{"id":2264,"date":"2020-03-04T09:48:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T07:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2264"},"modified":"2024-10-20T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T08:57:40","slug":"2264-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2264","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"550\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10067\" 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\/03\/simova-stoilova-l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"250\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"310\">\n<h5>Associate Professor Lyudmila Simova-Stoilova, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Building 21, Office 104, Lab. 107<br \/>\nPhone: +359-2-9792677; +359-2-979-2681<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:lsimova@mail.bg\">lsimova@mail.bg<\/a>;<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lpsimova@yahoo.co.uk\">lpsimova@yahoo.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ORCID: <a href=\"http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1590-294X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">0000-0003-1590-294X<\/a><br \/>\nSCOPUS Author ID: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=6507735732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6507735732<\/a><br \/>\nResearch Gate: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Lyudmila_Simova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lyudmila_Simova<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biochemistry, molecular biology, proteomics, post-translational modifications, transcriptomics, metabolomics, abiotic stress, chaperones, proteases, protease inhibitors.<\/p>\n<h3>EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1986, MSc, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Biology, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1993, PhD in biology, Cardiology Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2011 \u2013 Continuing: Associate Professor, IPPG \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1994 \u2013 2011: Assistant Professor, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology\/IPPG \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1993 \u2013 1994 Researcher, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1988 \u2013 1992: PhD Student, Cardiology Research Center, RAMS, Moscow, Russia<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1986 \u2013 1988: Researcher, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology \u2013 BAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PROFESSIONAL TRAINING<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">October-December 2013 \u2013 visiting researcher at the University of Bern, Institute of Plant sciences, Prof. Urs Feller lab, Bern, Switzerland (3 months)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">October 2011-April 2013 &#8211; Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Cordoba, Spain, (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF), project \u201e<em>Quercus Ilex<\/em> proteomic studies on the germination and early seedling growth under drought stress (QUIPROD), Agroforestry and Plant Biochemistry, Proteomics and Systems Biology group, University of Cordoba, prof. J. Jorrin Novo lab, Cordoba, Spain (18 months)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">April 2007 \u2013 University of Bern, Institute of Plant sciences, Prof. Urs Feller lab, Bern, Switzerland (under DILPA project, SCOPES) &#8211; one month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PROJECTS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2024-2027 Project \u041a\u041f-06-\u041d71\/12 \u201cCell-type specificity of ethylene signaling in response to drought (ETIDRO)\u201d (2024-2027), Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2024-2025 Project <em>IC-HU\/03\/2024-2025<\/em> \u201cDefence mechanisms at root and leaf levels that allow the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> to overcome the final stage of desiccation\u201d. Partner: Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd Research Network, Szeged, HAS, Hungary, Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2022-2024 Project HormOnDrought: Physiological and molecular mechanisms of phytohormones-mediated drought stress tolerance, Joint Research Project between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Lithuanian Academy of Science, Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2020-2023 Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u041a\u041f-06-\u041d36-2) \u201eLeguminous crops in Bulgaria \u2013 a source of useful additional proteinaceous substances\u201c, Project coordinator<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2020-2023 Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u041a\u041f-06-\u041d41\/6) \u201ePotentiating effect of <em>Haberlea<\/em> extract on soybean Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor in breast cancer cell lines\u201d, Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2018-2021 Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (\u041a\u041f-06-\u041d21\/8) \u201cMechanisms of recovery from drought and frost-induced desiccation: strategies for survival of the resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em>, Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2018 \u2013 2020 Joint Research Project between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Research