Areas of activity
HPLC, Size exclusion chromatography, MALDI-TOF, polymer analytics, polyelectrolyte multilayers, degradation of polyesters, peptides
Stages of career
2018 - Present Laboratory Assistant NMI, Group Biofuncationalized Surfaces
2008 - 2018 Laboratory Assistant NMI, Group Biomaterials
1993 - 2008 Laboratory Assistant Group NMI Peptides (Peptide synthesis and analytics)
1990 - 1993 Training Laboratory Assistant, University of Tuebingen (Institute for Biochemistry)
Areas of activity
polymer / polyelectrolyte thin films, nano technology, biomaterials, solid / liquid surfaces, foams
Stages of career
2011 - 2018 Head of Bioorganic Chemistry and Bioanalytics Division
2008 - 2018 Head of Biomaterials working group at the NMI
2005 - 2008 Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces (MPI KG), Group Leader - Soft Thin Films
2002 - 2005 Scientific research (neutron reflectometry) Hahn-Meitner Institut, Berlin
1996 - 2002 PostDoc / Scientific employee at MPI KG, Dept. Interfaces, Golm/Potsdam
1996 Doctorate at the University of Sofia
1993-1998 Research stay at Bristol University, GB
1986 - 1995 Junior Professor of Physical Chemistry and Surface Chemistry (University of Sofia, Bulgaria)
1985 Diploma, Chemistry - Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Areas of activity
Biomaterials for medical and biotechnological approaches, in particular collagen-based biomaterials for regenerative medicine and enzyme immobilization, Functional characterization using physical-chemical and biological methods, Practical experience in molecular biology with cloning, expression in bacteria, fungi and mammalian cells, PCR, RT-PCR., Physical methods: AFM, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, IR.
Stages of career
Since 2017 group leader biofunctionalized surfaces
Since Oct. 2014 Deputy Group Leader, Group Biomaterials, NMI; Focus: Biotechnology and Surface Characterization:
Since Sept. 2012 Project leader Biomaterials Group
Since April 2011 Scientist Biomaterials Group at the NMI
2009 - 2011 Scientist at the Institute for Experimental Internal Medicine, University Hospital Magdeburg, focus NF-kB signaling
2008 - 2009 Scientist at the Institute of Technical Biochemistry (Group Biocatalysis), University of Stuttgart, focus on mutagenesis and enzyme expression.
2005 - 2008 PhD at the Fraunhofer IGB & Biological Institute of the University of Stuttgart: New insights into Structure and Function of Type I Collagen
2004 - 2004 Diploma thesis at Fraunhofer IGB: Functional characterization of Tsa1p in Candida albicans
2002 - 2004 Studied technical biology at the University of Stuttgart
1996 - 2000 Study of Bioprocess Engineering at Huaqiao University, China