Asya Kozhuharova

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Asya Pavlova Kozhuharova, PhD, Assistant
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
1113 Sofia, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 23
e-mail: asya.kozhuharova@gmail.com
Office phone: (+359) 2 979 21-83 lab.
(+359) 2 979 37-77

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth: 01.08.1990, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Bachelor of Biology at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”,2013
Master of "Medicinal and aromatic plants" at University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, 2015
PhD thesis: In vitro cultivation and phytochemical analysis of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Fabaceae) from Bulgarian natural populations, 2023

Research interests

Biological sciences:
Plant biotechnologies
Medicinal and aromatic plants
Plant species of conservation state
Biodiversity protection
In vitro cultures

Publications

Posters:
2015
1.In vitro micropropagation of Dianthus sp. (Caryophyllaceae)
Kozhuharova, A. ,Perchekliysky, M., Traykova, B., Stanilova, M.
Seminar of Ecology – 2015 with international participation

2016
1. In vitro clonal propagation of Valeriana officinalis L. (Valerianaceae)
Kozhuharova, A., Traykova, B., Stanilova, M.
Seminar of Ecology – 2016 with international participation

2. In vitro cultures initiation from seeds of Bulgarian localities of Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae)
Kozhuharova, A., Stanilova, M.
Първа Национална конференция за докторанти 2016

2017
1. Comperative analyses of flavonoids in roots of three Bulgarian and one Ukrainian Glycyrhiza glabra L. Populations
Kozhuharova, A., Stanilova, M., Nikolova, M.
Seminar of Ecology – 2016 with international participation

2018
1. Comparison of the Bulgarian Licorice populations by their glycyrrhizin and flavonoid contents and in vitro propagation rate
Kozhuharova, A., Stanilova, M., Nikolova, M., Berkov, S., Denev, R.
7th Balkan Botanical Congress

2. Glycyrrhizin content in the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra from Bulgarian populations
Kozhuharova, A., Stanilova, M., Nikolova, M., Berkov, S.
10th Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries

2019
1. Alternative biotechnological approaches for propagation of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don
Kozhuharova, A.,Traykova, B., Shopova, Y, Stanilova, M.
5th International Congress on Biodiversity “Taxonomy, Speciation and Euro-Mediterranean Biodiversity”

2. Reproductive potential, metabolic and genetic profile, in in situ and ex situ conditions, of medicinal plants species from the Bulgarian flora with resource deficit – scientific base for their cultivation
Yankova-Tsvetkova, E., Berkov, S., Stanilova, M., Yurukova-Grancharova, P., Vitkova, A., Nikolova M., Zhelev,P., Stoyanov, S., Vladimirov, V., Aneva, I., Kozhurahova, A., Traykova, B., Ilinkin, V., Nikolova, R., Stefanova, T., Dimitrova, M., Semerdjieva, I., Zheljazkov, V.
13ht Symposium on the flora of Southeastern Serbia and neighboring regions

2021
1. Clonal in vitro propagation as a tool for production of high quality planting material of Helichrysum italicum (Asteraceae)
Kozhuharova, A., Stanilova, M., Vladimirov, V., Nikolova, M., Traykova, B., Berkov, S.
Scientific Conference Kliment´s days 2021

2. Glycyrrhizin content in wild-growing and cultivated Glycyrrhiza glabra plants originating from Bulgarian populations
Kozhuharova, A., Denev, R., Berkov, S., Stanilova, M.,
100 years higher agricultural education in Bulgaria

2023
1. Establishment of an ex situ collection of Glycyrhiza glabra L. as a prerequisite for filed cultivation in Bulgaria
Kozhuharova, A., Nikolova, M., Berkov, S., Stoyanov, S., Yankova-Tsvetkova, E., Ilinkin, V., Stanilova, M.
International Seminar of Ecology, 2023
2. Seed viability and germination in two Swertia species of high conservation concern
in the Bulgarian flora oral presentation
Kozhuharova, A., Yankova-Tsvetkova, E., Vladimirov, V., Stanilova, M.
International Scientific Conference:‘Protected Areas and Local Communities:Exploring the Challenges of Nature Conservation and Human Well-being, 2023

