Dragana Nikolić

Associate Research Professor
Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology

Institute of molecular genetics and genetic engineering (IMGGE),
University of Belgrade (UB)

Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
Mobile: +381 65 3976 414
Phone: +381 11 3976 414
Fax: +381 11 3976 414
E-mail: dragana.nikolic@imgge.bg.ac.rs

EDUCATION

2010 - PhD in Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biology (FB), UB (“Regulation of buckwheat metallothionein type 3 gene expression and protective role of MT3 protein in plant tissues under heavy metal stress“)
2005 - M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, FB, UB
2002 - B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Physiology, FB, University of Belgrade

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2020- present Associate Research Professor, Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology (LPMB), IMGGE
2010 – Assistant Research Professor, Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology (LPMB), IMGGE
2003 - 2010 - Research Assistant, LPMB, IMGGE
2002 - 2003 - Јunior researcher, LPMB, IMGGE

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Memeber of:

Serbian Biochemical Society

Serbian Society for Extracellular Vesicles (SrbEVs)

Guest Lecturer on Faculty of Biology, PhD studies, course “Cellular stress response” (2010)

RESEARCH INTEREST

Interactions between plants and plant growth promoting bacteria
Molecular mechanisms that underlie plant stress response
Silicon ameliorative effect on various abiotic stresses