“Fundamental Scientific Research”
Program of the Bulgarian National Science Fund (BNSF).

Dr. Saleh Alseekh

Metabolic diversity of Botanical Gardens in Germany and Bulgaria

CPSBB is a partner of one of the most prestigious scientific institutes in the world – Max Planck Institute for Plant Molecular Physiology in Potsdam-Golm, Germany. The scientists analyze the metabolic diversity of plants from botanical gardens in Bulgaria and Germany. Main objects of the research are 2000 socially significant plants – edible plant species, medicinal plants and wild species with importance for ecosystems. The database of primary and secondary metabolites will provide not only fundamental information about the biochemical composition of the studied plants, but will also pave the way for their new practical applications, for the production of plant biostimulants and pharmaceutical products.

Assoc. Prof. Liliya V. Mihaylova

PAGAS Project

Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and damage to the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Despite a remarkable proportion of scientific, medical and socio-economic resources invested in the study and control of obesity, it has escalated in recent decades to pandemic proportions. Projections indicate that by 2035, more than a quarter of the world’s population, or nearly 4 billion people, will be overweight or obese. Advances in molecular pharmacology, aided by “-omics” approaches, have provided an enriched molecular map of signaling pathways involved in obesity and metabolic dysfunctions. There is multidirectional regulation between these signaling pathways that needs to be explored in detail.