Chavdar Gussev
Chief Asst
Plant and Fungal Diversity and Resources
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bulgaria
Biography
PROFESSION: 1982–1987 Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski’, MSc in Biology (Botany) 1987–1989 Expert “Buying and market realization of herbs” – Cooperative Enterprise “Bilkokoop” 1989–1990 Chief expert – National Center on phytotherapy in the Ministry of Public Health 1990 – 1997 Research Associate III degree – Institute of Botany, BAS 1997 – 2009 Research Associate II degree – Institute of Botany, BAS 2009 – 2010 Research Associate I degree – Institute of Botany, BAS 2010– Chief Assist. Prof., Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS 1999– Secretary of Bulgarian Botanical Society
Research Interest
Taxonomy, chorology and phytogeography of vascular plants Conservation of plant biodiversity Monitoring of vascular plants and natural habitats Resources assessment of natural resources of medicinal plants Methods and technologies for medicinal plants preliminary processing and herbs production
