The Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics (IPPG) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) is a national centre for fundamental and applied research in the fields of plant ecophysiology, biochemistry, genetics and experimental algology.
The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is the largest scientific organisation in Bulgaria, with the mission to conduct fundamental and applied research in the area of biodiversity, eco
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsul
Sofia University (SU) is the largest state university, a national centre for higher education, science and culture. The university offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes and carries
Pensoft Publishers is an international SME with a rich history in scholarly publishing of open-access, peer-reviewed books and journals.
Pensoft is also experienced in software development, web des
The AgroBioInstitute (ABI) at the Agricultural Academy (AA) is a leading research centre in Bulgaria in the field of plant and agrobiotechnologies. ABI is accredited for educating doctoral students in Genetics and Plant Protection.
University of Forestry (UF) is a leading educational and research centre for studying and sustainable use of natural resources.
UF offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in various domains, including Forestry, Eart
Lyubomir Penev is a Professor of Ecology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia. He is the founder and managing director of the science publisher Pensoft. Penev’s main interests over the past 30 years have been the methods and software tools for b
Associate Professor Vladimir Vladimirov is the director of the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His scientific interests are in the field of plant taxonomy, the flora of Bulgaria an
Miroslava Zhiponova is a researcher and a teacher at the Faculty of Biology of Sofia University. Her interests are in the field of Plant biotechnology, as she focuses on understanding the mechanisms of optimal plant productivity and maintenance of ecol
Prof. DSc Ivan Atanasov is the Director of the AgroBioInstitute (Agricultural Academy) with many years of experience in the application of a wide range of molecular biology methods in the field of plant biotechnology. Prof. Atanasov's interests include
Professor Valya Vasileva is the Director of the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics (IPPG) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Her research interests are in the field of plant molecular biology and epigenetics, specifically focusing on the mec
Professor Pavel Stoev is the Director of the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia and COO of Pensoft Publishers. He has specialised in multiple research institutions in the USA, Denmark, Germany, UK, France, Switzerland, and many other countries
Dr. Petar Zhelev is a Professor of Forest genetics and tree breeding, and is the Head of the Department of Dendrology at the University of Forestry. His research interests are mainly in the field of plant population and evolutionary genetics. While mos
Georgi Bonchev is a molecular biologist at the Institute of plant physiology and genetics (IPPG). Hе is interested in the development of DNA-based molecular markers for studying natural and stress-induced genetic diversity in plants. Georgi i
Aneliya Bobeva is a molecular biologist with interests in development and use of molecular methods for studying wildlife Malaria parasite-vector-host relationships. In recent years, she has widened her scientific interests by including barcoding of var
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krasimir Rusanov is the Head of the Department of Agrobiotechnology at the AgroBioInstitute (Agricultural Academy). Dr. Rusanov's research interests include analysis of the genetic diversity in natural populations and collections of ge
Dr. Gergin Blagoev is a researcher at the Center for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph. Since 2017 he is an Adjunct Professor in Integrative Biology, University of Guelph.
Gergin has over 35 years of academic and
Stefaniya Kamenova is a molecular ecologist, specialising in the development of DNA-based methods to characterise trophic interactions in a variety of organisms, including predatory beetles, parasitoid wasps, birds and mammals. Stefaniya’s re
Teodor Georgiev is the Technical director of Pensoft Publishers, overlooking the research and development processes within the company. Teodor has more than 20 years of experience in areas ranging from graphic design to desktop publishing to software d
Dr. Teodor Nedelin is a Senior Assistant Professor in the University of Forestry (UF), where he teaches Non-timber forest resources, Cultivation of mushrooms and medicinal plants and Management of non-timber resources in protected territories