Prof. Dr. Zora Dajić-Stevanović received her bachelor's and PhD in Biology at the Faculty of Biology from the University of Belgrade. Postdoctoral studies in Plant stress physiology were accomplished at the University of Sussex, Brighton, and the Institute John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK as awarded by Royal Society Grant. She is a full professor and Head of the Applied Botany Department at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade. She was engaged as a national consultant and an international expert for biodiversity, medicinal plants, and plant genetic resources in several projects funded by USAID, FAO, GTZ, Traffic, and the World Bank. She is a member of several national and international expert groups, including the European Vegetation Consortium, and FAO Escorena group for Medicinal Plants. Since 2008 she has been President of the Association for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (AMAPSEEC). Her research topics mainly include: Crop and Vegetable Sciences; Aromatic Plants; phytochemistry; and phytosociology.