Prof. Snezhina Mihailova Kandilarova
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Prof. Mihailova graduated in Medicine from the Medical University of Sofia in 1999. She specialized in Clinical Immunology in 2006 and obtained a PhD in 2007 with research on the immunogenetics of multiple sclerosis. She has been an Associate Professor since 2016 and a Full Professor since 2024 at the Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University–Sofia. She has over 20 years of clinically focused experience working as a physician with patients at Aleksandrovska University Hospital in Sofia, at the Clinic of Clinical Immunology with a stem cell bank. Prof. Mihailova has completed international training in immunology and molecular diagnostics in the UK and Spain. Her work focuses on developing molecular diagnostic algorithms for immune-mediated diseases. Her research interests include immunodeficiencies, chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases, neurodegenerative and autoimmune disorders, transplantation, and reproductive immunology. Prof. Mihaylova has over 100 scientific publications and more than 20 years of clinical experience in diagnosing and managing immune-related diseases, including reproductive failures. She is a member of national and European professional organizations and actively contributes as an expert to medical standards, guidelines, and healthcare policy bodies in Bulgaria.