Phone: +359 2 8167 264
E-mail: jiordanova@biofac.uni-sofia.bg
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| CONTACT ADDRESS | Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| PHONE | +3592 8167 264 | |
| Dates(years) | Information | |
| EDUCATION | 2011 | PhD in Plant physiology, Sofia University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant physiology, Sofia, Bulgaria (thesis: Biochemical and morphological programmed cell death events in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii). Supervisors: Elena Iakimova; Veneta Kapchina-Toteva |
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| 2005 | MSc in Plant Biotechnology, Sofia University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant physiology, Sofia, Bulgaria (thesis: Influence of growth regulators on in vitro propagation of Petunia hybrida cv. Blue Star). Supervisor: Veneta Kapchina-Toteva” |
| ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE | 2016 | Associate professor, Department of Plant physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, Bulgaria |
| 2009-2016 | Assistant Professor, Department of Plant physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, Bulgaria | |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE | 2006- | Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski” |
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| 05.2014-06.2014 | University of Barcelona, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Plant physiology, Barcelona, Spain. Supervisor: Prof. Jauma Bastida |
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| 10.2010-11.2010 | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia. Supervisor: Prof. Eva Čellárová |
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| 06.2007-07.2007 02.2008-03.2008-09.2008-10.2008 | Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Supervisor: Prof. Ernst Woltering; Dr. Elena Yakimova |
| RESEARCH INTERESTS | Plant biotechnology; Ex situ conservation; Plant cell, tissue and organ cultures; Plant secondary metabolites (triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, phenols) ; Programmed cell death; Hypersensitive response in plants | |
| COURSES | Plant physiology, Green biotechnology; Plant biotechnology, Application of plant metabolites in cosmetics and perfumery; Green biotechnology; | |
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Author ID (SCOPUS): 35085541700 https://authors.uni-sofia.bg/AuthorPublications.aspx?id=896d524e-e7d0-4dc0-9da4-df59504d387f | |
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
| Iakimova, E. T., Yordanova, Z. P., Cristescu, S. M., Harren, F. J., & Woltering, E. J. (2019). Cell death signaling and morphology in chemical-treated tobacco BY-2 suspension cultured cells. Environmental and Experimental Botany. Marchev, S., Z. P., Yordanova, M. I. Georgiev “Transformed Root Culture: From Genetic Transformation to NMR-Based Metabolomics”. In Plant Cell Culture Protocols (pp. 457-474). Humana Press, New York, NY, 2018. Koleva, V., A., Dragoeva, Zh., Stoyanova., Zh., Yordanova, S., Ali, N., Uzunov, L., Melendez-Alafort, A., Rosato, D., Enchev D “In vitro cytotoxicity of allelopathic plants Adonis vernalis L. Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare L. and Nepeta nuda subsp. Nuda”, Acta Scientifica Naturalis, 5(1): 64-68, 2018. Yordanovа, J.P., M.A. Rogova, M.K. Zhiponova, M.I. Georgiev, V.M. Kapchina-Totev “Comparative determination of the essential oil composition in Bulgarian endemic plant Achillea thracica Velen. during the process of ex situ conservation”, Phytochemistry Letters, 20: 456-461, 2017. Xiao, J., Z. Yordanova, M. Miao “2nd international symposium on phytochemicals in medicine and food (2-ISPMF)”, Phytochemistry Reviews, DOI 10.1007/s11101-017-9501-9, 2017. Yordanova, J.P., Georgiev M.I. “Cell factories. In: Thomas B, Brian G Murray BG, Murphy DJ (eds.)”, Encyclopedia of applied plant sciences, 2nd edn. Waltham, Academic Press, pp. 72-76, 2017. Stojanovic, G.S., V. Kapchina-Toteva, M.A. Rogova, S.C. Jovanovic, Z. Yordanova, B.K. Zlatkovic “Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Bulgarian Endemic Species Achillea thracica from its Natural Habitat, and in vitro Propagated and ex vitro Established Plants”, Natural Product Communications, 12(2): 291-292, 2017. Marchev, S., Z. Yordanova, K. Alipieva, G. Zahmanov, S. Rusinova-Videva, V. Kapchina-Toteva, S. Simova, M. Popova, M.I. Georgiev “Genetic transformation of rare Verbascum eriophorum Godr. plants and metabolic alterations revealed by NMR-based metabolomics”, Biotechnology letters, 38(9), 1621-1629, 2016. Yordanova Z.P., Zhiponova M.K., Iakimova E.T., Dimitrova M.A., Kapchina-Toteva V.M. (2014). Revealing the reviving secret of the white dead nettle (Lamium album L.). Phytochemistry Reviews, 13(2): 375 – 389. Kapchina-Toteva V.M., Dimitrova M.A., Stefanova M., Koleva D., Kostov K., Yordanova Z.P., Stefanov D., Zhiponova M.K. (2014). Adaptive changes in photosynthetic performance and secondary metabolites during white dead nettle micropropagation. Journal of Plant Physiology, 171(15): 1344 – 1353. Yordanova Z.P., Woltering E., Kapchina–Toteva V., Iakimova E. (2013). Mastoparan-induced programmed cell death in the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Annals of Botany, 111: 191–205. Dimitrova M.A., Yordanova Z.P., Kapchina-Toteva V.M. (2012) Influence of 6-benzylaminopurine and indole-3-butyric acid on in vitro propagation and secondary metabolites accumulation in Lamium album from Lozen mountain. Acta Horticulturae, 955: 315 – 320. Valyova M.S, Dimitrova M.A., Ganeva Y.A., Kapchina-Toteva V.M., Yordanova Z.P. (2011) Evaluation of antioxidant and free radical scavenging potential of Lamium album L. growing in Bulgaria. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 4(4): 945 – 947. Yordanova Z.P., Iakimova E.T., Cristescu S.M., Harren F.J.M., Kapchina–Toteva, V.M, Woltering E.J. (2010). Involvement of ethylene and nitric oxide in cell death in mastoparan-treated unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Cell Biology International, 34: 301 – 308. Yakimova E., Yordanova Z.P., Slavov S., Kapchina-Toteva V., Woltering E. (2009). Alternaria alternata AT toxin induces programmed cell death in tobacco. Journal of phytopathology, 157:592 – 601. Yordanova Z.P., Kapchina–Toteva V.M, Woltering E.J., Batchvarova R.B., Iakimova E.T. (2009). Xylanase–induced cell death events in detached tobacco leaves. Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 23(2): 1199 – 1204. | |