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Anna Daneva

Anna Daneva

Trainee patent attorney
I joined NLO as a Trainee patent attorney. I originally trained as a plant molecular biologist. As a former industry R&D scientist, I can provide pragmatic solutions to clients, especially clients representing startup companies. My focus is on crop trait improvement using gene editing, and specifically CRISPR/Cas gene editing.

Expertise

  • Biotechnology
  • Oligonucleotide
  • Plants
  • Food

As an industry scientist in a startup R&D company, I focused on developing gene editing applications for soybean and maize crops. The goal was to obtain plant varieties with improved yield using CRISPR/Cas genome editing.

I can provide pragmatic solutions to clients

In my free time, I enjoy reading books and spending time outdoors.

Training & Education

  • PhD in Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Ghent University 2017
  • MSc in Molecular Medicine, Erasmus University 2012
  • BSc in Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv 2010

 Publications

  • KIL1 terminates fertility in maize by controlling silk senescence (DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac15)
  • KIRA1 and ORESARA1 terminate flower receptivity by promoting cell death in the stigma of Arabidopsis (DOI: 10.1038/s41477-018-0160-7)