Доцент д-р Гергана Михайлова Блок 21, Офис 305, Лаб. 116 Тел. (+359 2) 979 26-88; (+359 2) 979 26-36 E-mail: mihailova.gergana.k@gmail.com; gmihailova@bio21.bas.bg ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6006-6720 SCOPUS Author ID: 6507123439 ResearcherID: AAE-2856-2021 Research Gate: Gergana_Mihailova

ОБЛАСТ НА НАУЧНИ ИНТЕРЕСИ

Фотосинтеза, хлорофилна флуоресценция, възкръсващи растения, абиотичен стрес, защитни механизми, антиоксидантна система, генна експресия, експресия на протеини.

ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ, НАУЧНИ СТЕПЕНИ И АКАДЕМИЧНИ ДЛЪЖНОСТИ

Образование

• 2004 г. – Бакалавър по Молекулярна биология, Биологически факултет, СУ „Св. Кл. Охридски“
• 2006 г. – Магистър по Биохимия, Биологически факултет, СУ „Св. Кл. Охридски“

Научна степен

• 2012 г. – ОНС „Доктор”, научна специалност “Биохимия”, ИФРГ-БАН

Академични длъжности

• 2009 г. – н.с. III ст., ИФР „Акад. Методий Попов“, БАН
• 2014 г. – главен  асистент, ИФРГ-БАН
• 2024 г. – доцент, ИФРГ-БАН

Работа по съвместни научноизследователски проекти в други лаборатории:

• Гьодоло Унгария – 2007 г., Institute of Botany and Ecophysiology, Szent Istvan University
• Будапеща Унгария – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 г., Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University
• Сегед Унгария – 2019 г.,  Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre
• Франкфурт, Германия – 2013, 2014 г., Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University of Frankfurt
• Болоня, Италия – 2017, 2018 г., Institute of Biometeorology, CNR

Специализация:

• COST STSMs – Валенсия, Испания – 2014 г., Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias

ЧЛЕНСТВО В НАУЧНИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ

• Член на Секция „Физиология и биохимия на растенията” към Съюза на учените в България (СУБ)
• Член на Федерацията на Европейските дружества по растителна биология (FESPB)

