{"id":61033,"date":"2025-11-27T10:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/?p=61033"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:21:42","slug":"new-horizons-in-science-discussed-by-women-innovators-from-bas-in-a-discussion-on-the-women-in-science-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/?p=61033&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"New horizons in science discussed by women innovators from BAS in a discussion on the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60995 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-200x131.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-400x263.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-600x394.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-800x525.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-1200x788.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_9380-2-1536x1008.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the first time during the anniversary ceremony of the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d National Program, a panel discussion was held on the topic \u201cThe world needs science, and science needs women\u201d with the participation of inspiring Bulgarian women innovators. The discussion took place in the \u201cProf. Marin Drinov\u201d Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Milena Georgieva from the <a href=\"https:\/\/imb.bas.bg\/\">Institute of Molecular Biology<\/a>, co-founder of EPIX AI and leader in epigenetics and artificial intelligence for longevity, and Assoc. Prof. Elisaveta Kirilova from the <a href=\"https:\/\/iche.bas.bg\/\">Institute of Chemical Engineering<\/a> who is also the first laureate of the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d program in Bulgaria (2011) spoke about how Bulgarian women leaders turn scientific breakthroughs into real innovations from BAS.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Milena Georgieva, one of Bulgaria&#8217;s leading scientists in the field of epigenetics and the biology of aging, explained how science can give us a more accurate picture of our &#8222;biological time&#8220; \u2013 beyond the calendar. She explained how epigenetics and artificial intelligence now make it possible to detect early signs of accelerated aging and hidden health risks before diseases appear. \u201cThe future of health lies in personalized prevention &#8211; science must reach every person in an understandable and useful way,\u201d Prof. Georgieva emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Assoc. Prof. Elisaveta Kirilova, a scientist and innovator in sustainable hydrogen technologies, spoke about sustainable hydrogen technologies as part of the energy transition in Bulgaria. She presented her work on developing a methodology for designing hydrogen production and distribution chains &#8211; from processes such as steam methane reforming and water electrolysis to models for a network of hydrogen charging stations. This research is closely linked to the National Hydrogen Roadmap 2025\u20132030 and shows how scientific models can become the basis for real infrastructure solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The panel discussion preceded the official ceremony for the presentation of the national awards for the 2025 program and brought together leading Bulgarian women innovators who spoke about the path from scientific discoveries to real solutions for people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time during the anniversary ceremony of the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d National Program, a panel discussion was held on the topic \u201cThe world needs science, and science needs women\u201d with the participation of inspiring Bulgarian women innovators. The discussion took place in the \u201cProf. Marin Drinov\u201d Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Milena Georgieva from the Institute of Molecular Biology, co-founder of EPIX AI and leader in epigenetics and artificial intelligence for longevity, and Assoc. Prof. Elisaveta Kirilova from the Institute of Chemical Engineering who is also the first laureate of the \u201cFor Women in Science\u201d program in Bulgaria (2011) spoke about how Bulgarian women leaders turn scientific breakthroughs into real innovations from BAS. Prof. Milena Georgieva, one of Bulgaria&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/?p=61033&#038;lang=en\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":60996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1485],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61033"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61033"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61126,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61033\/revisions\/61126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bas.bg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}