Irina Vaseva
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Associate Professor Irina Vaseva, PhDBuilding 21, Office 222; Lab 121 ORCID: 0000-0003-3117-7274 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Plant hormones, ethylene, cytokinins, cell type specificity of hormonal signaling and crosstalk, dehydrins, expression of stress-inducible proteins.
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES
- 1997, MSc, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Biology, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2007, PhD, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Sofia, Bulgaria
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- 2018– continuing: Associate Professor, IPPG-BAS
- 2010 – 2018: Assistant Professor, IPPG – BAS
- 2005 – 2009: Assistant researcher, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology – BAS
- 2000 – 2005: PhD Student, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology – BAS
- 1999 (May-December): Researcher, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology – BAS
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- July 2014 – June 2017: Post-Doctoral position, Ghent University, Department of Biology, Functional Plant Biology Group, Prof. Dominique Van Der Straeten lab, Gent, Belgium
- August 2012 – July 2013: Sciex Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Universität Bern, Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Urs Feller lab, Bern, Switzerland
- February 2009 – August 2010: Post-Doctoral position, Ghent University, Department of Physiology, Hormonal Signaling and Bioimaging Unit, Prof. Dominique Van Der Straeten lab, Gent, Belgium
- June 2002 – May 2003: Marie Curie Fellowship for PhD students, National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Molecular Research Group, Cambridge, United Kingdom
PROJECTS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS
| 2024 – 2027 | Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science КП-06-Н71/12 – 10.07.2024 “Cell-type specificity of ethylene signaling in response to drought (ETIDRO)”, Project leader |
| 2022 – 2025 | Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science КП-06-Н66/7 “Comparative analysis of the physiological effects of melatonin on Bulgarian wheat varieties with different drought resistance”, Project participant |
| 2022 – 2024 | Project HormOnDrought: Physiological and molecular mechanisms of phytohormones-mediated drought stress tolerance, 2022-2024, Joint Research Project between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Lithuanian Academy of Science Project coordinator IPPG-BAS |
| 2020 – 2023 | Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science КП-06-Н36/3 – 30.09.2020 “Assessment of the physiological responses of wheat and triticale to soil drought and waterlogging after routine application of selective herbicide”, Project participant |
| 2020 – 2023 | Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science КП-06-Н36/2 – 29.09.2020 „Leguminous crops in Bulgaria – a source of useful additional proteinaceous substances“, Project participant |
| 2018 – 2020 | Joint Research Project between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), Belgium (VS.078.18N) “Cell type specificity of ethylene signaling in plant responses to abiotic stress”, Project coordinator from BAS |
| 2017 – 2020 | Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (DН11/8): Small NudC proteins: effective regulators of development and stress tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana, Project participant |
| 2016 – 2019 | Research grant DН06/12 from NSF – Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science: Study on adaptive mechanisms to drought in Bulgarian winter wheat varieties,Project participant |
| 2013 – 2014 | Project BG051PO001-3.3.06-0025, Bulgaria’s Human Resources Development operational programme ” Support for training and development of young competitive experts in the field of physiology, phytochemistry, genomics, proteomics and biodiversity of eukaryotic organisms”, mentor |
| 2012 – 2013 | Project 11.113 “Identification of Dehydrin Types involved in Abiotic Stress Responces in Trifolium repens -IDAST”, SCIEX–NMSch (Scientific Exchange Programme between the New Member States of the EU and Switzerland), Universität Bern, Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Prof. Urs Feller lab, Bern, Switzerland, principal researcher |
| 2011 – 2013 | Project DNTC 01-12/13.12.2011 “Regulation of proteolysis under water stress in di- and monocotyledonous plants” (REPRODIMO), Project coordinator and participant |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Subdivision of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
- Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB)
PARTICIPATION IN EDITORIAL BOARDS OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
- Frontiers in Plant Science (section ”Plant Abiotic Stress” and section „Crop and Product Physiology”): Review Editor
- Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (section ”Agroecology and Ecosystem Services”)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Total number of publications: 48
Publications with WoS IF: 36
Total IF (Web of Science): 99.272
Citations: > 1040 (WoS and Scopus); > 1660 (Google Scholar)
h-index (WoS и Scopus): 16
van Hooren M, van Wijk R, Vaseva II, Van Der Straeten D, Haring M, Munnik T. 2024. Ectopic expression of distinct PLC genes identifies ‘compactness’ as a possible architectural shoot strategy to cope with drought stress. Plant and Cell Physiology, 65, 6, 885-903.
