PhD in Zoology 2018 Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria PhD thesis title: “Phylogeny of Myotis mystacinus morphogroup (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Balkan Peninsula” MA in Zoology 2011 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Prague, The Czech Republic Master thesis title: “Phylogeography of Rousettus aegyptiacus in the Mediterranean region” BA in Biology 2007 Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Biology, Sofia, Bulgaria Ecology, evolution, and conservation of Eurasian bats, with particular focus on the role of bats as hosts and vectors of RNA viruses.