Sofija Stupar

Education:
• Master, M.Sc. (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, module Molecular Biology and Plant Physiology, 2016)
• Bachelor, B.Sc. (Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, module Molecular Biology and Physiology, 2015)

Research interests:
• Allelopathic interactions of plants and other organisms (especially plant-to-plant communication via volatile organic compounds), as well as plant proteinase inhibitors, and their role in increasing resistance to abiotic stress.

Previous work experience:
• Student demonstrator/teaching assistant at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade (practical classes, Plant Physiology Course, 2016-2019)

Awards, recognitions, projects:
• Best poster presentation (1st place) for: Phytohormone profiling of the potato plants exposed to French marigold essential oil. 4th International Conference on Plant Biology and 23rd SPPS Meeting, Belgrade, Serbia, 2022 (presenting author)
• Best poster presentation (2nd place) for : Transcriptional profiling of starch metabolism in potato plants exposed to French marigold essential oil. Plant Biotechnology: Green for Good V international conference, European Federation of Biotechnology, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2019 (first author)
• Participation at 2018 and 2022 European Researchers’ Night (Horizon2020)
• Participation at 2018 and 2022 Fascination of Plants Day (European Plant Science Organization-EPSO)
• “Strength2Food – Strengthening European Food Chain Sustainability by Quality and Procurement Policy” (Horizon2020 project, data collection and analysis, 2017)
• "Biotechnology in vitro - cultivated, medicinal and endangered plant species" (Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia No. 173015)
• "The path to successful decarbonization with cassette green roofs" within the project "EU for Green Agenda in Serbia" (UNDP)

Memberships:
• Serbian Plant Physiology Society (DFBS), Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
• Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB), Bielefeld, Germany