Marija Genčić (nee Denić) was born on September 1, 1985, in Niš (Serbia). After finishing BCs in Chemistry (2009) at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, she received her Ph.D. (2015) at the same Faculty working under the supervision of Professor Dr. Niko Radulović in the field of chemistry of natural products. She worked as a researcher and teaching assistant at the mentioned Faculty, and currently, she holds the position of Assistant Professor. During her studies, Marija received Silver Sign of the University of Niš, as the best-graduated student of the University for the 2008/09 school year in the field of mathematics and natural sciences, Annual Award of the Serbian Chemical Society for outstanding success during the studies and “Nenad M. Kostić Foundation” Award for the best university degree or master's thesis in chemistry at the universities in Serbia for the 2009/10 school year. A decade la