Full name and current position: Milena Kirilova Gospodinova, Chief Assistant., PhD. Education: Higher education, Biologist, SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria. 1989–1994: MSc, Faculty of Biology, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia; 1994–2010 - Biologist, Institute of zoology, BAS; 2010–2019 - Biologist, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem research, BAS; 2019: PhD, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS; 2020 –present: Chief Assistant, PhD in Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, BAS, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel str., Sofia, Bulgaria. Work Experience: Study of biodiversity and the mammal population’s condition in natural and different degrees of anthropogenically influenced ecosystems. Current and previous research interests: Animal systematics, theriology, population biology and ecology, odontology, genetics, epigenetics, and zoomonitoring. Participation in projects: Participant in 17 Bulgarian as well as international projects, leader of 2 youth science Bulgarian projects. Publications: 52 scientific papers in the field of population biology, epigenetics, and biodiversity of the populations. 65 citations.