Professional Preparation:·      B. S., Field Crops, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 1991

·      M.S., Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 1996

·      Ph.D., Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2000

Appointments:Research

06. 2017-

Research scientist at Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Quedlinburg, Germany2005-5.2017 

8.1999-2004Senior scientist at Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Quedlinburg, Germany

Postdoctoral Fellow at IPK-Gatersleben, Germany10.’98-7.’99

1995 – 1997

1992 - 1995

Teaching

2015-  

2010-2014DAAD fellowship at the IPK-Gatersleben, Germany

Research Associate Breeder of Barley and Oat at the Center for Small Grains in Kragujevac; Serbia

Research Associate at the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding of the Faculty of Agriculture – Belgrade, Zemun, Serbia

Professor of genetics and plant breeding at the Faculty of ecological agriculture, at Educons University, Novi Sad, Serbia

Adjunct professor of genetics and plant breeding at the Faculty of ecological agriculture, at Educons University, Novi Sad, SerbiaResearch:

Molecular genetics of cereals with emphasis on plant breeding for resistance to biotic (virus, insects and fungi) and abiotic stress (cold and drought) stress, development of disease screening methods and the isolation of resistance/tolerance genes. Development and utilization of molecular markers for genetic mapping, QTL mapping, genome-wide (GWAS) and candidate gene association studies to biotic (virus, insects, nematodes and fungi) and abiotic (cold, drought, heat) stresses. Integration of sequencing, comparative mapping, genomics and bioinformatics tools for development of Galaxy workflows for use in plant breeding (NGS, GBS, RenSeq).

Teaching:

Taught two graduate courses: Plant Genetics and Plant Breeding, Mentored and trained 15 postdocs, MS, graduates, undergraduates and visiting scientists.

Selected Publications: Total – 57, of which research articles (47), book chapters (4), protocols (3), 180 are research abstracts presented at international or national conferences.

Synergistic Service Activities

·      ad hoc research proposal reviewers for the European Commission (HORIZON 2020), and for funding agencies of Israel, Czech Republic, Serbia and Bulgaria. Reviewer for more than 30 scientific journals.

·      Editor of PlosONE (2014-), Editor of The Crop Journal (2014-), Editor of Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2015-), Editor of Genetika-Belgrade (2013-), Research Topic Editor of Frontiers in Plant Science (2018 -).