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Education and training
- February 2015: Doctor of Philosophy in “Physiology of animals and humans” in Professional field 4.3. “Biological Sciences”
Name and type of organization providing education and training: Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - October 2007 – February 2009: Master in “Parasitology”
Name and type of organization providing education and training: Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” - October 2003 – February 2007: Bachelor in “Biology”
Name and type of organization providing education and training: Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Work Experience
- April 2017 – till present: Senior Assistant Professor in Department “Motor control” (“Excitable structures”), Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- January 2013 – April 2017: Biologist in Department “Excitable structures”, IBPhBME, BAS
- June 2009 – December 2009: Biologist in Department “Erectable structures”, Institute of Biophysics, BAS
Additional qualifications and certificates
- Planning and implementation of experimental studies with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in healthy individuals;
- Processing and analysis of collected data
- Planning and implementation of experiments with electromyographic signals;
- Processing and analysis of the collected data
- Helminthological autopsies implementation
- Morphological determination of parasites
- Production of permanent and temporary microscopic preparations
- Certificate course in “Introduction and use of new methods and approaches in the training of young researchers in the field of biophysics in order to increase their competitiveness and skills in applied fields such as agriculture, ecology and medicine”
- Certificate course in “Capacity building for participation in EU framework programs for research, technological development and innovation”
- Certificate course in “Techniques for managing innovation and intellectual property”
Languages
- Bulgarian: Mother tongue
- English: Intermediate
- German: Beginner
Computer skills and competences
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), searching and finding information in Internet
Other skills and competences
- teamwork, communication, precision, analytical thinking, responsibility, observing deadlines
Participation in scientific projects
- Team member: Contract № KP-06-N 36/4 (from 2019-current), funded by NSF
“Novel biological approaches for limiting infectious pathology in fish relevant to aquaculture through probiotics and their post-metabolites” - Project Manager: Contract DFNP № 125 (2016-2017), funded by the Program
for career development of young scientists in Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences 2016. “Studying of intracortical and intrahemispheric inhibition during voluntary muscle activity by the method of transcranial magnetic stimulation” - Team member: Project BG051PO001-3.3.04 / 42 (2009 – 2011) funded by the Operational Program Human Resources Development
Participation in scientific events
Mancheva, K., Vukova, T., Atanasov, G., Kossev, A., 2019. Transcranial magnetic stimulation. http://conf2019.biofac.info/index.php
Mancheva, K., Vukova, T., Atanasov, G., Kossev, A., 2019. Recruitment curves during different levels of co-activation of antagonist muscles in non-dominant hand: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. http://biomed.bas.bg/bg/youth-session-2019/
Mancheva, K., Kosev, A., 2019. Effect of co-activity of antagonist muscles on motor cortex excitability: a study with the method of transcranial magnetic stimulation. http://www.bio21.bas.bg/imb/?id=92
Mancheva, K., Atanasov, G., 2018. Parasitofauna in European catfish Silurus glanis (L., 1758) collected from the Danube river. http://www.bio21.bas.bg/imb/?id=92
Mancheva, K., Atanasov, G., 2018. Parasitofauna in European catfish Silurus glanis (L., 1758) collected from the Danube river. http://conf2018.biofac.info/index.php/bg/climentsdays
Atanasov, G., Mancheva, K., Kril, A., 2018. Experimental in vitro modeling of partial life cycle of Diplostomum pseudospathaceum in liquid culture media. http://conf2018.biofac.info/index.php/bg/climentsdays
Mancheva, K., Stephanova, D.I., Wolf, W., Kossev, A., 2018. The Effect of Co-activation of Antagonist Muscles on Motor Cortex Excitability: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. http://biomed.bas.bg/bg/youth-session-2017/
Mancheva, K., Stephanova, D.I., Wolf, W., Kossev, A., 2017. Long-latency intracortical inhibition during unilateral muscle activity. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-10-4166-2
Mancheva, K., Stephanova, D.I., Wolf, W., Kossev, A., 2016. The effect of co-activation of antagonist muscles on recruitment curve during transcranial magnetic stimulation. Proceedings of 12-th National Medical Physics and Engineering Conference (NMPEC-2016). http://bsbpe.org/nmpec2016
Mancheva, K., Christova, L., Wolf, W., Kossev, A., 2015. Effect of co-activation on motor evoked potentials and cortical silent period. Folia Medica 57 (3): 19.
Mancheva, K., Dimitrov, V., Hristova, L., Kosev, A., 2014. Effect of co-activation of antagonist muscles on intracortical inhibition. http://biomed.bas.bg/bg/youth-session-145/
Mancheva, K., Dimitrov, V.G., Christova, L., Kossev, A., 2011. Reduced cortical silent period during co-activation of antagonist muscles. Scripta Scientifica Medica 43 (3): 222.
Scientific awards
- Best performance in Scientific session for PhD students and young scientists “Biomedicine and quality of life” 2014
