The Head of the “Plant Cell Biotechnology” Department, Prof. Dr. Milen. I. Georgiev, was awarded with the prestigious Pythagoras Science Award in the category “Experienced Scientist in Life Sciences and Medicine”. The official ceremony was held in Sofia on 17 May 2024 and hosted by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science. To date, Prof. Dr. Milen I. Georgiev has won in total four Pythagoras Awards in different categories which makes him the most awarded Bulgarian scientist with this prestigious award!

Main focus of research of Prof. Georgiev’s team is on obesity and longevity domains. The main approach in the research includes a deep molecular study of the relationship between key signalling pathways in obesity and longevity in various biological systems with the application of contemporary omics approaches (incl. transcriptomics and metabolomics).

For the last five years the results of Prof. Milen I. Georgiev are summarized in 72 scientific publications with a cumulative impact factor 668, one book and one book chapter.

He is also ranked in Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists list for world citation in all scientific disciplines, which outlines him as one of the most cited scientists worldwide.