Dr. Branka Uzelac

Education levels:
• PhD in Experimental and Applied Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2012
• BSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2002

Academic career:
• Research Trainee, 2003
• Research Assistant, 2008
• Research Associate, 2013
• Senior Research Associate, 2020

Research area:
• Physiology, molecular biology and plant biotechnology
• Regeneration of endemic, medicinal and aromatic plant species – morpho-anatomical, histological and cytological aspects of morphogenesis in vitro
• Biology of plant secretion – survey of the different types of secretory structures of medicinal and aromatic plants (morpho-anatomical, ultrastructural and histochemical characterization)
• Evaluation of phytoremediation potential of different plant systems

Projects:
• 2003-2019 three national basic research projects, funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
• 2006-2007 bilateral scientific research project realized between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovenia
• 2011- management of project tasks within the framework of the IBISS Agreement with the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia

Memberships in scientific societies:
• Serbian Plant Physiology Society
• Serbian Microscopy Society
• Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB)
• International Association for Plant Biotechnology (IAPB)