Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0412

Milen Georgiev

Milen Georgiev

Milen Georgiev
Associate Professor, Head of Metabolomics Laboratory
Bulgaria

Biography

Dr. Milen I. Georgiev is an Associate Professor of Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria. Also holds a Marie Curie Fellow position in Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
He has received a PhD in Plant Biotechnology from the Institute of Microbiology, Bulgaria in 2002-2005.
Member of Phytochemical Society of Europe, Phytochemical Society of North America and European Federation of Biotechnology.
He has been a recipient of Marin Drinov award in 2008 and a Pythagoras award in 2011.
His research is focused on the biotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants with special emphasis on the biosynthesis of iridoid and phenylethanoid glycosides from African plant Devil’s claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) and Verbascum species. He authored/co-authored 50 scientific papers and served as a Guest Editor for two journals.


 

Research Interest

Dr. Milen I. Georgiev is an Associate Professor of Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria. Also holds a Marie Curie Fellow position in Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
He has received a PhD in Plant Biotechnology from the Institute of Microbiology, Bulgaria in 2002-2005.
Member of Phytochemical Society of Europe, Phytochemical Society of North America and European Federation of Biotechnology.
He has been a recipient of Marin Drinov award in 2008 and a Pythagoras award in 2011.
His research is focused on the biotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants with special emphasis on the biosynthesis of iridoid and phenylethanoid glycosides from African plant Devil’s claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) and Verbascum species. He authored/co-authored 50 scientific papers and served as a Guest Editor for two journals.


 

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