Prof Marianna Murdjeva

Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv in 1985. Diplomed medical doctor -specialistin Microbiology in 1991 and in Clinical Immunology in 2002. Defense of PhD thesis in 1997. Habilitation as associate professor in Microbiology in 2000 and as professor of Immunology at MU-Plovdiv in 2012 with a diploma recognized at MU-Pleven in 2025. Master of Health Management since 2011.Rector of Medical University -Plovdiv (2019-2023), Head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at MU-Plovdiv (2011-2024) and Head of Microbiology and Immunology Laboratories at the University Hospital "St. George”-Plovdiv (2010 -2024). Lecturer in microbiology for students -medical laboratory assistant, in medicine and pharmacy at MU-Pleven, in clinical immunology for medical students, as well as in a joint program for biologists in medical microbiology and laboratory immunology. Scientific supervisor and consultant for 10 doctoral students and 7 graduate students. Scientific interests -etiological structure of infections and antibiotic resistance; infectious immunology, autoimmunity and immunological tolerance, immune deficiencies. Over 180 publications and over 800 citations in specialized medical journals; H-index =16.Participation, coordination and management of scientific and infrastructure national and international projects, funded by various programs, with the involvement of many Bulgarian scientists and foreign researchers. Member of the National Expert Council on Clinical Immunology at the Ministry of Health, of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Association of Clinical Immunology, of the State Examination Commission for the specialty in clinical immunology, Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Microbiology (BAM).Awards: nomination for Inventor of the Year in the category "Chemistry and Biotechnology" for a patent (2015); Honorary Badge of the Bulgarian Medical Union -Plovdiv for Doctor of the Year (2013 and 2021); Doctor Honoris Causa of the European University in Skopje (2021); "Honored Doctor of Southeast Europe" award from the Southeast European Medical Forum (2022); Honorary Badge of the City of Plovdiv (2023).