10 September 2025
Registration and Opening
13:00 – 15:00
Participants Registration
15:00 – 17:30
Conference Opening and Introductory Lectures
19:00
Welcome Cocktail
Conference Program
Conference Topics
Plant physiology and biochemistry
Physiological and biochemical mechanisms in plants under normal and stress conditions
Genetics and epigenetics
From gene regulation to heritable mechanisms driving adaptation and evolution of organisms
Cell and molecular biology
Cellular structures and molecular networks involved in the regulation of growth, development and stress responses
Biotechnologies for Sustainable Development
Biotechnological tools and applications for environmental protection, human health and sustainable agriculture
Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
Conservation and use of biological diversity to maintain ecological balance and food security
Conference program
General Timetable
11 September 2025
Presentations and Posters
09:00 – 10:30
Lectures and Oral Presentations
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00
Lectures and Oral Presentations
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00
Lectures and Oral Presentations
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00
Lectures and Oral Presentations
17:00 – 18:00
Poster Session and Flash Talks
19:00
Social Dinner
12 September 2025
Concluding and Excursion
09:00 – 10:30
Lectures and Oral Presentations
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00
Lectures and Concluding Remarks
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00
Sightseeing Tour
Who is speaking
Key Speakers
Prof. Dr. Valya Vassileva – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgaria)
Planting Ideas, Growing Knowledge – 15 Years of Functional Biology at the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics
Prof. Dr. Pernilla Lavesson – Competence Attraction & Professional Integration Lead, Media Evolution, Malmö (Sweden)
Crossing borders: creative collaboration models for scientific innovation
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Börner – Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (Germany)
Plant Genetic Resources – The Pre-Requisite for Future Breeding and Research
Prof. Dr. Petar Lambrev – HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged (Hungary)
Functional Diversity of Photosynthetic Supercomplexes on the Ultrafast Timescale
Prof. Dr. Kamil Ruzicka – Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic)
Regulation of Hypocotyl Bending by Alternative Splicing. Seeking for Instructions from Above
Prof. Dr. Alexander Ivanov – Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgaria)
Phentypic Plasticity of Overwintering Plant Species: Maximizing Energy Conversion Efficiency and Seed Yield
Dr. Ivelin Rizov – Directorate Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Bulgaria)
Regulation of Modern Biotechnologies in the European Union: Challenges and Prospects for their Sustainable Application
When the Timetable is complete, the Program will be accessible for download as FunBio-Program.pdf