KWS LOCHOW GMBH, Wohlde, Germany (6 months)

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1 PERSONAL INFORMATION Valentina Spanic Sex Female Year and place of birth 1981, Osijek, Croatia Nationality Croatian WORK EXPERIENCE May 2006 currently 2013-currently Agricultural Institute Osijek, Department for breeding and genetics of small cereal crops, Juzno predgradje 17, Osijek, Croatia Position - Scientific Associate (scientific tittle: scientific advisor) Position - Scientific Novice / Senior Assistant Position - Scientific Novice / Assistant June-July 2005 Agricultural Research Institute, Cereal Breeding Department, Martonvasar, Hungary (2 months) 2008/ /2013 March-August 2015 September January 2016 IFA-Tulln, Department for Agrobiotechnology, Austria (8 months) University of Minnesota, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, USA (8 months) KWS LOCHOW GMBH, Wohlde, Germany (6 months) University of Sydney, Plant Breeding Institute, Australia (4 months) European Union, Page 1 / 6

2 Main activities and responsibilities From I am responsible for one part of field activities and statistical analysis for wheat breeding purposes (Agricultural Institute Osijek) (plant breeder) At Agricultural Institute Osijek I am leading the production of Fusarium inoculum, research and field experiments on wheat inoculated with Fusarium species From 2010 at Agricultural Institute Osijek, Croatia-Member of Scientific Council of Agricultural Institute Osijek From 2014 I am president of Committee for improvement of Library activities at Agricultural Institute Osijek, Croatia 2012/ I was in charge for genotyping with SNPs markers (Biosciences Research Lab, USDA-ARS in Fargo, North Dakota) and work with statistical part on softwares I was in charge for screening material for wheat diseases under inoculum pressure and for experiment with hybrid wheat production by CHA method and to find germplasm for restoring fertility (KWS Germany) and for experiment with genetic diversity analysis 2015/ /2016 I am in charge for seedling gene postulation for yellow/stem/leaf rusts in one mapping population (Plant breeding institute, University of Sydney) European Union, Page 2 / 6

3 EDUCATION AND TRAINING PhD degree Topic of Phd Thesis: Variability in Fusarium resistance and genetic divergence in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes Interdisciplinary doctoral study Molecular Biosciences, University in Osijek and Dubrovnik and Rudjer Boskovic Institute in Zagreb (Croatia) -Dipl. ing. of agriculture Topic of master thesis: Yield and quality of winter wheat cultivars depending on the Fusarium spp. and disease protection Agricultural Faculty in Osijek University of J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek (Croatia) PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Croatian Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken Spoken interaction production English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 German A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Communication skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in an office environment and with external researchers, gained through experience while working in different scientific research teams. Experienced at giving presentations to large audiences. European Union, Page 3 / 6

4 Organisational / Managerial/ Job-related skills Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills. Good leadership (currently responsible for a team of 7 people) 7-9, April, 2008 Member of organizing committee of Plant breeding and biotechnology in the great Pannonian region-present and future needs, Agriculture Institute Osijek, Osijek and Beli Manastir Responsible for booking speaker Invited Reviewer (European Journal of Phytopathology, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, Genetics and molecular biology, 48th Croatian and 8th International Symposium on Agriculture, Journal of Plant Studies, Journal of Agricultural Science, 49th Croatian and 9th International Symposium on Agriculture, Cab reviews, 3Biotech, Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, Crop science, 8th International scientific/professional conference Agriculture in nature and environment protection, African Journal of Biotechnology, African Journal of Plant Science, African Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, Chemistry and Ecology, Cereal research Communications, SciTechnol, Genetika, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology, Molecular Breeding) The member of the Commission for defense of master thesis at Faculty of Food Technology Osijek 'Impact of Fusarium culmorum wheat infection on selected indicators of wheat malt quality', 2014; Co-supervisor of master thesis at Faculty of Food Technology Osijek- Influence of biotic stress caused by genus Fusarium spp. on FHB sensitive wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).genotype,. Member of editorial board of Journals: 1) Journal of Plant Genetics and Breeding, 2) Journal of Nutrition and 3) Metabolism Research, EC Nutrition, 4) Annals of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Journal Computer skills Driving licence - Computer course for PC operater (Spin studio Osijek; Croatia) -Proficient with Microsoft Office programmes, Outlook and Internet Explorer. Also competent with sector specific software packages for some statistical analysis. B category ADDITIONAL INFORMATION European Union, Page 4 / 6

5 Projects Publications As a leader: Croatian Sciene Foundation "Wheat breeding for resistance to FHB combined with mycotoxin analysis and antioxidant pathways " ( ) As a collaborator: 1) Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of The Republic of Croatia Development of new germplasm in breeding of quantitative traits in wheat ( )( ). 2) Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of The Republic of Croatia Genetics and breeding of quantitative traits in wheat ( )( ) 3) Bilateral cooperation Croatia-Slovenia Importance and role of forage legumes in sustainable agriculture and in the environment preservation ( ) 4) Osječko-Baranjska County "Impact of aflatoxins intensity to the wheat storage (2014/2015) Publications are listed at: University book of J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku: Valentina Španić (2016) Pšenica. Poljoprivredni institut Osijek.pg. 118 Co breeder in recognized varieties 1. Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina TATA MATA; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia 2. PEPELJUGA; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia 3. RUJANA; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia 4. BUBIMIR; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia 5. Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina ZVIZDAN ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina. PAVICA ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina. FIFI ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina. EL NINO ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina. BUBNJAR ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina. GALLOPER ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina. DAM DAJ ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Serbia Drezner, Georg; Dvojković, Krešimir; Španić, Valentina. DAM DAJ; National List of Wheat Varieties of the Republic of Croatia 2014 European Union, Page 5 / 6

6 Memberships 1. Croatian genetic society 2. European association for research on plant breeding (EUCARPIA) 3. Wheat Initiative 4. Society of agronomists Osijek 5. Member of Expert Working Group on Wheat Phenotyping (from 2014) Grants/Awards/Fellowships Student s scholarship from Ministry of Sciences, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia 2003/04 Chancelor's reward of J.J. Strossmayer University, Croatia 2004/05 Chancelor's reward of J.J. Strossmayer University, Croatia 2005 Iaeste exchange program 2008 Die Stipendien des Vereins der Freunde der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria 2008 Ceepus (Central european exchange programme for university studies) program 2009 Ceepus (Central european exchange programme for university studies) program 2012/2013 Fulbright scholarship program, The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State 2013 The award of twenty most excellent scientific novices in Croatia (Ministry of Sciences, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia) 2015 KWS-Borlaug stipendium, Germany 2015/2016 Go8/European fellowship, Australia European Union, Page 6 / 6