Dr. Vera Vidaković

Dr. Vera Vidaković obtained her undergraduate and doctoral degrees at the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade. She completed her PhD at the Department of Ecology at IBISS and has been working there since 2011. Her research interests include the conservation of biodiversity in nature, sustainable development of society and the use of chemical and biochemical methods to study biodiversity. Dr. Vera Vidaković’s research focuses on investigating the chemodiversity of plants. In particular, she studies the variability of specialized metabolites in populations of plant species from natural habitats as indicators of ecological adaptations. Her research underlines the importance of chemodiversity studies for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem functioning, mitigating the effects of climate change, ensuring food and water safety.