Helena Virić Gašparić, PhD
Senior Assistant
Division for Phytomedicine
Department of Agricultural Zoology
Office location: 3rd Pavilion, ground floor, room 010
Phone: +385 1 239 3804
Email: hviric ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Consultations: Tuesday from 10 am to 12 pm
Academic qualifications
- 2010 - 2012: Master of Engineering in Phytomedicine
- 2006 - 2010: Bachelor in Engineering of Plant Protection
Employment and work experience
- 2013 - 2017: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
2017 - now: Assistant, Department of Agricultural Zoology
2015 - 2017: Professional Assistant, ESF project "Improving human capital by professional development through the research program in Plant Medicine," HR.3.2.01-0071
2014 - 2015: Professional Assistant, TEMPUS project "Lifelong learning for sustainable agriculture in Alps-Danube-Adriatic Region", 2013-4592/001-001
2013 - 2014: Professional Assistant, International Relations Office
Teaching
- Dizajniranje i analiza pokusa u zaštiti bilja (144423)
- Primijenjena entomologija (144422)
- Prirodni neprijatelji i načela biološkog suzbijanja (116648)
- Zoocidi (144060)
- Biološke osnove plodnosti tla (143872)
- Stručna praksa - Fitomedicina (250976)
- Zaštita ratarskih kultura od štetočinja (144064)
- Osnove fitomedicine (143787)
- Nova sredstva i metode suzbijanja kukaca (197044)
- Dobra istraživačka praksa u fitomedicini (197050)
- Plant pest management (146057)
- Zoocides (152074)
- Applied entomology (152068)
- Natural enemies and principles of biological control (159808)
- GreenTech solutions in pest management (226352)
Research interests
- Entomology
- Pests in arable and vegetable crops
- Integrated pest management
- Biological insecticides
- Phytopharmacy and ecotoxicology
- Residues of plant protection products
Training and research experience
- 2017/03/13 - 2017/05/16: Szent Istvan University, Poljska (scientific)
E-course "Introduction to Scientific Communication".
Supervizor: Zsuzsanna Heltai - 2016/11/01 - 2017/03/31: University of Sarajevo Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Sarajevo (scientific)
Mobility of Postgraduate Students within the Erasmus + Program, Key Activities 1 (KA107).
Supervizor: Prof. Nedžad Karić, PhD - 2016/06/01 - 2016/06/30: Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Plant Analysis and Stored Product Protection, Berlin (scientific)
Specialization in laboratory techniques on the determination of neonicotinoid residues in plant and animal samples.
Supervisor: Detlef Schenke, PhD - 2016/02/22 - 2016/02/26: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
Ground beetle (Carabidae) identification Workshop.
Supervisor: Teun van Gijzen - 2015/09/20 - 2015/09/25: University of Zagreb Faculty of Science (scientific)
Scientific Communication and Publishing Workshop.
Supervisors: Stephen Venn, PhD and Prof. Gabor Lövei, PhD - 2012/03/01 - 2012/06/29: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (scientific)
Mobility of graduate students under the CEEPUS program.
Supervizor: Prof. Hans Peter Kaul, PhD
Projects
scientific
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guideline for farm-specific rules for mitigating pesticide impacts while ensuring sustainable agriculture | LIFE+ | 2024/05/01 - 2025/10/01 | partner |
| Monitoring rezistentnosti štetnika: nove metode detekcije i učinkovite strategije upravljanja rezistentnošću | Croatian science foundation | 2017/03/01 - 2021/02/28 | coordinator |
| Monitoring rezistentnosti štetnih organizama na sredstva za zaštitu bilja u Republici Hrvatskoj (2018-2020.) | Ministarstvo poljoprivrede | 2018/01/01 - 2020/12/31 | coordinator |
| Unaprjeđenje ljudskog kapitala profesionalnim razvojem kroz istraživački program u fitomedicini | Europski socijalni fond | 2015/06/29 - 2016/09/29 | coordinator |
expert
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Povećanje konkurentnosti i osiguranje proizvodnje šećerne repe uvođenjem alternativnih i nepesticidnih metoda suzbijanja štetnika | VIP - Vijeće za istraživanja u poljoprivredi | 2016/06/30 - 2018/06/30 | coordinator |
teaching
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Agriculture in Alps-Adriatic Region | EU programi | 2013/12/01 - 2016/11/30 | coordinator |
Publications
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=360783
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=rvRk0GsAAAAJ&hl=en
Other professional activities
- 2010 - : Croatian Plant Protection Society
2010 - 2017: member
2017 - 2021: secretary / Organizing Committee
2021 - now: member - 2016 - : Croatian Entomological Society
2016 - now: member - 2016 - : International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC)
2016 - now: member - 2021 - : Society Zasadi stablo, ne budi panj
2021 - now: member