In 2012 graduated from the Burgas state university of Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov bachelor's degree Chemistry. Obtained a Master's degree in Ecology and Environmental Protection in 2014 at the Burgas state university of Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov. In 2014, she won a competition for an assistant position in Chemistry in the Department of Medical-Biological Sciences. Since 2018, she has been an assistant in Organic Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Her research interests are focused on obtaining and applying chitosan-containing biopolymers.
Participated in a research project funded by the Medical Science Fund in 2014 at MU-Varna: New polymeric drug forms with potential antitumor activity.
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Publications
1. R Cherkezova, Ph. Radenkov, M. Radenkov, T. Hristova, K. Zafirova, N. Todorov, A. Popov. Hydrophilization of unsaturated polyester resin with sulfur, sodium hydroxide and water with a possibility for its curing in the presence of water as a solvent. Materials, Methods & Technologies; Journal of International Scientific Publications. 487-494. 2016.
2. R. Cherkezova, Ph. Radenkov, K. Zafirova, A. Popov, T. Hristova, M. Radenkov, N. Todorov. Polyester/Silicate composites. Machines, Technologies and Materials, 41-44. 2016.
3. Rumyana Cherkezova, Tatyana Hristova, Kristina Zafirova, Anton Popov, Maksim Simov. Multicomponent polymer system based on hydrophilized unsaturated polyester resin. Scripta Scientifica Medicinae Dentalis, 36-40. 2017.
4. R Cherkezova, T. Hristova, K. Zafirova. Hydrophilized unsaturated polyester resin based on a two-component system of sulfur and cement. XVII International Scientific congress. Summer session “Machines, Technologies and Materials", 109-111. 2020.
5. R. Cherkezova, T. Hristova, K. Zafirova. Hydrophilized unsaturated polyester resin based on a two-component system of sulfur and cement. Int. Sci. J: “Machines, Technologies, Materials", 255-257. 2020.
6. R Cherkezova, T Hristova, V Georgiev, K Zafirova. Hydrophilized unsaturated polyester resin-based polymer-silicate compositions. V International Scientific Conference. Summer Session "Industry 4.0", 26-28. 2020.
7. R. Cherkezova, T. Hristova, K. Zafirova. Development of hydrophilized unsaturated polyester resins based on different types of modifiers. Journal of the Technical University of Gabrovo 62. 2021. 11-16.
8. Zvezdova D., К. Zafirova. Antibactirial performance of chitosan based membranes loaded with doxycycline for wound healing applications. BioInfomed, Third International Symposium on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, Springer, 4–6 July 2024, Burgas, Bulgaria, SJR=0,151 (on press).
