{"id":12632,"date":"2025-03-28T10:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funbio.bio21.bas.bg\/?page_id=12632"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:30:50","slug":"funbio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funbio.bio21.bas.bg\/","title":{"rendered":"Second International Conference on Functional Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Second International Conference on Functional Biology<\/strong>\u00a0is organised by the\u00a0Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics (IPPG)\u00a0<\/strong>at the\u00a0Bulgarian Academy of Sciences\u00a0<\/strong>in collaboration with the\u00a0Section<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cPlant Physiology and Biochemistry\u201d of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Today, the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics is recognised as a national centre for fundamental and applied research with strong expertise in plant biology. By the integration of plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology combined with interdisciplinary approaches and active national and international collaborations, IPPG continues to advance the frontiers of functional biology because plants, it turns out, have a lot more to say than we once thought.<\/p>\n

This conference will present recent advances aligned with the main research directions of IPPG – from Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Cell and Molecular Biology to Biotechnologies, Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, and their relevance to Agrobiology and Food Science, but will encourage dialogue with related disciplines. It aims to bring together researchers and experts to explore the diverse applications of functional biology across disciplines. Contributions extending beyond plant science are warmly welcome – the more perspectives around the table, the better the science, and the livelier the coffee breaks.<\/p>\n

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Final call:<\/h4>\n

Register before 30 June 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Send your abstract before 30 June 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Make your payment before 15 July 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\n\t\t\tOrganizing Committee\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t<\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Valya Vassileva<\/strong> – Conference Chairperson – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Katya Georgieva<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Iskren Sergiev<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dessislava Todorova<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assist. Prof. Dr. Ivan Iliev<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assist. Prof. Dr. Elena Shopova<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assist. Prof. Dr. Mariyana Georgieva<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assist. Prof. Dr. Zlatina Gospodinova<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assist. Prof. Tsvetina Nikolova<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Mrs Neli Naydenova<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

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Prof. Dr. Svetlana Misheva<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lyudmila Simova-Stoilova<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Geneva<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irina Vaseva<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Bonchev<\/strong> – Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, BAS<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ina Aneva<\/strong> – Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miroslava Zhiponova<\/strong> – Sofia University \u201cSt. Kl. Ohridski\u201d<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Pilar S. Testillano<\/strong> – Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research (CIB-CSIC), Spain<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Sigita Jurkonien\u0117<\/strong> – Nature Research Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Yal\u00e7\u0131n Kaya<\/strong> – Trakya University, Edirne, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Federico Martinelli<\/strong> – University of Florence, Italy<\/p>\n

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We sincerely acknowledge the National Science Fund of the Republic of Bulgaria for its significant financial contribution toward the organization of this Conference.<\/p>\n

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