Dr. Nina Devrnja

Nina Devrnja received an MSc degree in 2008 from the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. In 2017 she received her PhD degree in Plant physiology and molecular biology from the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. Since 2012 she has fulltime employed at IBISS. Her research is focused on biotic interactions and resistance of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to insect pests with research activities framed within biocontrol approaches that imply induction of defence by bioeffectors and focused on essential oils and plant extracts as natural products for pest control. Recently, her group started investigating the potential of different essential oils for defence priming, a plant-responsive “memory” in which an EO, received by the host plant, is considered a warning signal that leads to induced defence.She is a member of the Serbian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS).