Ongoing Research Projects
National Funding
КП-06-Н71/12 “Cell-type specificity of ethylene signaling in response to drought (ETIDRO)” (2024-2027). Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Irina Vaseva (IPPG-BAS).
КП-06-Н76/5 “Biotechnological approaches for targeted accumulation of secondary metabolites in the medicinal plant Arnica montana L. and study of the biosynthetic pathway of sesquiterpene lactones“ (2024-2027). Project Leader: Assist. Prof. Maria Petkova (IPPG-BAS).
КП-06-Н66/7 “Comparative analysis of the physiological effects of melatonin on Bulgarian wheat varieties with different drought resistance” (2022-2025). Project Leader: Prof. Iskren Sergiev (IPPG-BAS).
КП-06-Н36-2 „Leguminous crops in Bulgaria – a source of useful additional proteinaceous substances“ (2020-2023). Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Lyudmila Simova-Stoilova, IPPG-BAS. Partners: Institute of Microbiology – BAS, Institute of Plant genetic resources – Agricultural Academy.
КП-06-Н41/6 „Potentiating effect of Haberlea extract on soybean Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor in breast cancer cell lines” (2020-2023). Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Diana Zasheva, IBIR – BAS. Partners: IPPG-BAS, Agrobioinstitute – Agricultural Academy.
Bilateral cooperation
Project IC-HU/03/2024-2025: Defence mechanisms at root and leaf levels that allow the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis to overcome the final stage of desiccation, 2024-2025. Partner: Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Szeged, HAS, Hungary. Project Coordinator: Prof. Katya Georgieva (IPPG-BAS).
International Funding
Project CRP/BGR23-03 “Regulatory determinants of the intracellular trafficking of the brassinosteroid receptor BRI1 and their impact on brassinosteroid-related plant growth traits in optimal and adverse environmental conditions“ (2024-2027). Funding: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Kiril Mishev (IPPG-BAS).
Project CropPrime 101086366 “Stabilizing CROP yield under unfavourable conditions by molecular PRIM(E)ing” (2023-2026). Funding: European Commission – HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01-01. Project coordinators from IPPG-BAS: Prof. Valya Vassileva and Assoc. Prof. Kiril Mishev
Project PROSPER 101181400 “Promoting resilient orphan legumes for sustainable agriculture and food security“ (2025-2029). Funding: EUROPEAN RESEARCH EXECUTIVE AGENCY (REA), HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-02. Project coordinator from IPPG-BAS: Prof. Valya Vassileva.
COST Action CA24152: “Epitranscriptomics and ncRNAs for climate-change-resilient and sustainable crops (EPICROPS) (2025-2029). Project coordinator from IPPG-BAS: Prof. Valya Vassileva.
