Leader Assistant Professor Ivan Iliev, PhD Building 23 Office 202, Lab 236 Phone: + 359 (2) 979 37 54, + 359 (2) 979 21 09 Е-mail: crazyalgae@gmail.com

Field of Research

• Physiology and biochemistry of microalgae under optimal and stress conditions, including determination of metabolic and antioxidant enzymes activity.
• Isolation of new strains of microalgae, (including such from extreme habitats), physiological and biochemical characterization and assessment of their biotechnological potential.
• Novel technologies for algae biomass production and valuable products isolation.
• Characterization and testing of microalgae products with antibacterial, antifungal and antitumor activity.
• Agricultural application of microalgae.
• Maintenance and enrichment of algae collection.

Ongoing SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS

NATIONAL FUNDING

КP-06-Н26/5 “Production of biomethane from agricultural waste followed by cultivation of microalgae in the obtained digestate”.
2018-2022
Partners: IPPG – BAS
Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Liudmila Kabaivanova, PhD (IM-BAS)
Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Juliana Ivanova, PhD (IPPG – BAS)

КP-06-ОПР04/1 “Biorefinery approach for algae biomass transformation to high-added value compouns – from linear to circular economy”.
2018-2022
Partners: IPPG – BAS
Project Leader: Prof. Dragomir Yankov, PhD (IIC-BAS)
Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Juliana Ivanova, PhD (IPPG – BAS)

КP-06-Н21/8 „Mechanisms of recovery from drought and frost-induced desiccation: strategies for survival of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis“
2018-2022
Partners: ABI – Agricultural Academy; IBPhBME – BAS
Project coordinator: Prof. Katya Georgieva, PhD (IPPG – BAS)
Participant: Assist. Prof. Ivanina Vasileva, PhD (EA – IPPG – BAS)

DN 11/2 “Isolation, characterization and investigation of the antitumor properties of natural biologically active substances produced by bacteria and algae”.
2017-2021
Partners: IPPG – BAS; IM – BAS; IOC – BAS
Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Biliana Nikolova, PhD (IBFBME)
Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Juliana Ivanova, PhD (IPPG – BAS)

BILATERAL COOPERATION and international funding

Joint research project in the frame of exchange agreement between Bulgarian and Czech Academies of Sciences. Project topic: “Biodiversity and biotechnology of green and blue-green algae from hot springs“.
2020 – 2022
Partner organization: Centre for Algology at the Institute of Botany, CAS – Trebon, Czech Republic
Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Ivan Iliev, PhD (IPPG – BAS)

Young Scientists and Postdoctoral Projects

PMS 203/19.09.18 National program Young scientists and postdoctoral fellows: “Isolation and optimization of the productivity of biologically active substances from cyanoprokaryotes (blue-green algae)”.
2019-2021
Project Leader: Assist. Prof. Ivanina Vasileva, PhD (IPPG – BAS)

SUPPORTED PATENTS

Lukavsky J, Cepak V, Rezanka T, Petkov G, Furnadzhieva S, Iliev I, Andreeva R, Bankova V. 2010. The alga Trachydiscus minutus strain Lukavský et Přibyl 2005/1 which produce oils with a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Patent №: 302118/19.10.2010. Industrial Property Office – Journal № 42/2010, Prague, Czech Republic.

Scientific Achievements

Scientific Publications

RESEARCH TEAM

	Ivan Iliev – Assistant Professor, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-37 54, +359-2-979-21 09 Е-mail: crazyalgae@gmail.com Professional interests: Ecophysiology and biochemistry of algae from extreme environments, Biotechnology and large-scale biomass production of microalgae, low-molecular-weight metabolites (lipids, isoprenoids and fatty acids) from algae.
	Albena Ivanova – Associate Professor, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-37 45 Е-mail: albena55@yahoo.com Professional interests: Qualitative and quantitative changes in plant lipids and their fatty acids composition in response to different abiotic and biotic stress factors. Compounds with biological activity from algae.
	Gergana Marinova – Assistant Professor, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-21 82 Е-mail: gergana_gacheva@abv.bg Professional interests: Ecophysiology and biochemistry of microalgae, stress effects, intensive cultivation, phycobiliproteins, polysaccharides, antioxidant enzymes, biologically active substances of algae.
	Yuliana Ivanova – Associate Professor, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-21 18 Е-mail: juivanova@yahoo.com Professional interests: Algae cultivation, immobilization, interactions between bacteria and algae, biologically active substances from algae, purification of water and soils from heavy metals and organic pollutants.
	Svetoslav Alexandrov – Assistant Professor, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-37 45 Е-mail: saturn@gbg.bg Professional interests: Algae biotechnology, plant physiology, evolution of plants, space biology.
	Ivanina Vasileva – Assistant Professor, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-21 96 Е-mail: ivanina_vasileva1@abv.bg Professional interests: Microalgae, biochemical methods, activity of metabolic and antioxidant enzymes, abiotic stress, secondary metabolites.
	Tanya Toshkova-Yotova – Researcher, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-21 82 Е-mail: t_toshkova_yotova@abv.bg Professional interests: Physiology and biochemistry of microalgae, intense cultivation of microalgae, green microalgae, isolation of new algal strains, maintenance of algae collection, biologically active substances of algae.
	Liliana Gigova – Researcher, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-21 96 Е-mail: gigova01@gmail.com Professional interests: Biochemistry and physiology of microalgae; abiotic stress; activity of metabolic and antioxidant enzymes; antibacterial, antifungal and antitumor activity; biologically active extracts and metabolites of microalgae.
	Plamen Pilarski – Researcher, PhD Phone: +359-2-979-21 93 Е-mail: psp@bio.bas.bg; pilarski0160@gmail.com Professional interests: Physiology and biochemistry of algae, green algae, blue-green algae, biologically active substances from microalgae, isolation of new algae strains, biotechnology, cultivation techniques, large scale cultivation.

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