The 15th Congress of Bulgarian Microbiologists with international participation was held from 5 to 8 October in Koprivshtitsa. The forum was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous microbiologist Louis Pasteur, the 75th anniversary of the Institute of Microbiology "Stephan Angeloff" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, declared by the UN General Assembly for 2022. A report on Pasteur's life and work was presented in his honour. The Congress began with an opening lecture by Professor Colin Harwood of Newcastle University, UK, who is a member of the leadership of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). Various aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic were discussed, with distinguished experts in the field [...]

The scientific conference was held from 13 to 16 June 2022 at Park-Hotel Kyustendil within the framework of the National Scientific Programme "Innovative low-toxic biologically active substances for precision medicine (BioActiveMed)", with the leading organization Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science. More than 55 scientists participated and presented their interdisciplinary research conducted at seven institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and five universities. The papers were divided into six scientific sessions which presented results on the preparation of new biologically active systems containing extracts from natural sources of plant or animal origin from Bulgaria, their antibacterial and antitumor activity, as well as their anti-infective effect. Results were also presented in two poster sessions. During the [...]

The National Anthropological Museum at the Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum solemnly celebrated its 15th anniversary. The Director of the Institute Prof. Dr. Svetlozara Petkova opened the celebration by presenting the museum as a unique center of knowledge and preservation of cultural and historical identity but also a place to attract young people to open their heart and soul to science. The celebration continued with a congratulatory address by the President of BAS - Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, represented by the Scientific Secretary-General Prof. Dr. Neli Koseva with wishes for good health and fruitful work. The Head of NAM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Katsarov made a presentation - a retrospective of the events in the museum for [...]

BioBlitz survey on invasive alien species (IAS) will be conducted on 21 May 2022, in the region of Pancharevo Lake, Sofia Municipality. The survey has been organised at European level under the COST Action CA17122 Increasing understanding of alien species through citizen science (Alien CSI) (https://iasbioblitz.creaf.cat/). Fish Migration Day will be celebrated as an accompanying event. Fish sampling methods will be demonstrated to the participants and they will be informed about the direct and indirect threats to native ichthyofauna arising from changed hydromorphological conditions and other human impact, including invasive alien species. BioBlitz participants are invited to go out and by using the phone applications ‘Invasive Alien Species in Europe’ and ‘iNaturalist’ (BioBlitz IAS Bulgaria project) to take photos and record observations of alien species to [...]

Three young scientists awarded for best publication in microbiology  The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded the Institute of Microbiology of BAS with a Honorary Plaque – GOLDEN for significant scientific contribution to the development of microbiology in Bulgaria and on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its foundation. The solemn scientific conference, dedicated to the anniversary, was held in “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. […]