Publications:
2015
1. Kozhuharova, A., Perchekliysky, M., Traykova, B., Stanilova, M..
In vitro micropropagation of Dianthus sp. (Caryophyllaceae). Seminar of Ecology - 2015 with international participation, ФАРАГО, 2015, 33-41
2017
1. Kozhuharova, A., Stanilova, M..
In vitro cultures initiation from seeds of Bulgarian localities of Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae). Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology, SE, Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", 2017, ISSN:1314-6246, 25-30
2. Kozhuharova A., Traykova B., Stanilova M..
In vitro clonal propagation of Valeriana officinalis L. (Valerianaceae). Proceedings of Seminar of Ecology – 2016, with international participation, 2017, 68-70
2018
1. Kozhuharova А, Stanilova М, Nikolova М.
Comperative analyses of flavonoids in roots of three Bulgarian and one Ukrainian Glycyrhiza glabra L. Populations.
Seminar of ecology-2017 with international participation, Proceedings, ФАРАГО, 2018, ISBN:979-853-476-132-4, 39-44
2021
1. Kozhuharova A, Stanilova M, Nikolova M, Denev S, Berkov S..
Glycyrrizin and flavonoid contents of the Bulgarian Glycyrrhiza glabra population.
Comptes rendus de l'Académie bulgare des Sciences, 74(7): 987-994, Издателство на БАН "Проф. Марин Дринов", 2021, ISSN:ISSN 2367–5535, DOI:10.7546/CRABS.2021.07.05, SJR (Scopus):0.205, JCR-IF (Web of Science):0.321
2022
1. Kozhuharova A, Stanilova M, Vladimirov V, Nikolova M, Traykova B, Berkov S. Clonal in vitro propagation as a toll for production of high quality planting material of Helichrysum italicum (Asteraceae) Comptes rendus de l'Académie bulgare des Sciences, 76(8):1206–1213, Издателство на БАН "Проф. Марин Дринов", 2022, SJR (Scopus):0.205, JCR-IF (Web of Science):0.321, out of print:2023
2024
1. Kozhuharova A.; Nikolova M.; Stoyanov S.; Yankova-Tsvetkova E.; Ilinkin V.; Berkov S.; Stanilova M. Establishment of an Ex Situ Collection of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. as a Prerequisite for Field Cultivation in Bulgaria. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10010086

Participation in projects:
1.Размножаване in vitro на Valeriana officinalis L. (лечебна дилянка) и получаване на 200 до 400 броя нови растения (2014 – 2015).
2.Растителни ресурси: изследване, опазване и устойчиво ползване на лечебни и стопански ценни растителни видове от дивата и култигенна флора. Етап 2. ( 2014 – 2017).
3.Моделни видове от родовете Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae), Centaurea (Asteraceae) I Glaucum (Papaveraceae) – изследване на генетичното разнообразие на Българските популации, метаболомика и физиологично състояние на диви, in vitro размножени и ex vitro адаптирани растения (2014 – 2018).
4.Роля на амарилисовите алкалоиди във взаимоотношенията ендофит-гостоприемник (2016 – 2019).
5.Размножаване и култивиране на лечебния вид Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Fabaceae (гол сладник) (2016 – 2019).
6.In vitro култивиране и фитохимичен анализ на Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Fabaceae) от български естествени популации (2017 – 2019).
7.Клонално микроразмножаване на селектирани индивиди от Helichrysum italicum (Asteraceae) (2019).
8.Репродуктивен потенциал, метаболитен и генетичен профил в условия in situ и ex situ, на видове лечебни растения от българската флора с ресурсен дефицит - научна основа за тяхното отглеждане в култура ( 2018 – 2021).
9.Клонално микроразмножаване на селектирани индивиди от Helichrysum italicum (Asteraceae) (2021).
10.Растителни ресурси: изследване, опазване и устойчиво ползване на лечебни и стопански ценни растителни видове от дивата и култигенна флора. Етап 4. (2020 – 2022).
11.In vitro култивиране на видове от род Swertia от български естествени популации (2022-2023)

Affiliation

Department

Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources

Division

Applied Botany

Research group

Plant biotechnology and ex situ conservation of rare, medicinal and aromatic plants

History

Member for

6 years 31 weeks