Tanja Trakić - Associate Professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology and Ecology, University of Kragujevac. RESEARCH AREA: Scientific and research work in the field of ecology, biogeography, environmental protection, and zoology; Study of zoogeography, taxonomy, biodiversity, and conservation status of Lumbricidae (Annelida) of Serbia and the Balkans; Soil ecology; Determination of bioindicator endemic species, their role in ecosystems; Ecosystem’s relations (ecology of soil organisms, soil processes). EDUCATION: • PhD 2014 in Biological sciences. Field of research: Ecology, biogeography, and environmental protection. • Sc. 2004 Diploma in Biology and Ecology. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Scientific reviewer for the Biodiversa+; Reviewer of different journals (Biodiversity and Conservation, Land, Agronomy, Sustainability, Zootaxa, NWJZ, Biologia…), Mentor one doctoral dissertation and member of the commission of three doctoral dissertation; Mentor and member of the commission 9 diploma theses; Translator papers for Frontiers for Young Minds (German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv); The creation of the IUCN Red Lists and Red Books of Serbia (Oligochaeta); Participation in the development of the ErIK 2 web and mobile application. Participation in the GloWorm project; In 2022 in Lisbon (Portugal), Dr. Tanja Trakić was selected as a lumbricological expert for data control of lumbricides in Serbia and the Balkan.