About / Lab Staff

Valentina Lyubenova Peycheva

Education

•    2014 Certificate of accomplishment in online course “Bioinformatics: introduction and methods”; Center for Bioinformatics, Peking University, China
•    2013  Master’s Degree in Cell and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
•    2013 Graduate student at AgroBioInstitute, Sofia
•    2011 Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
•    2006 Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical College “Jordanka Filaretova”, Medical University, Sofia

Previous and current employment

•    2014 to date- PhD student, Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University Sofia
•    2007 IMDL “Kandilarov”- Medical Representative; Medical Laboratory Technician
•    2006 Medical Laboratory Technician at “Europe” Medical Center

Language proficiency

English

Research interests

Neurogenetics, epigenetic mechanisms and control of gene expression, DNA identification and diagnostics, genetics of multifactorial diseases, gene expression in cancer, inheritance and predisposition to diseases.

Publications

Elena Todorovska, Boryana Hadjiivanova, Violeta Bozhanova, Dechko Dechev, Yordan Muhovski, Ivelin Panchev, Nabil Abu-Mhadi, Valentina Peycheva, Albena Ivanova (2013). 
Molecular and phenotypic characterization of advanced backcross lines derived from interspecific hybridization of Durum wheat. Biotechnology and biotechnological equipment 27 (3), 3760 – 3771.