University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

Ana Sedlarević Zorić

Research Assistant

Address: Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade

Telephone: (+381) 11 2078 465

Research area

  • Physiology and molecular biology of plants.
  • Plant biochemistry.
  • Antioxidative metabolism.
  • Biotic (plant-insect specific interactions) and abiotic (PAR, UV-B radiation) stress in plants.

Skills

  • Molecular biology techniques: DNA and RNA isolation, PCR, RT-PCR, agarose electrophoresis;
  • Biochemistry techniques: Protein purification and assays, electrophoresis (native, SDS and IEF), enzyme kinetics;
  • HPLC (determination of primary and secondary metabolites).
  • Biography
  • Projects
  • Selected publications

1.Work experience:

  • 2016–present: Research Assistant, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade.
  • 2014–2016: Research Trainee, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade.
  • 2012–2014: Volunteer, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade.

2.Education

  • 2013 – present: PhD student, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. Study group: molecular biology and physiology of plants;
  • 2012: MSc in Molecular biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade

3.Other professional activities

Memberships:

  • Serbian Plant Physiology Society

Current: 

  • 2020-2022: Participant in Bilateral project with Slovenia: “The usage of silicon fertilisation in order to mitigate the oxidative stress and to improve the resilience of barley subjected to UV and Drought”, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia and Slovenian Research Agency.

Past:

  • 2011-2019: Participant in III 43010: “Modulation of antioxidative metabolism in plants for improvement of plant abiotic stress tolerance and identification of new biomarkers for application in remediation and monitoring of degraded biotopes”, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
  1. Sedlarević Zorić, A., Morina, F., Toševski, I., Tosti, T., Jović, J., Krstić, O. and Veljović-Jovanović, S., 2019. Resource allocation in response to herbivory and gall formation in Linaria vulgarisPlant Physiology and Biochemistry135, pp.224-232;
  2. Sedlarević, A., Morina, F., Toševski, I., Gašić, U., Natić, M., Jović, J., Krstić, O. and Veljović-Jovanović, S., 2016. Comparative analysis of phenolic profiles of ovipositional fluid of Rhinusa pilosa (Mecinini, Curculionidae) and its host plant Linaria vulgaris (Plantaginaceae). Arthropod-Plant Interactions10(4), pp.311-322.