Lyubomira
Dimitrova Yocheva is an Associate
Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University. Education: Faculty of
Biology, Sofia University, 1986 - Master of Biology; Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1997 -
Doctor of Philosophy. Work experience in microbiology
(biology of streptomycetes - producers of antibiotics; Clostridia - causative
agents of specific fermentations; lactic acid bacteria; probiotics; sanitary
microbiology of water), immunology (serological surveys of Helicobacter pylori infections, hepatitis A and HSV infections; atopic
dermatitis). Current and previous research interests: antimicrobial activity of
biologically active substances synthesized by streptomycetes, cyanobacteria;
antimicrobial activity of microalgal and plant extracts; antimicrobial activity
of nanoparticles. Lyubomira
Dimitrova Yocheva has a membership
in the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria and Bulgarian Association of
Microbiologists.
Lilia
Z. Tserovska is an Assistant
Professor. Education: Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1986 - Master of
Biology; Faculty of
Biology, Sofia University, 1993 - Doctor of Philosophy.
Work experience in microbiology (biology lactic acid bacteria; probiotics),
immunology (serological surveys of Helicobacter
pylori infections,
hepatitis A and HSV infections; atopic dermatitis). Current and previous
research interests: antimicrobial activity of biologically active substances
synthesized by lactic acid bacteria; antimicrobial activity of plant extracts. Lilia
Z. Tserovska has a membership
in the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria and Bulgarian Association of
Microbiologists.
Galina
Zhelezova Zhelezova is a professor.
Education: Faculty of Medicine, Medical University
of Sofia, 1980 - Master of Medicine; Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, 1987
- Doctor of Philosophy. Work experience in microbiology
(lactic acid bacteria; probiotics), immunology (serological surveys of Helicobacter pylori infections,
hepatitis A and HSV infections; atopic dermatitis; food intolerance; vaccines).
Current and previous research interests: food intolerance. Galina
Zhelezova Zhelezova has a membership in the Union
of Scientists in Bulgaria and Bulgarian Association of Immunologists.
Ralitsa Nedkova Georgieva is a Researcher at Lactina Ltd. Education: Sofia
University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2001 – Master of Chemistry, 2002 – Master of Molecular biology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University,
2010- Doctor of
Philosophy. Work experience: 2002-2004- Microbiologist at Danon Serdika Ad., Sofia;
2004-2010- Research
associate, Department of Microbial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology “Stephan Angeloff”,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia; 2007-2009- Teaching assistant (part-time)- undergraduate course in “General Microbiology”, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty
of Biology, Bulgaria. 2010-present-
Researcher at Lactina Ltd., Bankya.
Current and previous research
interests: Lactic acid bacteria and Bifidobacteria; isolation, characterization
and selection of strains from different habitats (dairy products, plants,
sourdough, human samples) to be used as starter and/or probiotic cultures;
optimization of the fermentation process and large-scale production of
microbial cultures; methods for detection of contaminants in foods.