Vaseva II, Sergiev I, Todorova D, Urbutis M, Samuolienė G, Simova-Stoilova L. 2024. Combined Pretreatment with Bioequivalent Doses of Plant Growth Regulators Alleviates Dehydration Stress in Lactuca sativa. Horticulturae, 10, 6, 544.
Urbutis M, Vaseva II, Simova-Stoilova L, Todorova D, Pukalskas A, Samuoliene G. 2024. Drought Protective Effects of Exogenous ABA and Kinetin on Lettuce: Sugar Content, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, and Productivity. Plants, 13, 12, 1641.
Vaseva II, Petrakova M, Blagoeva A, Todorova D. 2023. Divergent cross-adaptation of herbicide-treated wheat and triticale affected by drought or waterlogging. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 15, 12503.
Jankovska-Bortkevič E, Jurkonienė S, Gavelienė V, Šveikauskas V, Mockevičiūtė R, Vaseva I, Todorova D, Žižytė-Eidetienė M, Šneideris D, Prakas P. 2023. Dynamics of polyamines, proline, and ethylene metabolism under increasing cold in winter oilseed rape. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 14, 11402.
Vaseva II, Simova-Stoilova L, Kostadinova A, Yuperlieva-Mateeva B, Karakicheva T, Vassileva V. 2022. Heat-stress-mitigating effects of a protein-hydrolysate-based biostimulant are linked to changes in Protease, DHN, and HSP gene expression in maize. Agronomy, 12, 5, 1127.
Vaseva II, Ivanova K, Simova-Stoilova L. 2022. Bowman-Birk protese inhibitor gene expression in Phaseolus vulgaris – organ specificity and induction under abiotic stresses. Annual of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Faculty of Biology, 107, 4, 61-71.
Vaseva II, Simova-Stoilova L, Kirova E, Mishev K, Depaepe T, Van Der Straeten D, Vassileva V. 2021. Ethylene signaling in salt-stressed Arabidopsis thaliana ein2-1 and ctr1-1 mutants – A dissection of molecular mechanisms involved in acclimation. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 167: 999-1010.
Vaseva II, Mishev K, Depaepe T, Vassileva V, Van Der Straeten D. 2021. The Diverse Salt-Stress Response of Arabidopsis ctr1-1 and ein2-1 Ethylene Signaling Mutants Is Linked to Altered Root Auxin Homeostasis. Plants, 10 (3), 452.
Velinov V, Vaseva I, Zehirov G, Zhiponova M, Georgieva M, Vangheluwe N, Beeckman T, Vassileva V. 2020. Overexpression of the NMig1 Gene Encoding a NudC Domain Protein Enhances Root Growth and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 815.
