EDUCATION
2002 – 2007 Doctorate (PhD) at the University of Wageningen, The Netherlands. Study in functional genomics, molecular biology and biochemistry of industrial enzymes at the Laboratory of Microbiology.
Thesis: Assessment of the pectinolytic network of Aspergillus niger by functional genomics – Insights from the transcriptome. Received PhD degree in June 2008.
1992 – 1998 Master (MSc) at Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Specialization in molecular biology and plant biotechnology at the Department of Biology. MSc thesis work was performed at PRI-DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands supported by personal TEMPUS Fellowship Grant.
Thesis: Developing of hybrid B.t. genes, expression of their products in Escherichia coli and bioassay. Received MSc degree in July 1999.
EXPERIENCE
2017 – now Assistant professor Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam.
2012 – 2016 Senior Research Scientist Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2008 – 2012 Postdoctoral Research Scientist Department of Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The netherlands
2002 – 2007 PhD-student Department of Microbiology, Wageningen University.
2001 – 2002 Collaborative Research Scientist between the Department of Microbiology, Wageningen University and Business Unit Cell cybernetics, PRI-DLO, Wageningen.
1999 – 2000 Junior Research Scientist at University Hospital “Sv. Georgi”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Cancer biomarkers
Liquid biopsy
Extracellular esicles