Department of Animal Diversity and Resources

Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Boris Nikolov, PhD

Division of Biodiversity and Ecology of Invertebrates
Head: Prof. Dragan Chobanov, PhD

Nematology RG
Assoc. Prof. Stella Lazarova, PhD (RG Leader)
Prof. Vlada Peneva, PhD
Chief Assistant Milka Elshishka, PhD
Biologist Alexander Mladenov
Assistant Stela Dipchikova, PhD Student

Fauna, Taxonomy and Ecology of Invertebrates RG
Prof. Dragan Chobanov, PhD (RG Leader)
Prof. Lyubomir Penev, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Christo Deltshev, PhD (volunteer)
Assoc. Prof. Ivailo Dedov, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Toshko Ljubomirov, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Sakalian, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Maria Naumova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Boyan Vagalinski, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Teodora Toshova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Boyan Zlatkov, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Teodora Teofilova, PhD
Chief Assistant Vera Antonova, PhD
Chief Assistant Ivailo Todorov, PhD
Chief Assistant Simeon Borisov, PhD
Biologist Georgi Hristov
Teodor Trifonov, PhD student
Nefeli Kotitsa, PhD student

Cytotaxonomy and Evolution RG
Prof. Snezhana Grozeva, PhD (RG Leader)
Prof. Paraskeva Michailova, DSc (volunteer)
Assoc. Prof. Julia Ilkova, PhD
Chief Assistant Desislava Stoianova, PhD
Biologist Maria Kocheva
Biologist Tania Karakicheva

Protozoology RG
Assoc. Prof. Danail Takov, PhD (RG Leader)
Prof. Milcho Todorov, PhD
Prof. Vasil Golemanski, member of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (volunteer)
Prof. Daniela Pilarska, PhD
Chief Assistant Nikola Bynkov, PhD
Technician Elena Tzvetanska-Nikolova

Division of Biodiversity, Population Biology and Resources of Vertebrates
Head: Assoc. Prof. Boris Nikolov, PhD

Theriology RG
Assoc. Prof. Tzenka Chassovnikarova, PhD (RG Leader)
Chief Assistant Atidje Ahmed, PhD
Chief Assistant Albena Vlaseva, PhD
Chief Assistant Milena Gospodinova, PhD
Chief Assistant Vladimir Todorov, PhD
Chief Assistant Nikolai Dolapchiev, PhD
Biologist Nikoleta Stoyanova
Prof. Petar Genov, DSc (volunteer)
Prof. Georgi Markov, DSc (volunteer)
Assoc. Prof. Nasko Atanassov, PhD (volunteer)

Bulgarian Ornithological Center RG
Assoc. Prof. Boris Nikolov, PhD (RG Leader)
Assistant Marta Dimitrova, PhD student
Assistant Liliana Vassileva, PhD Student
Kristina Panova, PhD Student

Division of Biodiversity and Ecology of Parasites
Head: Prof. Gergana Vasileva, PhD

Taxonomy, Evolution and Ecology of Helminths RG
Assoc. Prof. Yasen Mutafchiev, PhD (RG Leader)
Prof. Boyko Georgiev, DSc
Prof. Aneta Kostadinova, PhD
Prof. Gergana Vasileva, PhD
Chief Assistant Pavel Nikolov, PhD
Chief Assistant Georgi Atanassov, PhD
Chief Assistant Yana Dimitrova, PhD
Biologist Nina Vancheva, PhD student
Biologist Borislav Stoyanov, PhD
Biologist Simona Georgieva, PhD
Biologist Veselin Gyonov

Molecular Evolutionary Studies RG
Prof. Georgi Radoslavov, PhD (RG Leader)
Prof. Peter Hristov, PhD
Chief Assistant Boiko Neov, PhD
Nedyalka Atsenova, PhD student

Ultrastructure of Parasites RG
Assoc. Prof. Katya Georgieva, PhD (RG Leader)
Assoc. Prof. Aneta Yoneva, PhD
Prof. Yana Mizinska-Boevska, PhD (volunteer)

Avian Blood Parasites RG
Prof. Pavel Zehtindjiev, PhD (RG Leader)
Assoc. Prof. Mihaela Ilieva, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov, PhD
Chief Assistant Aneliya Bobeva, PhD
Chief Assistant Martin Marinov, PhD
IT technician Nikolai Yordanov