ПРОЕКТИ ЗА ПОСЛЕДНИТЕ ДЕСЕТ ГОДИНИ

• IC-HU/03/2026-2027 – Проект по двустранно сътрудничество с Унгарската Академия на Науките – Стареене, хлоропласти и автофагия: Как възкръсващото растение Haberlea rhodopensis предотвратява индуцирано от засушаване разграждане на хлоропластите – разработва се съвместно с Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, HAS. Ръководител: доц. д-р Гергана Михайлова.
• 2025-2028 – КП-06-Н96/3 – Проект към ФНИ – Връзка между толерантността към засушаване и устойчивостта към гъбни патогени при културни и моделни растения. Ръководител:  доц. д-р Гергана Михайлова.
• 2025-2028 – КП-06-H91/4 – Проект към ФНИ – Комплексно изследване на биологичната активност на екстракт от девесил (Levisticum officinale) в модели на метаболитни и онкологични заболявания при опитни животни и клетъчни култури. Ръководител: проф. д-р Стефка Вълчева-Кузманова. Координатор за ИФРГ: гл. ас. д-р Георги Антов.
• 2023-2026 – 101086366 CropPrime (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01-01) – Stabilizing CROP yield under unfavourable conditions by molecular PRIM(E)ing. Ръководител от страна на ИФРГ – доц. д-р Кирил Мишев.
• IAEA – BUL5020 2024-2026 – Проект към Международната Атомна Агенция – Increasing the Yield and Quality of Main Vegetable Crops through Nuclear Technology to Withstand the Impacts of Climate Change. Ръководител: проф. Нася Томлекова. Отговорник за ИФРГ: гл. ас. д-р Василиса Манова,.
• IC-HU/03/2024-2025 – Проект по двустранно сътрудничество с Унгарската Академия на Науките – Защитни механизми в корените и листата, които позволяват пълното възстановяване от въздушно-сухо състояние на възкръсващото растение Haberlea rhodopensis – разработва се съвместно с Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, HAS. Ръководител: проф. д-р Катя Георгиева.
• IC-HU/03/2022-2023 – Проект по двустранно сътрудничество с Унгария “Защитни механизми в корените и листата, които позволяват на възкръсващото растение Haberlea rhodopensis да преодолее пълно изсушаване” – разработва се съвместно с Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, HAS. Ръководител: проф. д-р Катя Георгиева.
• IAEA – BUL5016 2020-2024 Improving the Productivity and Quality of Economically Important Crops through Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology. Ръководител: проф. д-р Любомир Стоилов.
• Национална програма „Здравословни храни за силна биоикономика и качество на живот“ 2018-2023, работен пакет 1.1, задача 1.3, Д01-205/23.11.2018 г. ННП. Ръководител за ИФРГ: проф. дн Виолета Великова.
• 2018-2023 КП-06-Н26/11 – Проект към ФНИ – Роля на каротеноидите за ефективността и устойчивостта на фотосинтетичния апарат на висши растения към промени в околната среда“. Ръководител: проф. д-р Антоанета Попова.
• 2018-2023 КП-06-Н21/8 – Проект към ФНИ – Механизми на възстановяване от засушаване, индуцирано от воден и нискотемпературен стрес: стратегии за оцеляване на възкръсващото растение Haberlea rhodopensis. Ръководител: проф. д-р Катя Георгиева.
• Двустранно сътрудничество с Унгария 2019-2021 – Физиологична и биохимична характеристика на процесите на възстановяване от въздушно сухо състояние на възкръсващото растение Haberlea rhodopensis – разработва се съвместно с Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, HAS. Ръководител: проф. д-р Катя Георгиева.
• IAEA – BUL5014 2016-2018 – Screening of Cereal Germplasm Stress Response and Adaptation Potential by Advanced Nuclear, Omics and Physiological Approaches по програмата на за техническо сътрудничество. Ръководител: проф. д-р Любомир Стоилов,.
• Двустранното сътрудничество с Италия 2016-2018 „Биохимични и физиологични механизми на устойчивост на възкръсващото растение Haberlea rhodopensis към ниски отрицателни температури“ – разработва се съвместно с Institute of Biometeorology, CNR, Болоня, Италия. Ръководител: проф. д-р Катя Георгиева.
• Двустранно сътрудничество с Унгария 2016-2018 “Физиологична характеристика на студоустойчивостта на растения с различна чувствителност към засушаване” – разработва се съвместно с Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, HAS. Ръководител: проф. д-р Катя Георгиева.

ПУБЛИКАЦИИ

Общ брой научни публикации – 47, от тях в Scopus/WoS: 43
Oбщ JCR IF (WoS) – 117.997
Общ брой цитирания: 246 (Scopus); 239 (WoS), 469 (Google Scholar)
h-index: 9 (Scopus)

Gashi B, Kastrati F, Mihailova G, Georgieva K, Popova E, Çoçaj E, Lluga-Rizani K, Ramshaj Q. Recovery dynamics of photosynthetic performance and antioxidant defense in resurrection plants Ramonda serbica and Ramonda nathaliae after freezing-Induced desiccation. Plants 2025, 14 (17), 2760.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14172760

Keresztes Á, Sárvári É, Nyitrai P, Pham HD, Mihailova G, Szalai G, Sass L, Georgieva K, Vass I, Solti Á. Alternative oxidase activity and vacuolar intrusion of mitochondria represent a delayed mitophagy associated with the chilling stress in Haberlea rhodopensis. Plant Stress 2025, 18, 101093.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2025.101093

Kastrati F, Gashi B, Mihailova G, Georgieva K, Popova E, Çoçaj E. Photosynthetic activity and antioxidative defense during cold and freezing stress of the resurrection plants Ramonda nathaliae and Ramonda serbica. Plant Stress 2025, 15, 100741.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2025.100741

Georgieva K, Mihailova G. Acclimation of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis to changing light conditions. Plants 2024, 13 (22), 3147.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13223147

