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Iva Doycheva

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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.

2019-2021:№ 577 / 17.08.2018. Biotechnological approaches to the study of species of the Papaveraceae family. Project coordinator: Dr. Iva Doycheva. National Science Programme „Young Researchers and Postdoctoral Students Programme“, Funding: Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science,

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

Doycheva I., Doncheva Ts., Philipov S., 2022. Indirect somatic embryogenesis induction of Papaver degenii and influence of gelling agents and elicitors, In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-022-10306-4

Doycheva I., 2022. Influence of proline and methyl jasmonate priming on in vitro seed germination and seedling development of Chelidonium majus L., BioRisk, 17: 227–240.

Doycheva I., 2021. The Effect of Some Heavy Metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) and Substrates on Chelidonium majus L. Seed Germination and Seedling Growth, Ecologia Balkanica, 13(2), 115-124.

Doycheva I., Stanilova M., 2021. A Comparative Study on Callus Induction and Indirect Morphogenesis in Two Papaveraceae Species, Ecologia Balkanica, 13(2), 155-159.

Doycheva I., Philipov S., Stanilova M., Influence of elicitation on Glaucium flavum cultures in in vitro conditions, Comptes rendus de l'Académie bulgare des Sciences, (in press).

Doycheva I., Philipov S., 2020. Susceptibility and proline content of Chelidonium majus L. under drought and salinity stress, Macedonian Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 66 (Suppl 2) 29 - 30

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.

Awards
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ The Youngest Scientists Award “Acad. Ivan Evstratiev Geshov” 2017, Research Division “Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology”.

Second Award for Young Scientists in natural and mathematical sciences - “Lotfi A. Zadeh” 2021

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 17 weeks