2001-2007, Post-Doc fellow with Prof. Rui L. Reis (3B's Research Group, University of Minho, Portugal): Surface modification of natural based biomaterials for cell attachment improving.
1995-2000, PhD in Organic Synthesis with Prof. V. Dryanska (University of Sofia, Bulgaria): Reaction of Schiff bases of benzylamine with some derivatives of cinnamic acid and azomethines under phase-transfer catalysed conditions.
1990-1995, MSc in Organic and Analytical Chemistry (University of Sofia, Bulgaria): Addition of ethyl N-(diphenylmethylene)glycinate to azomethines under phase-transfer catalysed conditions.
Glycosaminoglycans; Self-assembly; Cell-surface interactions; Surface modification; Surface characterization
SWEETLIFE: Glycans as a third language of life beyond proteins and nucleic acids