Iva Doycheva

Personal information

Contacts

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

23, Acad. G. Bonchev Str.
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: idoycheva@gmail.com
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Iva_Doycheva

Curriculum vitae

Iva Vasileva Doycheva, Chief Assist. Prof., PhD

Education

- 2010: BSc in Biology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
- 2012: MSc in Biology (Structural Botany), Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
-2017: PhD in Botany, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. PhD thesis: "Biotechnological approach for multiplication of Glaucium flavum Crantz (Papaveraceae)", Supervisors: Dr. Marina Stanilova (IBER-BAS), Dr. Stefan Philipov (IOCCP-BAS)

Projects:

2018-2020: КП-06-М26/4, 01.12.2018. Chelidonium majus - phytoremediation ability and monitoring of its alkaloid content in stress conditions through classic and in vitro techniques. Project leader: Dr. Iva Doycheva. Financing organization: National Science Fund of Bulgaria.

2017-2020: DN16/3, 11.12. 2017. Metabolite profile and genetic diversity of the species of genus
Thymus in Bulgaria – a scientific basis for phytotherapy and potential for pharmacy. Project leader: Dr. Ina Aneva. Financing organization: National Science Fund of Bulgaria.

2014-2018: Б02/18, 19.12.2014. Model species of the genera Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae), Centaurea (Asteraceae) and Glaucium (Papaveraceae) – - genetic diversity of the Bulgarian populations, metabolomics and physiological state. Project leader: Dr. M. Stanilova. Financing organization: National Science Fund of Bulgaria.

2014: D02-867/10.10.2013. Somatic embryogenesis induction and synthetic seed production of endangered and medicinal plant species of conservation and economic concern. Financing organization: OP ”Human Resources Development“, European Social Fund, EU.

Research interests

In vitro cultivation of plant species, Somatic embryogenesis, Medicinal plants, Secondary metabolites, In vitro biosynthesis of alkaloids in medicinal plants, In vitro methods for phytoremediation of heavy metals.

Publications

Nikolova M., Berkov S., Doycheva I., Stoyanov S., Stanilova M. 2018. GC/MS based metabolite profiling of five populations of Glaucium flavum (Ranunculales: Papaveraceae) from the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, Acta Zool. Bulg., Suppl. 11, 91-94. IF 0.413

Doycheva I., Yankova-Tsvetkova E., Stanilova M. 2017. Somatic embryogenesis induction in Glaucium flavum Crantz (Papaveraceae). Compt. Rend. Acad. Bulg. Sci., 70, 525-530. IF 0.233

Doycheva I., Philipov S., Stanilova M., 2017, Evaluation of glaucine content in Bulgarian Black Sea Coast localities of Glaucium flavum Cranz (Papaveraceae), Nat. Prod. Commun., 2, 157-158. IF 0.884

Doncheva Ts., Doycheva I., Philipov S., 2016, Alkaloid chemotypes of Glaucium flavum (Papaveraceae) from Bulgaria, Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 68, 1-5. IF 0.988

Koleva D., Ganeva Ts., Doycheva I., Stefanova M., 2015, The role of leaf anatomical characteristics in elaborating the protocol for micropropagation of Nepeta nuda L., Oxid. Commun., book 4A, 38, 2033-2044, IF 0.451.

Doycheva I., Philipov S., Stanilova M., 2014, Determination of the alkaloid glaucine in four Bulgarian populations of Glaucium flavum (Papaveraceae), Proceed. Seminar Ecol. - 2014, Sofia, Bulgaria, 17-21.

Chingarova A, Dimitrova M., Gyurova V., Doycheva I. , Dencheva E., Dzhurmanski A., Kapchina -Toteva V., 2011, Micropropagation of Ruta graveolens, International scientific on-line journal Science&Technologies, ISSN 1314-4111, 1, 26-30.

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

3 years 31 weeks