Assoc. Prof. Martina Grdiša, PhD
Associate Professor
Division for Plant Sciences
Department of Plant Biodiversity
Office location: 2nd Pavilion, 3rd floor
Phone: +385 1 239 3623
Email: mgrdisa ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: croatian, english
Consultations: Tuesday from 12pm to 14pm
Academic qualifications
- 2006 - 2011: PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Morphological, Chemical, and Genetic Diversity of Dalmatian pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium /Trev./ Schultz Bip.) - 1998 - 2004: MSc
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Genetic modification of plants for resistance to insects and diseases
Employment and work experience
- 2006 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Seed Science and Technology
2015-now: Assistant professor
2006-2015: Young researcher-teaching assistant - 2004 - 2005: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Pomology
Expert associate
Teaching
- Repelentno i insekticidno bilje (143880)
- Očuvanje biljnih genetskih izvora (144328)
- Metode istraživanja u sjemenarstvu i rasadničarstvu (173800)
- Proizvodnja i prerada ljekovitih i aromatičnih kultura (144335)
- Ljekovito, aromatično i medonosno bilje (143958)
- Sjemenarstvo i rasadničarstvo energetskih kultura (197989)
Research interests
- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Insecticide and repellent plants
- Plant Genetic Resources Conservation
- Molecular methods in biodiversity analysis
Training and research experience
- 2017/12/04 - 2017/03/14: Asolutic, Milestone i LabTech (scientific)
Workshop: Application of microwave technology in the field of extraction and sample preparation - 2017/12/04 - 2016/01/23: Forum for Freedom in Education (teaching)
Active Learning and Critical Thinking in Higher Education - 2017/05/25 - 2017/05/25: AlphaChrom i Asolutic (scientific)
Workshop: Essential oils – isolation and chromatographic analysis - 2014/07/01 - 2014/07/01: National and University Library in Zagreb (scientific)
Workshop: Bibliometric library services 2- metric indicators of the journals - 2010/10/18 - 2010/10/22: University of Zagreb, Doctoral Studies And Programmes Office (scientific)
Workshop: Writing Effectively about your Research - 2008/04/14 - 2008/04/14: National and University Library in Zagreb (scientific)
Workshop: Secondary sources of scientific information: bibliographic and citation databases - 2007/05/07 - 2007/06/07: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty (scientific)
CEEPUS scholarship; Methods in Molecular Diversity Analysis. - 2006/12/11 - 2006/12/15: Ruđer Bošković Institute (scientific)
Course: Methods in DNA and RNA analysis - 2006/10/04 - 2006/10/06: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture and Croatian Botanical Society (scientific)
Advanced course: Molecular Diversity Analysis
Projects
scientific
development
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Očuvanje, održivo korištenje i razvoj genetskih izvora u poljoprivredi | Europski poljoprivredni fond za ruralni razvoj, strukturni fond | 2024/05/16 - 2024/12/31 | coordinator |
| Očuvanje, održivo korištenje i razvoj genetskih izvora u poljoprivredi | Europski poljoprivredni fond za ruralni razvoj 85%, Republika Hrvatska 15% | 2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 | coordinator |
university support
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upotreba mikrosatelitnih biljega kod bosiljka i dalmatinskog buhača | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
| Razvitak i upotreba mikrosatelitnih biljega za bosiljak i dalmatinski buhač | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
| Razvitak mikrosatelitnih biljega upotrebom različitih pristupa: genomne knjižnice, sekvence EST i sekvenciranje sljedeće generacije | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | coordinator |
| Razvoj novih molekularnih biljega i njihova upotreba u identifikaciji kultivara i populacijskoj genetici | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
- Jeran, N., Grdiša, M., Varga, F., Šatović, Z., Liber, Z., Dabić, D., Biošić, M. (2020). Pyrethrin from Dalmatian pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium/Trevir./Sch. Bip.): biosynthesis, biological activity, methods of extraction and determination. Phytochem Rev 10.1007/s11101-020-09724-2
Jug-Dujaković, M., Ninčević, T., Liber Z., Grdiša, M., Šatović, Z. (2020). Salvia officinalis survived in situ Pleistocene glaciation in 'refugia within refugia' as inferred from AFLP markers. Plant Syst Evol 306 (2): 10.1007/S00606-020-01665-9
Biošić, M., Varga, F., Dabić, D., Topalović, I., Šatović, Z., Grdiša, M. (2020). Matrix solid-phase dispersion optimization for determination of pyrethrin content in Dalmatian pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium /Trevir./ Sch. Bip.) by liquid chromatography. Ind Crop Prod 145. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111999
Ninčević, T., Grdiša, M., Šatović, Z., Jug-Dujaković, M. (2019). Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don: Taxonomy, biological activity, biochemical and genetic diversity Industrial crops and products 138: 111487. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111487
Grdiša, M., Radosavljević, I., Liber, Z., Stefkov, G., Ralli, P., Chatzopoulou, P. S., Carović-Stanko, K., Šatović, Z. (2019). Divergent selection and genetic structure of Sideritis scardica populations from southern Balkan Peninsula as revealed by AFLP fingerprinting Scientific Reports 9: 12767 10.1038/s41598-019-49097-x
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/283245?page=1&w_mentor=1
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qecrD2IAAAAJ&hl=en
Other professional activities
- 2016 - 2020: Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus / Scientific Editor for Plant Sciences
- 2006 - 2015: Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus / Young Editor