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Kostadin Evgeniev Atanasov

Lecturer · University of Barcelona

https://researchid.co/kostadin
@web.ub.edu
15Scopus Publications
448Google Scholar Citations
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Biography

Dr. Kostadin E. Atanasov is a Tenure-Track Lecturer and researcher at the Universitat de Barcelona, with over 15 years of experience in plant physiology, genetics, and microbial biotechnology. His work focuses on developing microbial biostimulants and biocontrol agents to enhance plant resilience to abiotic stress (e.g., drought, salinity) and to protect against pathogenic organisms. He also specializes in the isolation and characterization of rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria, genome sequencing, and mining of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). He applies cutting-edge tecnologies, including transcriptomics, metabolomics, and proteomics, to assess plant molecular responses to stress and microbial inoculation. His research integrates molecular biology, computational tools, and microbial ecology to develop functional microbial solutions for sustainable agriculture. Dr. Atanasov has led and participated in over 15 competitive R&D projects, authored a number of peer-reviewed publications

Education

PhD in Pharmacy, Universitat de Barcelona MSc in Molecular Biotechnology, Universitat de Barcelona BSc in Biology, Universitat de Girona

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Polyamines and flg22 reshape the ribosomal protein composition of actively translating ribosomes in plants
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2025
  2. Pararhizobium sp. strains enhancing chilling stress tolerance and yield in tomato plants
    Plant Stress, 2024
  3. Spermine deficiency shifts the balance between jasmonic acid and salicylic acid-mediated defence responses in Arabidopsis
    Plant Cell and Environment, 2023
  4. Tomato STEROL GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 silencing unveils a major role of steryl glycosides in plant and fruit development
    Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2023
  5. Spermine inhibits PAMP-induced ROS and Ca2+burst and reshapes the transcriptional landscape of PAMP-Triggered immunity in Arabidopsis
    Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023

Research Outputs

Title of the invention: Pararhizobium strains, compositions and uses thereof as plant growth stimulants; Inventors: Kostadin E. Atanasov and Rubén Alcázar Hernández; Submission date: 29/06/2023; License number: EP23382666.8.

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