Dear Visitor,

You can find here the programs of the classes I teach at Sofia University. My teaching includes three master's classes and two bachelor's classes (see the right column).

I teach a class (45 hours of lectures) of Molecular Genetics for fourth-grade bachelor's students of Molecular Biology (MB), see the image below, and a class of Introduction to Bioinformatics (IB) for bachelor's students of Argo-biotechnology (AB) at Sofia University. I also teach in a Ph.D. program in Genetics.

Three master's classes of Synthetic Biology, Genomics, and Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution (see the image below), are taught by me in Bulgarian and in English to students of different master's programs such as Genetics and Genomics (GG), and Molecular (Genetic) and Cellular Engineering (MCE). I am conducting both lectures and exercises for these classes.

I am also the head and leading lecturer of a Post-Diploma Qualification (СДК) in Current Aspects of Biology: Bioinformatics, Genomics & Synthetic Biology (СЪВРЕМЕННИ АСПЕКТИ НА БИОЛОГИЯТА: БИОИНФОРМАТИКА, ГЕНОМИКА и СИНТЕТИЧНА БИОЛОГИЯ).

All classes are mandatory and have 30 hours of lectures and exercises except for the Synthetic Biology class, which is eligible for students of Genetics and Genomics and has 30 hours of lectures and 30 exercises. All classes for students of Genetics and Genomics are offered in Bulgarian and English.

Master class of Synthetic Biology	Master class of Genomics - Robert's lecture

For the time being, 6 doctoral students, 7 master students of Molecular (Genetic) and Cellular Engineering and 9 master students of Genetics and Genomics in English or in Bulgarian have successfully completed their theses in my laboratory. Those 16 master and 6 doctoral students, who graduated in my laboratory, are from 5 different nationalities. Applications of master and doctoral students for doing their theses in my laboratory are welcome.

Four young scientists working under my supervision on my projects have won 4 awards (1, 2, 3, 4) from 3 national science contests, 1 start-up award, and 2 teacher awards (1 and 2) since 2021, aggregated 7 awards! You can also the News paper on the awards in ScienceBG, in Bulgarian or on the website of Sofia University in English. You can send me your feedback here.

I am currently supervising 2 doctoral students at Sofia University: Antoniya Georgieva and Vanya Dyakova.

Bravo Georgi - the doctoral student of the year 2022 of Sofia University! Georgi works on several research projects, including DN13/14/20.12.2017, KP-06-H31/18/13.12.2019, and KP-06-M33/5/18.12.2019 awarded by the BNSF (see the image below - for more information click here).

Bravo Antoniya - the first prize winner in the national contest "Young and Energetic Scientists" in Ph.D. category, 2021 (see the image below - for more information click here)!

1. Dr. Dimitrios Kaloudas, first on picture1, from Greece, a graduated Master student. Dimitrios holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Glamorgan, UK and a Ph.D. dergree in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Essex, UK.

2. Dr. Martina Traykovska, second on picture1, from Macedonia, Assistant Professor, former Doctoral student, graduated on October 9^th, 2017. Martina holds a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and a Master's degree in Genetic and Cellular Engineering, and Doctoral degree in Genetics from Sofia University, Bulgaria. She works as an assistant professor in Penchovsky laboratory.

3. Dr. Lozena Otcheva, third fourth on picture1,  from Bulgaria, a former Doctoral student. Lozena holds Master's degree in Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy from the University  of Rome, Italy. She has graduated her doctoral study on February 10^th, 2021.

4. Dr. Nikolet Pavlova, fourth on picture1, from Bulgaria, a former Doctoral student. Nikolet holds a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and a Master's degree in Genetics and Genomics from Sofia University, Bulgaria. She has graduated her doctoral study on October 16^th, 2019 and works as a postdoctoral researcher on various projects in Penchovsky laboratory.

5. Dr. Katya Popova, first on picture2, from Bulgaria, a former Doctoral student. Katya holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Master's degree in Genetics and Genomics from Sofia University, Bulgaria. She has graduated her doctoral study on April 16^th, 2021.

6. Dr. Aikaterini Valsamatzi, second on picture2, from Greece, a former Doctoral student. Aikaterini holds a Master's degree in Medicine from Medical University-Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She has graduated her doctoral study on April 14^th, 2021.

7. Dr. Georgi Miloshev, enrolled in year 2019 - the image below. Georgi holds a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and a Master's degree in Genetics    and Genomics from Sofia University, Bulgaria. Georgi defended his Ph.D. thesis on October 20^th, 2023.

  8. Doctoral student Antoniya Georgieva,   enrolled in year 2021 - the image below.   Antoniya holds a Bachelor’s degree in   plant   biotechnology from Agriculture   University in   Plovdiv city and a Master’s   degree in plant   biotechnology from   Sofia   University,   Bulgaria.

9. Doctoral student Vanya Dyakova, enrolled in year 2022 - the image below. Vanya holds a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and a Master's degree in Biochemistry from Sofia University.