Andrey Tchorbanov
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Sofia, Bulgaria
Affiliation:
Department of Immunology, Stefan Angelov Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
www.labexpimm.eu
Education:
1987 - 1992 - Student of Biotechnology at the “St. Kliment Ochridsky” University of Sofia
1992 - MS degree in “Gene and cell engineering” with the thesis “Analysis of the Poliovirus genome using recombinant DNA techniques”
2002 – Defended Ph.D. thesis “Engineered and genetically engineered chimeric molecules as antigens”
Professional Experience:
1992 - 1998:
Staff Scientist, Research and Development Group, Department “Bacterial Vaccines”, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia. Vaccines production and development.
1996 - 1997:
Visiting scientist, Laboratory
“Experimental immunology”, University of Utrecht, Holland, Copernicus Contract CIPA CT 94-0152 “Genetically Engineered Vaccines”
1999 - 2009:
Research fellow in the Department of Immunology, The Stefan Angelov Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria - “Protein and genetically engineered chimeric molecules as antigens”
2003:
Visiting scientist, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, “Reestablishing tolerance to DNA in murine models of lupus”
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007:
Visiting scientist, Department of Immunology, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary, “Human models of lupus” and “DNA vaccine therapy”
2007:
Head, Laboratory “Experimental immunology”
2009:
Assoc. Professor in the Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, BAS.
2009, 2010, 2011:
Visiting scientist, Department of Immunology, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary, “DNA vaccine therapy”
2011:
Visiting Professor – University of Nis, Serbia.
2014, 2015, 2016:
Visiting Professor – New Bulgarian University
2013, 2014, 2015:
Visiting scientist, Department of Immunology, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary, “Animal models of autoimmunity”
2016:
Head, Department of Immunology, Stefan Angelov Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2016, 2017, 2018:
Visiting scientist, Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, National Research Council, Roma, Italy
2016, 2017, 2018:
Visiting Professor – University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski"
2017:
Visiting Professor – Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2017, 2018, 2019:
Visiting Professor – New Bulgarian University
2018, 2019:
Visiting scientist, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
2019:
Visiting Professor – Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
2019, 2020:
Visiting Professor – University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski"
2020:
Professor in the Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, BAS.
2021:
Visiting Professor – Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
Patent application:
1. WO2005023871
AN AGENT FOR SELECTIVE SUPPRESSION DISEASE-ASSOCIATED AUTO-REACTIVE B-CELLS
2. WO2006072152
SUPPRESSOR OF DISEASE-ASSOCIATED AUTOREACTIVE B LYMPHOCYTES
Professional and Scientific Awards:
1. Prize of foundation "Stefan Angelov" - the best work of young microbiologist in Bulgaria – 2000
2. Prize of Union of Scientist in Bulgaria for “Excellent scientific results” – 2011
3. “Pithagoras” Award for “Best scientist in the field of Biomedical Sciences” – 2012
4. Prize of Union of Scientist in Bulgaria for “Excellent scientific results” – 2013
5. “Pithagoras” Award for “Best scientist in the field of Biomedical Sciences” – 2017
6. Award from Kosovo Allergy Asthma and Immunology Association (KAAIA) – 2017 г.
Representation:
1. President of Bulgarian Society for Immunology (BuSI) – from 2013
2. European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS)
3. European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
Completed scientific projects - 32
Currently active scientific projects - 13