{"id":218,"date":"2012-03-30T09:28:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T06:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:52:03","slug":"department-experimental-algology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=218","title":{"rendered":"LABORATORY &#8220;EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ALGOLOGY&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"504\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"310\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-10675\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iliev-ivan-106x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"310\">\n<h4>Leader<\/h4>\n<h5>Assistant Professor Ivan Iliev, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Building 23<br \/>\nOffice 202, Lab 236<br \/>\nPhone: + 359 (2) 979 37 54,<br \/>\n+ 359 (2) 979 21 09<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: crazyalgae@gmail.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Field of Research<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Physiology and biochemistry of microalgae under optimal and stress conditions, including determination of metabolic and antioxidant enzymes activity.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Isolation of new strains of microalgae, (including such from extreme habitats), physiological and biochemical characterization and assessment of their biotechnological potential.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Novel technologies for algae biomass production and valuable products isolation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Characterization and testing of microalgae products with antibacterial, antifungal and antitumor activity.<\/li>\n<li>Agricultural application of microalgae.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maintenance and enrichment of algae collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2677 alignleft\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/enter-14-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=3519\">Ongoing Research Projects<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2677 alignleft\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/enter-14-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><a title=\"\u201cEXPERIMENTAL ALGOLOGY\u201d \u2013 SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=1311\">Scientific Achievements<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2677 alignleft\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/enter-14-32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><a title=\"\u201cEXPERIMENTAL ALGOLOGY\u201d \u2013 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=1316\">Scientific Publications<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>RESEARCH TEAM<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Laboratory of Experimental and Applied Algology is structured into three research working groups.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Working group &#8220;Physiology and Biochemistry of Microalgae\u201c<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Physiological and biochemical responses of microalgae cultivated under different temperature regimes, light intensity, pH, salt concentration or nitrogen source in the nutrient medium are studied. As a result of these studies, the optimal conditions for growth and biomass accumulation of each individual strain are determined, as well as its tolerance limits to the physicochemical factors of the environment. The biochemical composition of microalgal biomass is studied. Special attention is paid to the biologically active components of the biomass and the possibilities for increasing their content by changing the cultivation conditions.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9367\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ivanova-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" width=\"510\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2230\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\">Albena Ivanova &#8211; Associate Professor, PhD<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-37 45<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:albena55@yahoo.com\">albena55@yahoo.com<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Scientific interests<\/em>: Quantitative and qualitative changes in the lipid and fatty acid composition of plant cells in response to the action of abiotic and biotic stress factors; Biologically active substances from algae.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6335\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"J-Ivanova\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/J-Ivanova.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Yuliana Ivanova &#8211; Associate Professor, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-21 18<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:juivanova@yahoo.com\">juivanova@yahoo.com<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Algae cultivation, immobilization, interactions between bacteria and algae, biologically active substances from algae, purification of water and soils from heavy metals and organic pollutants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12011\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Deleva-V.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h5><span style=\"text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\">Veronika Deleva &#8211; Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-21 82<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:delevaveronika93@gmail.com\">delevaveronika93@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Scientific interests<\/em>: Industrial and plant biotechnology; Biochemistry; Algology; Agrobiotechnologies; Innovations in the field of ecological biotechnology; Food technologies; Mathematical models and bioinformatics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12008\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Again-N.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Nadya Agayn \u2013 Assistant Professor<\/h5>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-37 44<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:nadia199000@abv.bg\">nadia199000@abv.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Scientific interests<\/em>: Cultivation of microalgae; Biochemical analysis of the accumulated biomass (content of: pigments, proteins, carbohydrates, polyphenols, flavonoids and total antioxidant activity); Application of algal biomass as a biostimulant in organic agriculture; Conducting laboratory experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?attachment_id=2224\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2224 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gigova-l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Liliana Gigova &#8211; Researcher, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-21 96<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:gigova01@gmail.com\">gigova01@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10222\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kamenova-s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h5><span style=\"text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\">Svetlana Kamenova \u2013 Researcher, MSc<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-21 96<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:svetla_ka@mail.bg\">svetla_ka@mail.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Scientific interests<\/em>: Physiology and biochemistry of microalgae; Activity of metabolic and antioxidant enzymes; Biologically active substances from microalgae.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Working group \u201cBiotechnology of Microalgae&#8221;<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fundamental research carried out in the Laboratory of Experimental and Applied Algology is the basis for the creation and continuous improvement of biotechnological developments, which the team from this working group uses in the design of farms for industrial cultivation of microalgae, of interest to the business sector in Bulgaria (small and medium-sized enterprises).<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10677\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iliev-ivan_th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2169\">Ivan Iliev &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nPhone: +359-2-979-37 54, +359-2-979-21 09<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:crazyalgae@gmail.com\">crazyalgae@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6336\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"S-Aleksandrov\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/S-Aleksandrov.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2239\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\">Svetoslav Alexandrov &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPhone: +359-2-979-37 45<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:saturn@gbg.bg\">saturn@gbg.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Algae biotechnology, plant physiology, evolution of plants, space biology.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6338\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Tanya\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/t-toshkova.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Tanya Toshkova-Yotova &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-21 82<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:t_toshkova_yotova@abv.bg\">t_toshkova_yotova@abv.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Working group \u201cApplied Algology in the Sustainable Argiculture&#8221;<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Research on plant pathogens on cultivated plants. Testing of microalgae extracts for their impact on the growth, development and plant health of agricultural crops. Evaluation of bioproducts from microalgae in field and laboratory experiments to obtain ecological and non-toxic preparations for the needs of organic farming. Maintaining a collection of pepper (<em>Capsicum<\/em> spp.) samples.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10225\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/stoyanova-z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Zornitsa Stoyanova &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Phone.: +359-2-979-37 54<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:z.b.stoyanova@abv.bg\">z.b.stoyanova@abv.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Scientific interests<\/em>: Plant diseases; Diagnosis of phytopathogenic fungi; Pathogenesis; Phenotypic, genotypic and pathogenic characteristics of fungi of the genus <em>Colletotrichum<\/em>, <em>Phomopsis<\/em>, <em>Septoria<\/em>, etc.; Plant resistance to diseases; Plant protection methods; Evaluation of biological compounds obtained from microalgae for antifungal activity; Testing of bio-preparations on vegetables; Collection, description and maintenance of pepper samples (<em>Capsicum<\/em> spp.) &#8211; old Bulgarian varieties and local forms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10280\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mihaylova-b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Bistra Mihaylova \u2013 Researcher, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Phone.: +359-2-979-37 54<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:bistrasm@abv.bg\">bistrasm@abv.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Scientific interests<\/em>: Description, storage and maintenance of a pepper collection created at the IFRG, as well as other local forms of pepper; Evaluation of the influence of microalgae extracts in laboratory and field conditions on pepper and other vegetable crop samples for the needs of organic farming; Genetic diversity of pathogens causing plant diseases; Creation of disease-resistant lines, hybrids and varieties of cultivated plants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10221\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ignatova-d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\">Denitsa Ignatova \u2013 Researcher, MSc<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Phone: +359-2-979-37 54<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:ignatova_denitsa@abv.bg\">ignatova_denitsa@abv.bg<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Scientific interests<\/em>: Physiology and biochemistry of microalgae; Preparation of nutrient media and cultivation of microalgae; Application of microalgae and herbs in medicine and their benefits for the body; Participation in field experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"#top\" data-ps2id-offset=\"300\">[ Top ]<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Leader Assistant Professor Ivan Iliev, PhD Building 23 Office 202, Lab 236 Phone: + 359 (2) 979 37 54, + 359 (2) 979 21 09 \u0415-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. 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