{"id":2214,"date":"2020-02-11T12:14:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T10:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2214"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:51:02","slug":"katya-georgieva","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2214","title":{"rendered":"Katya Georgieva"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"550\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6940\" 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\/2016\/02\/Georgieva-K.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"310\">\n<h5>Professor Katya Georgieva, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Building 21, Office 209, Lab 116<br \/>\nPhone (+359 2) 979 26-20;<br \/>\n(+359 2) 979 26-88<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:katya@bio21.bas.bg\">katya@bio21.bas.bg<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:georgieva.katya.m@gmail.com\">georgieva.katya.m@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ORCID ID: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5509-3801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">0000-0002-5509-3801<\/a><br \/>\nResearch Gate: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Katya_Georgieva2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katya Georgieva<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/h3>\n<p>Plant physiology and biochemistry, photosynthesis, abiotic stress and acclimation mechanisms, resurrection plants, chlorophyll fluorescence, antioxidants, stress-induced proteins, pigment-protein complexes, photosynthetic proteins.<\/p>\n<h3>EDUCATION<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1989 \u2013 PhD in plant physiology, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1982 \u2013 MSc in molecular biology, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Faculty of Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ACADEMIC POSITIONS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2012 \u2013 Professor, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2002 \u2013 2012 \u2013 Associate Professor, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1990 \u2013 2002 \u2013 Assistant Professor, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SPECIALIZATIONS ABROAD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Institute \u043ef Molecular Biosciences, University of Frankfurt, Germany \u2013 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD fellowship) \u2013 2007, 2008<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary \u2013 NATO fellowship \u2013 2004<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Istituto di Biochimica ed Ecofisiologia vegetali, Monterotoondo Scalo, CNR, Italy \u2013 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) fellowship \u2013 2001<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Istituto per l&#8217;Agroselvicoltura, Porano, Italy \u2013\u00a0 CNR-NATO fellowship \u2013 2000<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Institute of Botany, Karlsruhe University, Germany \u2013 DAAD fellowship \u2013 1995, 1998, 2005<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK \u2013 \u00a0Royal Society fellowship \u2013 1996<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, section Plant Physiology and Biochemistry<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PROJECTS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2019-2021 Joint research project within the frames of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences \u2013 \u201cDetailed characterization of recovery processes from the drought-induced desiccated stage in the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis \u2013 <\/em>project coordinator from BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2018-2021 Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u041d21\/8): Mechanisms of recovery from drought and frost-induced desiccation: strategies for survival of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> <em>\u2013 <\/em>Project leader<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2018-2021 Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u042526\/11): Role of carotenoids for effectiveness and stability of photosynthetic apparatus of higher plants exposed to changes in environmental conditions \u2013 Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2016-2018 Joint research project within the frames of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and National Council of Research (CNR), Italy \u2013 \u201cBiochemical and physiological mechanisms of cold hardiness in the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> Friv\u201d project coordinator from BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2016-2018 Joint research project within the frames of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences \u2013 \u201cPhysiological characteristics of cold resistance of plants with different susceptibility to drought\u201d \u2013 project coordinator from BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2016-2017 IAEA- BUL5014 \u201cScreening of cereal germplasm stress response and adaptation potential by advanced nuclear, omics and physiological approaches\u201d \u2013 Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2015-2017 Joint research project within the frames of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Latvia \u2013 \u201cEvaluation of wheat germplasm (<em>Triticum aestivum<\/em> L.) for resistance to some fungal diseases\u201d \u2013 Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2014-2016 COST action FA1204 \u201eVegetable grafting to improve yield and fruit quality under biotic and abiotic stress conditions\u201c \u2013 Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2013-2015 Joint research project within the frames of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences \u2013 \u201cLow temperature tolerance mechanisms in a resurrection and a non-resurrection plant\u201d \u2013 project coordinator from BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2012-2016 \u0414\u041d\u0422\u0421 Germany 01\/1, Research grant from National Science Fund \u2013 \u201cProtection mechanisms against excess light during desiccation of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Project leader<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2010-2014 Research grant from National Science Fund, Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u0414\u0422\u041a 02\/1\/2010) \u2013 \u201cAssessment of indicators for soil monitoring and ecological risk in elaboration of programs for sustainable management of areas with contaminated soils or subjected to human impact \u2013 Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2008-2012 Research grant from National Science Fund, Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u0414002-208\/2008) \u2013 \u201cEcophysiological responses of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> to desiccation under high temperature and different light regimes. Molecular analysis of desiccation tolerance\u201d \u2013 Project leader<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2007-2011 Research grant from National Science Fund, Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u0412\u0423-\u041b 301\/07) \u2013 \u201cNew opportunities for application of a static electric field to biological membranes: the role of iron ions and electrokinetic potential\u201d \u2013 Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2010-2013 Joint research project within the frames of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and CNR, Italy \u2013 \u201cStudy on the mechanisms of desiccation tolerance of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> under high temperature and high irradiance conditions\u201d project coordinator from BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2010-2013 Joint research project within the frames of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences \u2013 \u201cThe role of light during desiccation of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em>\u201d \u2013 project coordinator from BAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PUBLICATION ACTIVITY<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Scientific publications \u2013 109<br \/>\nCitations \u223c1500<\/p>\n<h3>SELECTED PUBLICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mihailova G, Stoyanova Z, Rodeva R, Bankina B, Bimsteine G, Georgieva K (2019) Physiological changes in winter wheat genotypes in response to the <em>Zymoseptoria tritici<\/em> infection. Photosynthetica 57: 428-437<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doltchinkova V, Andreeva T, Georgieva K, Mihailova G, Balashev K (2019) Desiccation\u2010induced alterations in surface topography of thylakoids from resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> studied by atomic force microscopy, electrokinetic and optical measurements. Physiologia Plantarum 166: 585-595<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mihailova, G., Kocheva, K., Goltsev, V., Kalaji, H. M., 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<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Solti \u00c1, M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros I, Keresztes \u00c1, S\u00e1rv\u00e1ri \u00c9 (2017) Light sensitivity of Haberlea rhodopensis shade adapted phenotype under drought stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 39: 164<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mihailova G, Abakumov D, B\u00fcchel C, Dietzel L, Georgieva K (2017) Drought-responsive gene expression in sun and shade plants of <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> under controlled environment. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 35: 313-322.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Rapparini F, Bertazza G, Mihailova G, S\u00e1rv\u00e1ri \u00c9, Solti \u00c1, Keresztes \u00c1 (2017) Alterations in the sugar metabolism and in the vacuolar system of mesophyll cells contribute to the desiccation tolerance of <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> ecotypes. Protoplasma 254: 193-201<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Mihailova G (2016) Drought Tolerance of Photosynthesis In: Handbook of photosynthesis, Pessarakli M (Ed.), Third edition, CRC Press, Taylor &amp; Francis Group, 683-696<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rapparini F, Neri L, Mihailova G., Petkova S, Georgieva K (2015) Growth irradiance affects the photoprotective mechanisms of the resurrection angiosperm <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> Friv. in response to desiccation and rehydration at morphological, physiological and biochemical levels. Environmental and Experimental Botany 113:, 67-79<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">S\u00e1rv\u00e1ri \u00c9, Mihailova G, Solti \u00c1, Keresztes \u00c1, Velitchkova M, Georgieva K (2014) Comparison of thylakoid structure and organization in sun and shade <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> populations under desiccation and rehydration. Journal of Plant Physiology 171: 1591-1600.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solti A, Lenk S, Mihailova G, Mayer P, Bar\u00f3csi A, Georgieva K (2014) Effects of habitat light conditions on the excitation quenching pathways in desiccating <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> leaves: an Intelligent FluoroSensor study. