CURRICULUM VITAE Magdalena Petkova Pencheva-Demireva Education High school degree II SOU “Prof. Nikola Marinov”, Targovishte, 2010 Bulgaria Bachelors’ degree Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. 2014 Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria Specialty Biology Masters’ degree Faculty of Biology, Sofia University 2016 “St.Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria Specialty Cell Biology and Pathology Master degree thesis Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria Mechanism of internalization of nanoparticles loaded with DNA in eukaryotic cells Internships April – July 2011 Laboratory of experimental immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria December – February 2013 National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria 2013 - 2014 Laboratory of biochemistry in Biological Faculty of Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria 2014 - 2016 Laboratory of cell culture and biochemistry in Biological Faculty of Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria Specialization April 2017 – September 2017 Laboratory of tumor immunology and cell therapy, Nishinomiya, Japan Work experience From 2016 – Until present Assistant professor in the Department of Biology, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Projects and Publications 2013 Contribution in the 23rd International Science Conference of the Union of Scientists - Stara Zagora. A co-author in the article: Chemical modification of PLA2 from Vipera ammodytes: effects on catalytic properties, Bulgaria 2015 Participation in the project on: Behavior bestrofin protein-1 in lipid monolayers, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria 2015 Participation in the Sixth poster session – “Young scientists in the world of polymers”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria Topic of the poster: Effects of nanoparticles of PEGMA-B-PLL in cultured eukaryotic cells. 2016 Participation in the Youth Science Conference – Kliment’s days – The best poster, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria Topic of the poster: Internalization of nanoparticles in cultured eukaryotic cells. 2017 Magdalena Pencheva1, Katerina Kavaldzhieva1, Vladislav Lazarov1, Nedka Trifonova1, Iskra Sainova2, Elena Nikolova2, Tzvetanka Markovа3, Dimitrina Dimitrova- Dikanarova1. ROLE OF IL-18 IN INFLAMMATION. Medical review, 53, 2017, № 3, 10-15. 2018 Yosif El-Darawish, Wen Li, Kyosuke Yamanishi, Magdalena Pencheva, Naoto Oka, Hiromichi Yamanishi, Tomoshiro Matsuyama, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Nagahiro Minato, Haruki Okamura. IL-18 primes murine NK cells for proliferation by promoting protein synthesis, survival and autophagy. J Leukoc Biol. 2018 Aug;104(2):253-264. Teaching Practical activities with students From 2016 – Until present Practicals and seminars for students in medical, dental medicine and pharmacy Additional activities From 2016 – Until present Participation in entrance exam of future medical, dental medicine and pharmacy students, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria Languages English Reading Writing Speaking Listening Very good Good Good Very good .