Biography:

Dr. Marija Kostadinović has completed her PhD in Genetics at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She is working as a Senior Research Associate in the Laboratory for Molecular Genetics and Physiology at the Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje in Belgrade, Serbia. Her research focus is on the marker assisted selection for development of maize with high nutritive value. She is included in genetic characterization of maize lines, hybrids and populations, as well as in biochemical testing of the grain quality. Also, she investigates impact of biotic and abiotic stress on maize at the morphological, physiological and biochemical level.