Dr. Marija Tanasković

● Date and place of birth: April 28, 1982, Belgrade
● Research areas: population, conservation, and quantitative genetics

● Education:
o Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (2009-2016), Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
o Equivalent Master of Science in Biology (2001-2007), Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

● Employment history:
o 2011-2015: Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
o 2015-present: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković," Institute of National Importance for the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade

● Selected projects:
o "Dynamics of gene pools, genetic and phenotypic variability of populations in changing environmental conditions," basic research OI173012, funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, 2019, Project Participant
o "TEMEGENS - The effect of increased concentration of heavy metals in the environment on genetic structure and adaptive processes in natural populations of organisms" (contract No. 03-2019), strategic project of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2019–2020, Project Participant
o "Ecological and genetic research of Drosophila populations in the central Balkans," funded by the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2018-2020, Project Participant
o "Honey bees of Serbia, wild vs. managed colonies through the eyes of population geneticists (SERBHIWE)," funded under the PROMIS call of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (No. 6066205), 2020-2022, Project Participant
o "EUROPEAN DROSOPHILA POPULATION GENOMICS," funded by the ESEB – Special Topics Network (STN), Project Participant

● International scientific collaboration and mobility:
o DrosEU (http://droseu.net/genetic-of-populations-and-ecogenotoxicology-belgrade-drosophila-group/)

● Skills:
o Experienced researcher in laboratory and field work, skilled scientific communicator