CURRICULUM VITAE

Surname: Kujumdzieva

First name: Anna

Affiliations and Official Address:
Associate Professor
Department of General and Industrial Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, The Sofia University "St. Kliment Ochridski", 8 Dragan Tzankov St., 1612 SOFIA, Bulgaria; Telephone: (359) 2 6330 255 Fax: (359) 2 8668619

Education (degrees, dates, universities)
Graduate in Biological Sciences 1973 The Sofia University "St. Kliment Ochridski"
Philosophy Doctor Degree (PhD 1980 Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Career/Employment (employers, positions and dates)
Scientific Co-worker 1980 -1987 Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Associate Professor from 1987 Department "General and Industrial Microbiology", Biological Faculty, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ochridski"

Specialization (specify)
main field: Microbiology and Biotechnology
other fields: Physiology and biochemistry of fungi
current research interests: Regulation of biosynthesis of primary and secondary metabolites.

Honours, Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies
Member of the Society of Scientific Researches, Bulgaria from 1980
Co-director of Joint Research Project in the frames of
the bilateral contract between the Sofia University and University of Saarland – Germany 1988 - 1994
Vice - President of the Bulgarian - Russian Scientific Laboratory from 1989
Expert in Microbiology in the National Science Fondation, Ministry of Education, Science and Technologies, Bulgaria 1992 - 1995
Coordinator for Bulgaria of TEMPUS JEP 03016 1993-1996
Director of Bulgarian - French Nato Project HTECH-EV.9510000 1996
Expert in The National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Bulgaria from 1996
Member of the Editorial Board of Annuaire de l'Universite de Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculte de Biologie, Livre 4, Bulgaria 1991 - 1996
Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Culture Collections, Bulgaria from 1996
Director of Research Project B-406, funded by National Science Fund,
Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria 1994 1999
Co-director of Joint Research Project in the frames of the bilateral contract between the Sofia University and University of Saarland – Germany 1994 - 1999
Contractor of TEMPUS S_JEP 11454 1996 - 1999
Member of American Society for Microbiology since 1996
Member of Sofia University Library Board since 1997
Director of the Library of the Faculty of Biology of the Sofia University since 1997
Research expert in INCO - Copernicus Project IC15 CT96-1000 1997 - 2000
Coordinator of Leonardo da Vici I Pilot project BG99/2/013063/PI/II.1.1.c/FPC 1999 - 2001
Coordinator of Socrates 67256-IC-1-1999-E-BG-ERASMUS-EPS-1/C 1999 - 2001
Coordinator of Leonardo da Vici II Pilot project BG00/C/P/TH-93202 2000 - 2003
Local Coordinator of Leonardo da Vici II Pilot project BG00/B/P/PP-132060 2000 - 2003
Coordinator of Leonardo da Vinci II Pilot project BG/02/B/F/PP-132106 2002 - 2005
Contact person of Leonardo da Vinci II “Reference material” 2002 - 2005

Specializations:
Germany: University of Saarland - Saarbrucken; Georg August University - Goettingen; University of Stuttgart
France: University of Nantes, University Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg
Belgium: Catholic High School “Sint Lieven” - Gent
Italy University of Siena; University of Perugia
Spain: University of Seville

Publications:
Number of papers in refereed journals: 35
Number of communications to scientific meetings: 35