Popova AV, Stefanov M, Mihailova G, Borisova P, Georgieva K. 2024. Response of tomato plants, Ailsa Craig and carotenoid mutant tangerine, to simultaneous treatment by low light and low temperature. Plants, 13(14), 1929.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13141929

Illés L, Sági-Kazár M, Steinbach F, Hembrom R, Mihailova G, Georgieva K, Solymosi K, Barócsi A, Solti Á, Lenk S. 2024. Fluorescence lifetime of plant leaves with sub-nanosecond resolution. Measurement Science and Technology, 35(8), 085206.
http://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ad49c1

Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Gigova L, Popova AV, Velitchkova M, Simova-Stoilova L, Sági-Kazár M, Zelenyánszki H, Solymosi K, Solti Á. 2023. Antioxidative defense, suppressed nitric oxide accumulation, and synthesis of protective proteins in roots and leaves contribute to the desiccation tolerance of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis. Plants, 12(15), 2834.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152834

Kumanova E, Mihailova G, Todorovska EG, Georgieva K, Tsonev S, Christov NK. 2023. Oligo-dT anchored cDNA-SRAP and cDNA-SCoT aided identification of transcripts differentially expressed during the early stages of recovery of resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. from freezing-induced desiccation. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 37(1), 2229450.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2023.2229450

Popova AV, Mihailova G, Geneva M, Peeva V, Kirova E, Sichanova M, Dobrikova A, Georgieva K. 2023. Different responses to water deficit of two common winter wheat varieties: physiological and biochemical characteristics. Plants, 12(12), 2239.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12122239

Mihailova G, Gashi B, Krastev N, Georgieva K. 2023. Acquisition of freezing tolerance of resurrection species from Gesneriaceae, a comparative study. Plants, 12(9), 1893.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091893

Mihailova G, Tchorbadjieva M, Rakleova G, Georgieva K. 2023. Differential accumulation of sHSPs isoforms during desiccation of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. under optimal and high temperature. Life, 13(1), 238.
https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010238

Mihailova G, Solti Á, Sárvári É, Hunyadi-Gulyás É, Georgieva K. 2023. Protein changes in shade and sun Haberlea rhodopensis leaves during dehydration at optimal and low temperatures. Plants, 12(2), 401.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12020401

Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Fernández-Marín B, Bertazza G, Govoni A, Arzac MI, Laza JM, Vilas JL, García-Plazaola JI, Rapparini F. 2022. Protective strategies of Haberlea rhodopensis for acquisition of freezing tolerance: Interaction between dehydration and low temperature. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(23), 15050.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315050

Mihailova G, Christov NK, Sárvári É, Solti Á, Hembrom R, Solymosi K, Keresztes Á, Velitchkova M, Popova AV, Simova-Stoilova L, Todorovska E, Georgieva K. 2022. Reactivation of the photosynthetic apparatus of resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis during the early phase of recovery from drought-and freezing-induced desiccation. Plants, 11(17), 2185.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11172185

Mihailova G, Vasileva I, Gigova L, Gesheva E, Simova-Stoilova L, Georgieva K. 2022. Antioxidant defense during recovery of resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis from drought-and freezing-induced desiccation. Plants, 11(2), 175.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11020175

Popova AV, Vladkova R, Borisova P, Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Velikova V, Tsonev T, Ivanov AG. 2022. Photosynthetic response of lutein-deficient mutant lut2 of Arabidopsis thaliana to low-temperature at high-light. Photosynthetica, 60(1), 110-120.
https://doi.org/10.32615/ps.2022.009

Georgieva K, Popova AV, Mihailova G, Ivanov AG, Velitchkova M. 2022. Limiting steps and the contribution of alternative electron flow pathways in the recovery of the photosynthetic functions after freezing-induced desiccation of Haberlea rhodopensis. Photosynthetica, 60(1), 136-146.
https://doi.org/10.32615/ps.2022.008

Popova AV, Borisova P, Mihailova G, Georgieva K. 2022. Antioxidative response of Arabidopsis thaliana to combined action of low temperature and high light illumination when lutein is missing. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 44, 10.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-021-03342-x

Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Gigova L, Dagnon S, Simova-Stoilova L, Velitchkova M. 2021. The role of antioxidant defense in freezing tolerance of resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 27(5), 1119-1133.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-021-00998-0

Chipilski R, Uhr Z, Dimitrov E, Mihailova G, Georgieva K. 2020. Drought tolerance of two Bulgarian winter common wheat cultivars. Proceedings of II. International, Agricultural, Biological & Life Science Conference (AGBIOL 2020), 958-967. ISBN 978-975-374-279-5.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346486766

Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Velitchkova M, Popova A. 2020. Recovery of photosynthetic activity of resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis from drought-and freezing-induced desiccation. Photosynyhetica, 58(4), 911-921.
https://doi.org/10.32615/ps.2020.044

Mihailova G, Solti Á, Sárvári É, Keresztes Á, Rapparini F, Velitchkova M, Simova-Stoilova L, Aleksandrov V, Georgieva K. 2020. Freezing tolerance of photosynthetic apparatus in the homoiochlorophyllous resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 178, 104157.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104157

Mihailova G, Stoyanova Z, Rodeva R, Bankina B, Bimsteine G, Georgieva K. 2019. Physiological changes in winter wheat genotypes in response to the Zymoseptoria tritici infection. Photosynthetica, 57(2), 428-437.
https://doi.org/10.32615/ps.2019.054

Doltchinkova V, Andreeva T, Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Balashev K. 2019. Desiccation‐induced alterations in surface topography of thylakoids from resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis studied by atomic force microscopy, electrokinetic and optical measurements. Physiologia Plantarum, 166(2), 585-595.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12807

Mihailova G, Kocheva K, Goltsev V, Kalaji HM, Georgieva K. 2018. Application of a diffusion model to measure ion leakage of resurrection plant leaves undergoing desiccation. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 125, 185-192.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.02.008

Georgieva K, Dagnon S, Gesheva E, Bojilov D, Mihailova G, Doncheva S. 2017. Antioxidant defense during desiccation of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 114, 51-59.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.02.021

Mihailova G, Abakumov D, Büchel C, Dietzel L, Georgieva K. 2017. Drought-responsive gene expression in sun and shade plants of Haberlea rhodopensis under controlled environment. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 35, 313-322.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-017-1025-3

Georgieva K, Rapparini F, Bertazza G, Mihailova G, Sárvári É, Solti Á, Keresztes Á. 2017. Alterations in the sugar metabolism and in the vacuolar system of mesophyll cells contribute to the desiccation tolerance of Haberlea rhodopensis ecotypes. Protoplasma, 254(1), 193-201.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-015-0932-0

Mihailova G, Büchel C, Dietzel L, Georgieva K. 2016. Desiccation induced changes in photosynthesis related proteins of shade and sun Haberlea rhodopensis plants. Comptes rendus de l’Académie bulgare des Sciences, 69(1), 2016, 37-44.

Georgieva K, Mihailova G. 2016. Drought Tolerance of Photosynthesis. In: Handbook of photosynthesis, Pessarakli M (Ed.), Third edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 683-696.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781315372136-37/drought-tolerance-photosynthesis-katya-georgieva-gergana-mihailova

Rapparini F, Neri L, Mihailova G., Petkova S, Georgieva K. 2015. Growth irradiance affects the photoprotective mechanisms of the resurrection angiosperm Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. in response to desiccation and rehydration at morphological, physiological and biochemical levels. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 113, 67-79.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.01.007

Mihailova G, Velitchkova M, Doltchinkova V, Lazarova D, Georgieva K. 2015. Photosynthetic characteristics of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis from two habitats. Genetics and Plant Physiology, 5(1), 74-85.
http://www.bio21.bas.bg/ippg/bg/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GPP_5_1_2015_74-85.pdf

Assenov B, Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Zagorchev L, Odjakova M, AbuMhadi N, Christov N, Valcheva D, Valchev D, Todorovska E. 2014. Physiological, biochemical and molecular studies on salt tolerance of Bulgarian 6-row barley cultivars. Scientific works of the Institute of Agriculture–Karnobat, 3(1), 45-54.
http://www.iz-karnobat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/4.Assenov-Physiological.pdf

