Plant Molecular Biology

The Laboratory for Plant Molecular Biology (PMB) has been established by Vesna Maksimovic, PhD in 2002. Using different methodological approaches and various model organisms we investigate:

the cellular processes involved in plant stress response by generating CRISPR-Cas knockout and/or knockdown as well as overexpressing mutant lines of Arabidopsis thaliana;
sink-source interactions in variegated leaves in terms of carbon and nitrogen allocation and reactive oxygen species production related to photosynthetic activity;
mechanisms underlying the desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Ramonda serbica– the role of phenolic compounds, cell wall organization, and late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins;
abiotic stress in plants (high light intensity, UV-B radiation, drought and cold stress);
the leaf transcriptome and metabolome in maize with the aim to find novel molecular markers involved in low temperature and water deficit stress tolerance;
the cell-cell communications between plants and the plant growth promoting bacteria;
the molecular bases of important cellular processes: genome integrity protection, resistance to desiccation and recycling of oxidatively damaged biomolecules in Ustilago maydis;
genetic status and evolutionary history of agronomically important autochthonous plant crops and autochthonous breeds of domestic animals, as well as wild plant species using molecular-genetic/genomic analyzes, which are essential for their conservation and innovative use, and for better understanding the distribution and evolution of the biodiversity of the Balkan Peninsula.

Jelena Samardzic, Associate Research Professor
E-mail: jelena.samardzic@imgge.bg.ac.rs
Tel: +381 64 8044084
Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia

BIOGRAPHY

IMGGE work program for 2024 - Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, 451-03-66/2024-03/200042, 2024