Nives Kovacevic

Nives Kovacevic is a Biotech Scientist. She was born and educated in Knin, Croatia where she developed her love of science and music. After completing her Agronomy studies at University of Belgrade, Serbia, Nives was a high school teacher in her home town. After the teaching experience she moved to Greece and completed her graduate studies at MAICh (Crete) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She then continued with post doctoral training at UW Madison in maize epigenetics. Today Nives lives in Middleton, Wisconsin and enjoys hiking, swimming and skiing in the nearby bluffs, lakes and hills. The warm society and rich cultural life of Madison is a perfect environment her.