Solti Á, Mihailova G, Sárvári É, Georgieva K. 2014. Antioxidative defence mechanisms contributes to desiccation tolerance in Haberlea rhodopensis population naturally exposed to high irradiation. Acta Biologica Szegediensis, 58(1), 11-14.
https://abs.bibl.u-szeged.hu/index.php/abs/article/view/2811/2803

Sárvári É, Mihailova G, Solti Á, Keresztes Á, Velitchkova M, Georgieva K. 2014. Comparison of thylakoid structure and organization in sun and shade Haberlea rhodopensis populations under desiccation and rehydration. Journal of Plant Physiology, 171(17), 1591-1600.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2014.07.015

Solti A, Lenk S, Mihailova G, Mayer P, Barócsi A, Georgieva K. 2014. Effects of habitat light conditions on the excitation quenching pathways in desiccating Haberlea rhodopensis leaves: an Intelligent FluoroSensor study. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 130, 217-225.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2013.11.016

Velitchkova M, Doltchinkova V, Lazarova D, Mihailova G, Doncheva S, Georgieva K. 2013. Effect of high temperature on dehydration-induced alterations in photosynthetic characteristics of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis. Photosynthetica, 51(4), 630-640.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11099-013-0063-9

Mihailova G, Petkova S, Stefanov D, Georgieva K. 2013. Effect of desiccation of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis at high temperature on the photochemical activity of PSI and PSII. In: Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future – 15th International Conference on Photosynthesis. Kuang T, Zhang L, Lu C (Eds.). 540-543.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32034-7_114

Georgieva K, Doncheva S, Mihailova G, Petkova S. 2013. Effect of light on the photosynthetic activity during desiccation of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis. In: Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future – 15th International Conference on Photosynthesis. Kuang T, Zhang L, Lu C (Eds.). 536-539.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32034-7_113

Velitchkova M, Lazarova D, Mihailova G, Stanoeva D, Dolchinkova V, Georgieva K. 2013. Characterization of energy transfer processes and flash oxygen yields of thyalakoid membranes isolated from resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis subjected to different extent of desiccation. In: Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future – 15th International Conference on Photosynthesis. Kuang T, Zhang L, Lu C (Eds.). 531-535.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32034-7_112

Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Petkova S. 2012. Photochemical efficiency of Photosystem II during desiccation of shade- and sun-adapted plants of Haberlea rhodopensis. Comptes rendus de l’Académie bulgare des Sciences, 65(5), 631-638.

Georgieva K, Doncheva S, Mihailova G, Petkova S. 2012. Response of sun-and shade-adapted plants of Haberlea rhodopensis to desiccation. Plant Growth Regulation, 67, 121-132.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-012-9669-3

Péli ER, Mihailova G, Petkova S, Tuba Z, Georgieva K. 2012. Differences in physiological adaptation of Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. leaves and roots during dehydration–rehydration cycle. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 34, 947-955.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-011-0891-9

Mihailova G, Petkova S, Büchel C, Georgieva K. 2011. Desiccation of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis at high temperature. Photosynthesis Research, 108, 5-13.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-011-9644-2

Mihailova G, Petkova S, Stefanov D, Georgieva K. 2009. Light dependence of photosynthetic oxygen evolution of Haberlea rhodopensis desiccated at high temperature. General and Applied Plant Physiology, 35(3/4), 111-116.
http://www.bio21.bas.bg/ippg/bg/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/GAPP_v35_3-4_111-116.pdf

Mihailova G, Petkova S, Georgieva K. 2009. Changes in some antioxidant enzyme activities in Haberlea rhodopensis during desiccation at high temperature. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 23(sup1), 561-564.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2009.10818487

Peli E, Mihailova G, Petkova S, Georgieva K. 2008. Root respiration in whole Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. plants during desiccation and rehydration. Acta Biologica Szegediensis, 52(1), 115-117.
https://abs.bibl.u-szeged.hu/index.php/abs/article/view/2599/2591

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