About / Lab Staff


Dalia Metodieva Kancheva


Education:


2010        PhD student in Molecular Medicine Center, Sofia

2009        Master s Degree in Genetics - Sofia University Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Biology

2007        Bachelor s Degree in Ìolecular biology - Sofia University Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Biology




Previous and Current Employment:

11.2009 – 04.2010     Lab technician in Molecular Medicine center




Language proficiency:


English, Russian



Research interests:


Genetics of multifactorial disorders, epilepsy, statistical methods for genetic analysis




Participation in research projects:



Co-Investigator


2009-2012     Contemporary approaches for unraveling the genetic basis of epilepsy

2009-2013      Varieties of Impulsivity in Opiate and Stimulant Users



Presentations:


1.  Kancheva D, Bichev S, Milanova V, Kostov C, Stoyanova V, Onchev G, Djurova N, Mitev V, Kaneva R. Family based association study of 4q31 locus and affective disorder in Roma families. Poster Presentation. XVIIIth World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics, October 3-7, 2010, Athens – Greece.


2. Kaneva R, Kancheva D, Milanova V, Kostov C, Stoyanova V, Onchev G, Djurova N, Mitev V. Confirmation of the contribution of 6q23 locus to affective disorders in Roma families. Poster Presentation. XVIIIth World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics, October 3-7, 2010, Athens – Greece.


3. Mina Ivanova, Daliya Kancheva, Momchil Nikolov, Tania Hristova, Nikolina Djurova, Christian Kostov, Vihra Milanova, Ivo Kremenskyand Radka Kaneva Vanio Mitev Association of TPH2 G-703T polymorphism and affective disorders revealed by family based association study Poster presentation, XVIII World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics, Athens, Greece, 2010