Vassileva V, Vaseva I, Dimitrova A. 2019. Expression profiling of DNA methyltransferase genes in wheat genotypes with contrasting drought tolerance. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 25, 5, 845-851
Vaseva II, Qudeimat E, Potuschak T, Du Y, Genschik P, Vandenbussche F, Van Der Straeten D. 2018. The plant hormone ethylene restricts Arabidopsis growth via the epidermis. PNAS, 115,17
Vaseva II, Vandenbussche F, Simon D, Vissenberg K, Van Der Straeten D. 2016. Cell type specificity of plant hormonal signals: case studies and reflections on ethylene. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 63 (5): 577-586
Vaseva II, Zehirov G, Kirova E, Simova-Stoilova L. 2016. Transcript profiling of serine-and cysteine protease inhibitors in Triticum aestivum varieties with different drought tolerance. Cereal Research Communications, 44 (1): 79-88
Feller U, Vaseva II. 2014. Extreme climatic events: impacts of drought and high temperature on physiological processes in agronomically important plants. Frontiers in Environmental Science, doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2014.00039
Vaseva I, Anders I, Yuperlieva-Mateeva B, Nenkova R, Kostadinova A, Feller U. 2014. Dehydrin expression as a potential diagnostic tool for cold stress in white clover. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 78: 43-48
Vaseva I, Anders I, Feller U. 2014. Identification of dehydrin subclasses involved in drought response of Trifolium repens. Journal of Plant Physiology, 171: 213-224
Vaseva I, Feller U. 2013. Natural antisense transcripts of Trifolium repens dehydrins. Plant Signaling & Behaviour, e27674
Vaseva I, Akiscan Y, Simova-Stoilova L, Kostadinova A, Nenkova R, Anders I, Feller U, Demirevska K. 2012. Аntioxidant response to drought in red and white clover. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 34 (5): 1689-1699
Vandenbussche F, Vaseva I, Vissenberg K, Van Der Straeten D. 2012. Ethylene in vegetative development: a tale with a riddle. Tansley review. New Phytologist, 194: 895-909
Vaseva I, Sabotic J, Sustar-Vozlic J, Meglic V, Kidric M, Demirevska K, Simova-Stoilova L. 2011. The Response of Plants to Drought Stress – The Role of Dehydrins, Chaperones, Proteases and Protease Inhibitors in Maintaining Cellular Protein Function. In: Droughts: New Research, Chapter 11, Editors: Diogo F. Neves and João D. Sanz, ©2011 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-62100-769-2
Vaseva I, Akiscan Y, Demirevska K, Anders I, Feller U. 2011. Drought stress tolerance of red and white clover – comparative analysis of some chaperonins and dehydrins. Scientia Horticulturae, 130: 653–659
Grigorova B, Vaseva I, Demirevska K, Feller U. 2011. Combined drought and heat stress in wheat: changes in some heat shock proteins. Biol Plantarum, 55 (1): 105-111
Grigorova B, Vaseva I, Demirevska K, Feller U. 2011. Comparative study of HSP expression after individually applied and combined drought/heat stress in wheat plants. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 33 (5): 2041-2049
Vaseva II, Grigorova BS, Simova-Stoilova LP, Demirevska KN, Feller U. 2010. Abscisic acid and LEA profile changes in winter wheat under progressive drought stress. Plant Biology, 12 (5): 698–707
Simova-Stoilova L, Vaseva I, Grigorova B, Demirevska K, Feller U. 2010. Proteolytic activity and cysteine protease expression in wheat leaves under severe soil drought and recovery. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 48(2-3): 200-206
Vaseva I, Todorova D, Malbeck J, Travničkova A, Machačkova I. 2009. Mild temperature stress modulates cytokinin content and cytokinin oxidase/ dehydrogenase activity in young pea plants. Acta Agronomica Hungarica, 57(1): 33–40
Todorova D, Vaseva I, Malbeck J, Trávníčková A, Macháčková I, Karanov E. 2007. Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase activity as a tool in gibberellic acid/cytokinin cross talk. Biol Plantarum, 51 (3): 579-583
Todorova D, Vaseva-Gemisheva I, Petrov P, Stoynova-Bakalova E, Alexieva V, Karanov E,, Smith A, Hall M. 2006. Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) activity in wild and ethylene-insensitive mutant eti5 type of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh plants and the effect of cytokinin N1-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N2-phenylurea on enzymatic activity and leaf morphology. Acta Physiol Plant, 28 (6): 613-617
Todorova D, Genkov T, Vaseva-Gemisheva I, Alexieva V, Karanov E, Smith A, Hall M. 2005. Effect of temperature stress on the endogenous cytokinin content in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh plants. Acta Physiol Plant, 27 (1): 13-18
Vaseva-Gemisheva I, Lee D, Karanov E. 2005. Response of cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase expression and specific activity to drought stress and herbicide treatments in pea leaves. Plant Growth Regul, 46: 199-208
Vaseva-Gemisheva I, Sergiev I, Todorova D, Alexieva V, Stanoeva E, Lachkova V, Karanov E. 2005. Antagonistic effects of triazolo[4, 5-d]pyrimidine and pyridylurea derivatives on cytokinin-induced cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase activity in young pea plants. Plant Growth Regul, 46: 193-197
