Dr. Rayna Nenova is a researcher at the Institute of Roses and Aromatic Plants, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria. She holds a PhD in Virology and a Master’s in Biotechnology. Her doctoral research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, supervised by Prof. Radka Argirova, focused on the glycosylation of the HIV-1 gp120 glycoprotein and the mechanism of evasion from the immune systhem. After a decade-long hiatus devoted to the arts, Dr. Nenova has returned to science. Her research now focuses on the medical applications of natural products, in particular the antiviral and antitumor potential of natural compounds from Rosa damascena Mill., aiming to develop novel therapeutic and nutraceutical implementations.