RESEARCH INTERESTS

CELL BIOLOGY / IMMUNOLOGY: in vitro cell cultures, primary cell cultures, cytotoxicity, anticancer activity, natural products, cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, probiotics and prebiotics, immunomodulation, biomarkers, autoimmune and allergic diseases, nanoparticles, bionanotechnology.

EDUCATION

POSTDOC (June 1, 2001 – May 31, 2004): Section for Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

DOCTORAL DEGREE (May 7, 2001 – PhD degree in Biology): Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. Diploma # 27194, Council of Ministers, Higher Attestation Committee, Sofia, Bulgaria.

UNIVERSITY DEGREE (October 1, 1990 – July 26, 1995: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biology): Diploma VD-95 # 0005159, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

CURRENT POSITION

Professor in Cell Biology (November 1, 2012 – at present): Lecturer in Cell Biology, Lecturer in Clinical (Experimental) Immunology, Lecturer in Molecular Development Biology, Lecturer in Bionanotechnology, Lecturer in Animal Models in the Biomedicine. Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Director of the University Information Center (November 25, 2019 – at present) at the Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND PERIODS OF APPOINTMENT

November 8, 2011 – November 17, 2015
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Biology at the Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“. Organizing and managing the teaching and publishing activities of the faculty.

Editor in Chief of the faculty’s journal “Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology” (http://www.jbb.uni-plovdiv.bg)

April 1, 2008 – October 31, 2012
Associate Professor in Cell Biology: Lecturer in Cell Biology, Lecturer in Cytology, histology and embryology. Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

January 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009
Senior Researcher (MHC group): Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

September 1, 2006 – December 31, 2007
Chief Assistant Professor in Cell Biology: Lecturer in Cell Biology, Lecturer in Cytology, histology and embryology, Lecturer in Cell Cycle. Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

March 1, 2006 – August 31, 2006
Postdoctoral fellow: Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

October 2005 – February 2006
Chief Assistant Professor in Cell Biology: Lecturer in Cell Biology, Lecturer in Cytology, histology and embryology, Lecturer in Cell Cycle; Laboratory practice in Cell Biology, Laboratory practice in Cytology, histology and embryology, Laboratory practice in Cell Cycle. Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

March 2005 – September 2005
Postdoctoral fellow: Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

June 2004 – February 2005
Chief Assistant Professor in Cell Biology: Lecturer in Cytology, histology and embryology, Laboratory practices in Cell Biology, Cytology and Cytotoxicology. Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

June 1, 2001 – May 31, 2004
Postdoc: Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

November 1, 1996 – May 31, 2001
Assistant Professor in Cell Biology: Lecturer in Cytotoxicology, Lecturer in Signal transduction, Laboratory practice in Cell Biology, Cytology and Cytotoxicology. Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.