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 130: 217-225<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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 <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em>. Photosynthetica 51: 630-640<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Doncheva S, Mihailova G, Petkova S (2012) Response of sun- and shade-adapted plants of <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> to desiccation. Plant Growth Regul 67: 121-132<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P\u00e9li E, Mihailova G, Petkova S, Tuba Z, Georgieva K (2012) Differences in physiological adaptation of <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> Friv. leaves and roots during dehydration\u2013rehydration cycle. Acta Physiol Plant 34: 947-955<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nagy-D\u00e9ri H, P\u00e9li E, Georgieva K, Tuba Z (2011) Changes in chloroplast morphology of different parenchyma cells in leaves of <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> Friv. during desiccation and following rehydration. Photosynthetica 49: 119-126<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mihailova G, Petkova S, B\u00fcchel C, Georgieva K (2011) Desiccation of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> at high temperature. Photosynth. Res. 108: 5-13<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Ivanova A, Doncheva S, Petkova S, Stefanov D, P\u00e9li E, Tuba Z (2011) Fatty acid content during reconstitution of the photosynthetic apparatus in the air-dried leaves of <em>Xerophyta scabrida <\/em>after rehydration. Biologia Plantarum 55: 581-585<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Demirevska K, Simova-Stoilova L, Fedina I, Georgieva K, Kunert K (2010) Response of oryzacystatin I transformed tobacco plants to drought, heat and light stress. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 196: 90-99<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Sarvari E, Keresztes A (2010) Protection of thylakoids against combined light and drought by a lumenal substance in the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em>. Annals of Botany 105: 117-126<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fedina I, Hidema J, Velitchkova M, Georgieva K, Nedeva D (2010) UV-B induced stress responses in three rice cultivars. Biologia Plantarum 54: 571-574<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doncheva S, Poschenrieder C, Stoyanova Z, Georgieva K, Velichkova M, Barcelo J (2009) Silicon amelioration of manganese toxicity in Mn-sensitive and Mn tolerant maize varieties. Environmental and Experimental Botany 65: 189-197<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fedina I, Nedeva D, Georgieva K, Velitchkova M (2009) Methyl jasmonate counteract UV-B stress in barley seedlings. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 195: 204-212<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Roding A, Buchel C (2009) Changes in some thylakoid membrane proteins and pigments upon desiccation of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em>. J Plant Physiol 166: 1520-1528<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Lenk S, Buschmann C (2008) Responses of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis <\/em>to high irradiance. Photosynthetica 46: 208-215<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lambrev P, Tsonev Ts, Velikova V, Georgieva K, Lambreva M, Yordanov I, Kovacs L, Garab G (2007) Trapping of the quenched conformation associated with non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence at low temperature. Photosynth. Res. 94: 321-332<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Szigeti Z, Sarvari E, Gaspar L, Maslenkova L, Peeva V, Peli E, Tuba Z (2007) Photosynthetic activity of homoiochlorophyllous desiccation tolerant plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> during dehydration and rehydration. Planta 225: 955-964<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gorinova N, Nedkovska M, Todorovska E, Simova-Stoilova L, Stoyanova Z, Georgieva K, Demirevska-Kepova K, Atanassov A, Herzig R (2007) Improved phytoaccumulation of cadmium by genetically modified tobacco plants (<em>Nicotiana tabacum<\/em> L.). Physiological and biochemical response of the transformants to cadmium toxicity. Environmental Pollution 145: 161-179<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fedina I, Velitchkova M, Georgieva K, Demirevska K, Simova L (2007) UV-B response of green and etiolated barley seedlings. Biol Plantarum 51: 699-706<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Lichtenthaler HK (2006) Photosynthetic response of different pea cultivars to a low and high temperature treatment. Photosynthetica 44: 569-578<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Maslenkova L (2006) Thermostability and photostabitity of PSII of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> studied by means of chlorophyll fluorescence. Z. Naturforshung 61c: 234-240<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fedina I, Georgieva K, Velitchkova M, Grigorova I (2006) Effect of pretreatment of barley seedlings with different salts on the level of UV-B induced and UV-B absorbing compounds. Environmental and Experimental Botany 56: 225-230<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fedina I, Velitchkova M, Georgieva K, Grigorova I (2005) UV-B \u2013induced compounds as affected by proline and NaCl in <em>Hordeum vulgare<\/em> L. cv. Alfa. Environmental and Experimental Botany 54: 182-191<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Georgieva K, Maslenkova L, Peeva V, Markovska Y, Stefanov D, Tuba Z (2005) Comparative study on the changes in photosynthetic activity of the homoiochlorophyllous desiccation-tolerant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> and spinach leaves during desiccation and rehydration. Photosynth Res 85: 191-203<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"#top\" data-ps2id-offset=\"300\">[ Top ]<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Katya Georgieva, PhD Building 21, Office 209, Lab 116 Phone (+359 2) 979 26-20; (+359 2) 979 26-88 E-mail: katya@bio21.bas.bg; georgieva.katya.m@gmail.com ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5509-3801 Research Gate: Katya Georgieva RESEARCH INTERESTS Plant physiology and biochemistry, photosynthesis, abiotic stress and acclimation mechanisms, resurrection plants, chlorophyll fluorescence, antioxidants, stress-induced proteins, pigment-protein complexes, photosynthetic proteins. 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