Laboratory for palynology

EQUIPMENT

• 5 Hirst type samplers for pollen and spores (4 “Lanzoni”, 1 “Burkard”)
• daily samplers for indoor airborne spores (“Lanzoni”)
• light Sistem Microscope "Olympus“ BX-51
• light Laboratory Microscope 'Olympus“ CX-31
• digital camera „Leica“ DFC320 and digital documentation system software
• 2 vacuum cleaners with high suction power for indoor allergen sampling
• literature: Aerobiology, Aeropalynology, Melissopalynology, Entomopalynology, Paleopalynology

• international certificates: 6^th Europian Basic Course on Aeropalynology, 6^th Advanced Aerobiology Course, “Aerobiology and health” NPARU (National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit, UK)
• membership in International Association on Aerobiology (IAA) since 2006
• members of the team for ragweed eradication
• accepted Masters thesis entitled as: “Characterization of aeropollen with longterm forecast of chosen types in Ruma”
• submitted PhD thesis entitled as: “Pollen as an indicator of environment quality”
• participation to: European Aeroallergen Network (EAN), European Information System on Pollen (EPI), Aeropollen Information System of Danube-Cris-Mures-Tisa Euroregion, MEDAERONET
• information of public on airborne pollen concentrations (reports for various media)
• Projects:
• “Monitoring of aeropollen in Novi Sad” funded by City municipality of Novi Sad, Secretariat for environment protection (2000-2008)
• “Monitoring of aeroallergens in Ruma”, funded by Provincial secretariat for environment protection and sustainable development (2003-2007)
• “Monitoring of indoor allergens in kindergartens in Novi Sad” funded by City municipality of Novi Sad, Secretariat for environment protection (2006)
• CEP (Center for Execllence Project) “Aerobiological research of Novi Sad and its surroundings” funded by WUS Austria (2003)
• BGP (Brain Gain Project) funded by WUS Austria (2005)
• CDP+ (Course Development Program) “Palynology” funded by WUS Austria (2006)
• SCOPES JRP “Monitoring and forecasting airborne ragweed pollen concentrations in the South-Eastern part of its European distribution” funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (2006-2008)
• organization of international regional meeting “Live without ragweed” (2003, 2005)
• participation in scientific meetings

• membership in International Honey Commission (IHC) since 2006
• participation in scientific meetings
• popularization of melissopalynology and its application
• members of the team for setting requirements for obtaining award “The best from Vojvodina”
• melissopalinological analysis of honeys (Honey festival Novi Sad 2002, 2003; “The best from Vojvodina award“ application)

• Research of pollen transport and pollen feeding in Syrphydae (Insecta: Diptera)
• participation in scientific meetings

- List of publications