Dr. Slavica Ninković

Education:
• PhD in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2002
• MSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 1992
• BSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Belgrade, 1986

Employment history:
• Plant Physiology Department, the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"- National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 1988-present.

Research field:
• Plant physiology, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, plant genetic engineering, plant-insects' interactions, allelopathy

International mobility:
• Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, USA, 1992
• Plant Tissue Culture Lab, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, 1993-1994

Awards and Grants:
• UNESCO fellowship, 1992

Research leadership and participation in project administration:
• Head of Plant Physiology Department, 2017- present

International scientific collaboration:
• Collaboration with Dr. Ann Smigocki, Plant Pathology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, USA, 1992-2020
• Collaboration with Dr. Václav Motyka, Institute for Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, 2005-present

Scientific community:
• National correspondent of the International Association for Plant Biotechnology (IAPB), 2006-present
• Member of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB), the Serbian Plant Physiology Society, the Serbian Biological Society