Foundation \u2013 Flanders (FWO), Belgium (VS.078.18N) \u201cCell type specificity of ethylene signaling in plant responses to abiotic stress\u201d, Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2017 \u2013 2020 Research grant from National Science Fund (NSF), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (D\u041d11\/8) \u201cSmall NudC proteins: effective regulators of development and stress tolerance of <em>Arabidopsis thaliana<\/em>\u201d, Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2017 \u2013 2018 Project BG05M2OP001-2.002-0001, Students practicals \u2013 Phase 1, Operational Programme \u201cScience and Education for Smart Growth 2014-2020\u201d, Student\u2019s mentor<\/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 participant<\/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, Project participant<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2011 \u2013 2014 Project DNTC 01-12\/13.12.2011 \u201cRegulation of proteolysis under water stress in di- and monocotyledonous plants\u201d (REPRODIMO), Project coordinator\/participant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Subdivision of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Publication activity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Scientific publications \u2013 65, with IF &#8211; 42<br \/>\nCitations (SCOPUS) \u2013 1443<br \/>\nh-INDEX (SCOPUS) \u2013 19<\/p>\n<h3>SELECTED PUBLICATIONS FROM THE LAST 10 YEARS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simova-Stoilova LP, Romero-Rodriguez MC, S\u00e1nchez-Lucas R, Navarro-Cerrillo RM, Medina-Au\u00f1\u00f3n A, Jorrin-Novo JV, 2015. 2-DE proteomics analysis of drought treated seedlings of <em>Quercus ilex<\/em> supports a root active strategy for metabolic adaptation in response to water shortage<em>. Frontiers in Plant Science<\/em> 6, 627.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vaseva I, Zehirov G, Kirova E, Simova-Stoilova L, 2016. Transcript profiling of serine- and cysteine protease inhibitors in <em>Triticum aestivum<\/em> varieties\u00a0 with different drought tolerance. <em>Cereal Research Communications <\/em>\u00a0, 44, 1, 79-88.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simova-Stoilova LP, L\u00f3pez-Hidalgo C, Sanchez-Lucas R, Valero-Galvan J, Romero-Rodr\u00edguez C, Jorrin-Novo JV, 2018. Holm oak proteomic response to water limitation at seedling establishment stage reveals specific changes in different plant parts as well as interaction between roots and cotyledons. <em>Plant Science<\/em> 276, 1-13.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simova-Stoilova L, Pecheva D, Kirova E, 2020. Drought stress response in winter wheat varieties\u2013changes in leaf proteins and proteolytic activities. <em>Acta Botanica Croatica<\/em>, 79,2, 121-130.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vaseva II, Simova-Stoilova L, Kirova E, Mishev K, Depaepe T, Van Der Straeten D, Vassileva V, 2021. Ethylene signaling in salt-stressed <em>Arabidopsis thaliana<\/em> <em>ein2-1<\/em> and <em>ctr1-1<\/em> mutants \u2013 A dissection of molecular mechanisms involved in acclimation. <em>Plant Physiology and Biochemistry<\/em>, 167, 999-1010.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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 <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em>.\u00a0 <em>Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plant<\/em>s, 27, 5, 1119-1133.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vaseva II, Ivanova K, Simova-Stoilova L., 2022. Bowman-Birk protese inhibitor gene expression in <em>Phaseolus vulgaris<\/em> \u2013 organ specificity and induction under abiotic stresses. <em>Annual of Sofia University <\/em>\u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d, Faculty of Biology, 107, Book 4, 61-71.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mihailova G, Vasileva I, Gigova L, Gesheva E, Simova-Stoilova L, Georgieva K, 2022. Antioxidant Defense during Recovery of Resurrection Plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> from Drought- and Freezing-Induced Desiccation. <em>Plants<\/em>, 11, 2, 175.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zasheva D, Mladenov \u00a0P, Rusanov K, Simova S, Zapryanova S, Simova-Stoilova L, Moyankova D, \u00a0Djilianov D, 2023. Fractions of methanol extracts from the Resurrection plant <em>Haberlea rhodopensis<\/em> have anti-breast cancer effects in model cell systems. <em>Separation<\/em>s, 10(7), 388.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Urbutis M, Vaseva II, Simova-Stoilova \u00a0L, Todorova D, \u00a0Pukalskas A, Samuoliene G, 2024. Drought Protective Effects of Exogenous ABA and Kinetin on Lettuce: Sugar Content, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, and Productivity. <em>Plants<\/em>, 13, 12, 1641.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"#top\" data-ps2id-offset=\"300\">[ Top ]<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor Lyudmila Simova-Stoilova, PhD Building 21, Office 104, Lab. 107 Phone: +359-2-9792677; +359-2-979-2681 \u0415-mail: lsimova@mail.bg; lpsimova@yahoo.co.uk ORCID: 0000-0003-1590-294X SCOPUS Author ID: 6507735732 Research Gate: Lyudmila_Simova RESEARCH INTERESTS Biochemistry, molecular biology, proteomics, post-translational modifications, transcriptomics, metabolomics, abiotic stress, chaperones, proteases, protease inhibitors. 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