Education background: PhD student at the Department of Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora – at present; Specialty in Microbiology, Trakia University, Faculty of Medicine, Stara Zagora - 2015; Master's degree in Medicine, Trakia University, Faculty of Medicine, Stara Zagora - 2009; Work experience: 2017 to present - Lecturer in microbiology at the Medical College and part-time lecturer of foreign students at the Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. 2013-2017 - Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology at the Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2016 to present - Doctor, specialist-microbiologist, head of the Microbiology Laboratory at Medical Center and Hospital, Galabovo, Bulgaria 2011-2018 - Doctor, specialist-microbiologist, at the Laboratory "Clinical Microbiology and Virology" at the University Hospital, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Current and previous research interests: clinical microbiology, Enterococcus spp., antimicrobial resistance Memberships of professional societies: Bulgarian Medical Association, Bulgarian Association of Microbiology, Bulgarian Public Health Association, European Public Health Association (EUPHA), World Federation of Public Health Association (WFPHA)