Katya Uzundzhalieva
Institute of Plant Genetic Resources - Sadovo
Bulgarian National Science Fund
Name, academic position and degree - Katya Uzundzhalieva, Assoc. prof., PhD Affiliation – research organization, department - Institute of Plant Genetic Resources – Sadovo, Plant Genetic Resources department. Education Agrarian University – Plovdiv, Plant protection specialty, MSc, 1993 Agrarian University – Plovdiv, Dep. Botany, PhD, 2005 Academic positions in the last five years September, 2014 – Assos. Prof., PhD Main research area and subareas: Еx situ/ in vivo conservation of Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) in Bulgaria. Additional research areas and subareas Maintenance of medicinal, aromatic and ornamental plants collection. Specializations abroad and international collaborations 1. Meeting of the ABS Consultation Forum to the implementation of the ABS Regulation (or, Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization), 20-21. January, 2016. 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Visegrad, Eighth meeting of the ECPGR Executive Committee, 30.May - 5.June, 2016. 3. Lithuania, Vilnius, Joint Nordic/ECPGR Workshop within the ECPGR project: “Crop wild relative conservation strategies. Planning and implementing national and regional conservation strategies”. 19-22 September 2016. 4. Slovakia, Piestany, Natioanal Agricultural and Food Center, Research Institute of Plant Production, ERASMUS + training, 08-13.August,2016 5. Romania, Suceava, Genebank, Central Laboratory for Quality of Seeds and Plant Meterial – Bucharest, ERASMUS + training, 04-08. September, 2017. Scientific awards and membership in scientific societies Scientific – technical Union; ЕUCARPIA; Member of the Wild Species Conservation Working Group of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR); Member of the National Council on Biological Diversity at the Ministry of the Environment and Waters;