
The teaching staff of the Department are members of the Society for Medicinal Plants and Natural Product Research (GA).