Education:

• 1975-1979 Secondary Education – High School of Mathematics “Geo Milev”, Pleven
•  1979-1985 Medical Doctor, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Bulgaria, Diploma №001145 / 1985;

• 1995 Specialty "Pharmacology", Medical University – Sofia, Diploma №42845 / 1995;
• PhD in “Parmacology (incl. pharmacokinetics and chemotherapy)”, Diploma № D0016 / 20.12.2012.

Academic positions:

• 1990-1995 – Assistant Professor, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Department of
• 1995-2003 – Senior Assistant Professor, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Department of Pharmacology;
• 2003-2013 – Chief Assistant Professor Sector of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Pleven;
• 2013-2016 – Associate Professor, Sector of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Pleven;
• Since May 2016 until now – Associate Professor, Medical University of Pleven, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology;
• Since May 2017 until now – Vice-rector of Science and Research;
• Since September 2017 until now – Head of dept. “Pharmacology and Toxicology”.

Specializations:

• Immunohistochemical methods, Institute of Neurobiology – BAS, Sofia, (2011);

• In vitro methods for pharmaco-physiological characterization of the motor activity of visceral muscles, Institute of Neurobiology – BAS, Sofia, (2010);
• The Tomas Reuters Web of Knowledge platform, Sofia, Bulgaria, (2009);
• 4th European Summer School of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vrsac, Serbia, (2004 );

• 3rd European Summer School of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Sofia, Bulgaria, (2004);
• Application of medical statistics to biological and medical facilities, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, (2002);
• Workshop on problem-based learning, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Bulgaria, (2001);
• Modern teaching technology, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Bulgaria, (2001);
• Introduction in pedagogics, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Bulgaria, (2001);
• Workshop on problem-based learning, Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Bulgaria, (2000).

Teaching experience:

• Lecturer in the courses of “Pharmacology” and “Clinical Pharmacology” to medical students at MU – Pleven;
• Lecturer in “Pharmacology” and “ Clinical Pharmacology” in English to foreign medical students at MU – Pleven;
• Lecturer in the courses of “Pharmacology” to pharmacy students at MU – Pleven;
• Lecturer in the courses of “Pharmacology” to X-ray technicians, nurses, occupational therapists;  
• Classes in pharmacology and clinical pharmacology to medical students at MU – Pleven.

Scientific interests and publications:

• Publications – over 85;
• Publications in WoS and Scopus – 29;
• H-index in WoS and Scopus – 4;
• Participation in 19 textbooks and 1 monograph;
• Participation in scientific forums in Bulgaria and abroad – over 90;
• Adverse drug reactions and drug safety;
• Modern teaching methods in medical education;
• Experimental models of pulmonary drug toxicity; pharmacological management of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity;
• Physiological and neurobiological mechanisms and pharmacological influence on motor activity of visceral smooth muscle;
• Pharmacological studies of newly synthesized substances and analogues in experimental models;
• PhD work: "Pharmacological aspects of modular and descending motor responses in recto-anal region”, 2012.

Memberships:

• Bulgarian Medical Association;
• Bulgarian Society of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics;
• Secretary of the Bulgarian Society of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics;
• Bulgarian Medical Homeopathic Organization;
• Executive editor „Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research”.

Projects:

• • Project BG05M2OP001-2.013-0001 "Student practices - Phase 2" of the Ministry of Education and Science, funded by the Operation Programme Human Resource Development, co-financed by the European Social Fund, Leading functional expert;
• Project BG051PO001-3.3.07-0002 "Student Practices" of the Ministry of Education and Science, funded by the Operation Programme Human Resource Development, co-financed by the European Social Fund, Leading expert;  
• Project BG05M2OR001-2-003-0001 "Student Fellowships - Phase 1", under the Science and Education for Smart Growth, 2014-2020, co-financed by European Structural and Investment Funds, Academic mentor;
• Project: Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the risk of diabetes mellitus in people with obesity, FDN-B02-10 / 2014, funded by the National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science; · Project № BG05M2OP001-2.009-0031-C01 "Establishment of a training center for PhD students, post-doctoral students, post-graduate students and young scientists at the Medical Faculty of MUPleven", Operational Programme “Science and Education for Smart Growth” 2014-2020, Coordinator project;
• 15 research projects, funded by MU - Pleven, in 12 as a leading researcher and in 2 as a methodological supervisor.

Languages:

• English: B2
• Russian: very good

Contact Information:

Assoc. Prof. Galya Tzvetanova Stavreva – Marinova, PhD

Sector of Pharmacology,

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,

Faculty of Pharmacy,

Medical University – Pleven,

1, Kliment Ochridski street,

Pleven, 5800,

Bulgaria.

Phone: +359 64 884 131

E-mail: galia.marinova@mu-pleven.bg; drstavreva@yahoo.com

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-4026-1980Web of Science Researcher ID: AAD-4370-2019

Scopus Author ID: 25029170000; 57216627380

Data in NACID: https://ras.nacid.bg/dissertation-preview/39804