Education:

• 2014  Master’s degree in Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
• 2013  Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Teaching activities

2019 – present  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria 

2015 – 2019  Honorary Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Pleven

2015 – 2017   Organic Chemistry Laboratory classes for students from the Faculty of Biology, Department of Organic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Sofia (as part of PhD studies)

• Laboratory exercises and seminars in Chemistry for students of the specialty "Medicine", Faculty of Medicine, Medical University-Pleven – in Bulgarian and English language
• Laboratory exercises and seminars in Organic Chemistry for students of the specialty "Pharmacy", Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Pleven
• Participation in lecture course in Chemistry for international undergraduate students of the Department of Language and Specialized Training, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria - in English language

Research interests

• In the field of organic synthesis:

Development of new methods for the synthesis of polycyclic heterocycles;

Synthesis of heterocyclic ligands, for preparation of novel coordination compounds;

Synthesis of novel DPP-IV inhibitors.

• In the field of molecular spectroscopy:

Application of NMR spectroscopy for the stereochemical investigations of diastereomeric heterocycles and reaction mechanisms.

Languages: English language