Education
2013. PhD in biotechnical sciences (plant and food protection). University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture.
Research interests
Detection, biology and epidemiology of fruit viruses and viroids.
Application of molecular methods for detection and characterization of fruit tree viruses and viroids.
Eradication of viruses using different techniques.
Certification in the production of fruit planting material.
Selected projects
Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
Conservation and plum pox virus eradication from Serbian autochthonous plum genotypes using cryotechniques, 2020–2022 – PI.
International projects
Determination of the optimal diagnostic method and molecular characterization of blackcurrant reversion virus (BRV) in Ribes sp., 2026–2028 – PI.
Effect of changing climate on the distribution and importance of economically important and newlydescribed viruses of Prunus species, 2026–2027– PI.
COST action CA21157 European Network for Innovative Woody Plant Cloning (COPYTREE), 2022–2026 – member.
Incidence and molecular diversity of economically important and newly characterized viruses of Rubus species in Slovenia and Serbia, 2020–2021 – PI.
Risk assessment of the emergence and further spreading of new Plum pox virus recombinants (Sharka disease), 2012–2013 – PI.
Containment of sharka virus in view of EU-expansion (SharCo) – FP7 program, 2008–2012 – researcher.
Ministry of education, science and technological development of the Republic of Serbia
TR–31064 The creation and preservation of genetic resources of continental species of fruit trees, 2011–2019 – researcher.
TR–31093 Influence of the variety and growing conditions on the content of bioactive components of berries and stone fruits and obtaining biologically valuable products with new and improved technologies, 2011–2019 – researcher.
Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management of the Republic of Serbia
Improvement of primary raspberry production through modification of applied agro and pomotechnical measures in orchards, 2021–2022 – PI.
Improving raspberry production in Serbia through the increase of the mother plantation capacity for the production of certified planting material, 2020–2021 – PI.
Certification of raspberry (Rubus ideaus L.) planting material, 2017–2018 – PI.
Study visits
Institute of Viticulture, Conegliano, Italy (2005).
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Moncada (Valencia), Spain (2008).
INRA-UMR BGPI, Montpellier, Francе, (2006, 2010, 2012 i 2013).
Memberships in scientific and professional associations
Plant Protection Society of Serbia
ICVF (International Council for the Study of Virus and other Graft Transmissible Diseases of Fruit Crops)
ISHS (International Society for Horticultural Science)
ECPGR (European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources)
Lecturing
University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak - master studies
