Elisaveta Bogomilova Kirova, Assistant Professor, PhD. Education: - Masters in Genetic and cell engineering, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1997. - PhD in Plant Physiology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2006. Academic position: - Assistant Professor in the Laboratory “Plant-soil interactions”, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Main research interests: - Physiology of stress: abiotic and biotic stress in plants; nitrogen fixing; drought stress; salinity stress; antioxidant system, biochemistry. Memberships of professional societies: - Membership of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria; - Membership of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB).