About / Lab Staff

Prof. Vanio Ivanov Mitev, MD, PhD

Education:

1998     Professor - Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, MU-Sofia

1997     Doctor of science - Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, MU-Sofia

1995     Assoc. Professor - Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, MU-Sofia

1987     PhD - Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, MU-Sofia

1982     MD - Medical University of Sofia, Faculty of medicine

Previous and Current Employment: 

2008               Rector of Medical University - Sofia

2003-2008     Head of Dept. International integration - MU-Sofia

1998-2003     Vice-dean of science Medical Faculty, MU-Sofia

1999              Head of department - Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, MU-Sofia

1999               Section head - Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, MU-Sofia

Language proficiency:

English, French, Russian

Research interests:

Protein kinases, keratinocytes, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, bioactive compounds

Professional and Scientific Awards:

American Dermatology association 1992

American Dermatology association 2000

Medical University of Sofia Award Orahovac 2005

Participation in research projects:

Principal Investigator

2009-2013         National University Complex in Biomedical and Translational Research, infrastructural project, National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science

2009-2010         Enhancing the capacity of the cores Cell and Tissue Cultures, Microarray and Laser Microdissection in Molecular Medicine Center, MU - Sofia, infrastructural project, 8I-2009

2008-2009         Evaluation of the relevance of the beta-catenin (CTNNB1) gene mutation analysis  for patients with endometrial cancer

Co-Investigator

2010-2011         Study of the molecular basis of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in Bulgaria. Role of Pax2 for the pathogenesis of CAKUT, MU-Sofia, A/Prof. Bueva

2010-2011         Investigation of the diagnostic specificity of promoter hypermethylation of biomarkers in urine, associated with prostate cancer in Bulgarian patients, MU-Sofia, Prof. Ch. Slavov

2009-2012         Contemporary approaches for unravelling the genetic basis of epilepsy National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science, DTK 02-67/2009, PI Prof. A. Jordanova

2009-2012         Clinical and molecular markers with predictive value for survival, quality of life and treatment response in high-grade gliomas, National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science, DTK 02-49/2009, PI A/Prof. N. Gabrovsky

2009-2010         Analysis of big deletions, insertions and rearrangements in BRCA1 and BRCA2; MU-Sofia

2009-2010         Analysis of polymorphic variants in candidate genes associated with prostate cancer; MU-Sofia