Prof. Konstantin Balashev earned his M.Sc. in Biotechnology.
(1993) and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (Biophysics) (1998) from Sofia
University. His postdoctoral experience includes research at the University of
Copenhagen’s Nanoscience Center (1998-2000), the University of Michigan
(2000-2001), and Drexel University (2003-2005). He also served as a Research
Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen (2001-2003), leading a
project on enzyme reactions using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Since 2005, he
has been with Sofia University, where he is now a Full Professor of Biophysical
Chemistry in the Department of Physical Chemistry, and he also holds a
part-time position at the Medical University of Pleven. His research spans
biophysical chemistry, soft matter, nanotechnology, and radiological
biophysics, focusing on enzyme reactions, lipid bilayers, nanoparticles, and
the effects of ionizing radiation on biomolecules and cellular structures.
Prof. Balashev has authored 75 scientific publications and holds an h-index of
18. In 2018, he received a Fulbright scholarship, conducting research at
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His work is internationally recognized
for bridging fundamental biophysical research with applied nanoscience in
medical physics. Keywords: Biophysics, Medical Physics, Soft Matter, Nanotechnology,
AFM, Lipid Bilayers & Monolayers, Enzyme Reactions, Radiological Biophysics,
Ionizing Radiation.
Prof. Konstantin Balashev earned his M.Sc. in Biotechnology.
(1993) and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (Biophysics) (1998) from Sofia
University. His postdoctoral experience includes research at the University of
Copenhagen’s Nanoscience Center (1998-2000), the University of Michigan
(2000-2001), and Drexel University (2003-2005). He also served as a Research
Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen (2001-2003), leading a
project on enzyme reactions using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Since 2005, he
has been with Sofia University, where he is now a Full Professor of Biophysical
Chemistry in the Department of Physical Chemistry, and he also holds a
part-time position at the Medical University of Pleven. His research spans
biophysical chemistry, soft matter, nanotechnology, and radiological
biophysics, focusing on enzyme reactions, lipid bilayers, nanoparticles, and
the effects of ionizing radiation on biomolecules and cellular structures.
Prof. Balashev has authored 75 scientific publications and holds an h-index of
18. In 2018, he received a Fulbright scholarship, conducting research at
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His work is internationally recognized
for bridging fundamental biophysical research with applied nanoscience in
medical physics. Keywords: Biophysics, Medical Physics, Soft Matter, Nanotechnology,
AFM, Lipid Bilayers & Monolayers, Enzyme Reactions, Radiological Biophysics,
Ionizing Radiation.