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Education
- 2001 – 2003: Ph.D. in biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- 1989 – 1994: M.S. in Cell Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Biology
Work experience
- 2022 – present: Professor, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department “Electro-induced and Adhesive Properties”
- 2010 – 2022: Associated Professor, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department “Electro-induced and Adhesive Properties”
- 2007 – 2010: Research Associate I degree, Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department “Electro-induced and Adhesive Properties”
- 2006 – 2007: Research Associate II degree, Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Group of “Cell Adhesion”
- 2004 – 2005: biologist, Cytonet GmBH, Gewebe Bank, Sofia
- 1996 – 2003: Research Fellow, Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Group of “Cell Adhesion”
Career
- March 2015 – April 2019: Head of department Electroinduced and Adhesive Properties
Supervisor of MS and PhD students
- BS student – Trayana Kamenska
- MS student – Anelia Ganeva
- PhD student – Milena Keremidarska
International experience
- 1996 – GKSS Research Center, Institute of Chemistry, Teltow, Germany
- 1997 – GKSS Research Center, Institute of Chemistry, Teltow, Germany
- 1999 – 2000 – GKSS Research Center, Institute of Chemistry, Teltow, Germany in the frame of the project “Adsorption of plasma proteins on latex nanoparticles”
- 2000 г. – GKSS Research Center, Institute of Chemistry, Teltow, Germany
- 2004 г – Cytonet GmbH, Hannover, Germany
- 2005 – 2006 – GKSS Research Center, Institute fuer Polymer Forschung, Teltow, Germany in the frame of Helmholtz-DAAD Fellowships for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Students
- 2007 – Martin Luther Universitaet Halle, Institut fuer Pharmazie Technology und Biopharmazie, Germany
- 2008 – Martin Luther Universitaet Halle, Institut fuer Pharmazie Technology und Biopharmazie, Germany
- 2013 – Institute for Bioingeneering of Catalunya (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain
Language skills
- Bulgarian – native
- English – fluent
- German – fluent
- Russian – fluent
- Spanish – basic
Scientific expertise
Reviewer for journals
- The International Journal of Artificial Organs
- Biotech. Biotech. Equipment
- Applied Surface Science