Sen. Assist. Prof. Avgustina Danailova, PhD | Curriculum Vitae

Contacts | CV | Publications

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Education

• 2018: PhD, Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• 2014: MSc in Biophysics, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
• 2012: BSc in Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Scientific career

• 2019 – present: Sen. Assist. Professor, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS
• 2018 – 2019: Assist. Professor, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS
• 2014 – 2018: Physicist, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS

Topics of scientific interest

• Differential scanning calorimetry, plasma proteome, complex biological systems, intermolecular interactions, biomarkers,
• Construction, characterization and biofunctionalization of polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings

Membership in scientific organizations

• Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

Projects

1. Title: “Optimized polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings for biofunctionalization of cardio-vascular stents”
   Project coordinator: Prof. Stefka G. Taneva, D.Sc.
   Financing organization: NFNI
   Type of the competition and year: Collaboration with Germany, 2014
   Number and date of the contract: PPP/Germany/01/09, 01.09.2014
2. Title: Monitoring the Status of Multiple Myeloma Patients after Autologous Transplantation of Stem Cells by Microcalorimetry
   Project coordinator: Avgustina Danailova
   Financing organization: BAS
   Type of the competition and year: Support for young scientists, BAS, 2016
   Number or acronym of the project: 140/2016
3. Title: Application of new multimodal contrast substances (nitroxide derivatives) for visualization and analysis of mitochondrial dysfunction in cells with EPR spectroscopy
   Project coordinator_ Prof. Rumyana Bakalova-Jeleva, D. Sc_
   Financing organization: Science fund at Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski”
   Type of the competition and year: Universities, 2016
   Number or acronym of the project: № 122/12.04.2016
4. Title: Effect of EF24 and SN38 on the viability of colon cancer cells – the role of active forms of oxygen
   Project coordinator: Prof. Rumyana Bakalova-Jeleva, D. Sc.
   Financing organization: Science fund at Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski”
   Type of the competition and year: Universities, 2017
   Number or acronym of the project: № 80-10-209/24.04.2017
5. Title: Calorimetric analysis of plasma proteome for the early diagnosis of malignancies. In vivo experimental models of colorectal carcinoma
   Project coordinator: Avgustina Danailova
   Financing organization: BAS
   Type of the competition and year: Support for young scientists and Ph.D. students at BAS – 2017
   Number or acronym of the project: 17-133/01.08.2017