Education:
2013 - BS, Biology
2015 - MS, Biopharmaceutical Biochemistry
University of Plovdiv "Paisiy Hilendarski"
Acad. position and degree:
Assistant Professor and PhD in the Department of "Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics"
Areas of professional interest:
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Membership in scientific organizations:
Association of Biochemical Departments in Bulgaria (ABKB)
Union of Scientists in Bulgaria
European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Trainings:
07-09.11.2019
Theoretical course on the topic: "Molecular pathology and single cell analysis: New technologies coming to practice" within the Molecular Analysis for Personalized Therapy Congress, London, United Kingdom
14 – 16.05.2019
Theoretical and practical course on the topic: "Polymerase chain reaction and Cell Culture", organized within the "International Molecular Medicine Symposium by the Bosphorus",Istanbul, Turkey.
05.11 - 18.11.2017
Training to work with Biacore 2000, mastering a method for tracking intermolecular interactions in real time based on surface plasmon resonance (within a winning project for Bulgarian-French cooperation), INSERM U872, Team 13 and Team 16, Paris, France
26.03 - 06.04.2012
Intensive Course in Analytical Chemistry Techniques Applied to Food Analysis, European IPARAF (Intensive Program for Advanced Residue Analysis in Food) training, Nantes, France
Research activity:
Investigation of pathogenic mechanisms in lupus nephritis and search for new biomarkers in the disease, including autoantibodies against complement components and its regulators; Tracking the dynamics in the expression levels of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in patients with CRC; Research on the presence of SNPs in the genes of non-coding RNAs and their role as diagnostic, prognostic and predictive factors in patients with diagnosed colorectal carcinoma;
Participation in projects:
2019-2021, PR Contract No. KP-06-H23/6, "Expression profiling of non-coding RNAs in colorectal carcinoma", Funding - Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science. Research supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Maria Atanasova Radanova, PhD.
2019-2021, PR Contract No. KP 06-ОПР03/13, "Investigation of the adaptogenic potential of Sambucus ebulus fruits with a view to their use as a functional food", Funding - Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science, Research supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Yoana Kiselova-Kaneva, PhD
2018-2020, PR contract No. 18010, "Identification of new generation biomarkers for diagnostic assessment of activity and follow-up of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus", Funding - "Science" Fund at Medical University of Varna. Research supervisor: Assoc. Maria Atanasova Radanova, PhD
2018-2020, PR contract No. 18022, "Evaluation of the expression levels of selected microRNAs as potential biomarkers in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel diseases", Funding - "Science" Fund at Medical University of Varna. Research supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miglena Dimitrova Georgieva, PhD
2018-2020 PR No. 17019, contract No. FMN-53/18.12.2017 "Investigation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in non-coding RNAs in patients with colorectal carcinoma with the aim of identifying new diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers for the Bulgarian population". Funding: "Science" Fund at Medical University of Varna. Research supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Maria Atanasova Radanova, PhD
2018-2020 PR No. 17020, contract No. FMN-41/18.12.2017 "Obtaining an extract rich in anthocyanins from elderberries (Sambucus ebulus) and characterizing its biological activity in connection with establishing adaptogenic potential with a view to its use as a raw material in the production of food and medicinal products", Funding: "Science" Fund of Medical University of Varna. Research supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Yoana Kiselova-Kaneva, PhD
2017-2019 DNTS/France 01/11 from 05/09/2017 "Autoimmune response against plasma protein of the innate immune system", Funding: "Scientific Research" Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science, Competition for projects under bilateral cooperation programs 2016 - Bulgaria - France.
2017-2019 No. H 01/42 of 03.09.16. "Study of the molecular mechanisms of action of sulfur-containing mineral waters from the Varna Basin on human metabolism with a view to their use as medicinal and drinking means", Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science - competition for funding fundamental scientific research. Academic supervisor Prof. Diana Georgieva Ivanova, PhD.
