Biography:

Danijela Ristic is a senior research associate in the Laboratory for Molecular Genetics and Physiology of Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje. She graduated at the University of Belgrade in the Faculty of Biology and obtained a PhD in Genetics in the same Faculty. The main research area involved the molecular makers application in plant breeding, as well as examination of the nutritional quality, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in maize.