Contacts
- Department: Photoexcitable Membranes
- Position: Regular PhD student
- Business address: Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bl. 21, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Sofia 1113, Bulgaria - E-mail: kdobrev bio21.bas.bg, Kostja2yahoo.co.uk
Education
- 2013 – present: Regular PhD student, IBPhBME, supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Antoaneta Popova, Prof. Maya Velichkova
- 2012: M.S., Biochemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
- 2009: B.A. Molecular Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Major fields of scientific research
- Photosynthesis, Thylakoid Membranes, Abiotic stress, Role of carotenoids in photosynthetic processes
Publications
- Pashova, S.I., K.V. Dobrev, A.D. Pashov. Regulatory properties of mouse transitional 1 B lymphocytes; Comp. rend. Acad. Bulg. Sci., 67 (3) 2014, 361-366
- K. Dobrev, D. Stanoeva, M. Velichkova, A. V. Popova. Alterations in the photosynthetic activity of Arabidopsis thaliana, wt and lut2, under photoinhibition in vivo; Comp. rend. Acad. Bulg. Sci., 68 (5) 2015, 601-608
Participation in research projects
- Effect of decreased carotenoid content in Arabidopsis thaliana for stability of photosynthetic apparatus towards high light intensity. Investigation in vivo. Project with BAS, Principle
investigator – Assos. Prof. A. Popova - Characterization of photobleaching of photosynthetic pigments in thylakoid membranes of Arabidopsis thaliana, wt and carotenoid mutant lut2, Project with BAS, Principle investigator – Assos. Prof. A. Popova