From 15.-19. October 2018, dr. Gabriela Vuletin Selak participated at OLIVEBIOTEQ 2018, the 6th international conference on the olive tree and olive products organized in Seville, Spain. During the conference, dr. Gabriela Vuletin Selak presented her research under the title ‟An improved method for high-quality DNA extraction from olive embryos – plant tissue rich in polyphenols and polysaccharides” and had opportunity to share and discuss her work with prominent scientists from olive growing area.

The aims of conference were to bring together the latest advances and knowledge in the areas of breeding and propagation; reproductive and molecular biology, genomics and biotechnology; crop response to biotic and abiotic stresses and crop management; economics of the olive crop and olive products; table olive and olive oil quality, authenticity, technology and by-products; and nutrition and health.