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Anife Ahmedova

Email: ahmedova@chem.uni-sofia.bg

Phone: + 359 2 8161247

Fax: + 359 2 9625 438

University of Sofia „St. Kliment Ohridski”

Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

1164 Sofia, 1 James Bourchier Blivd.

Education

29.IX.2003 PhD Defense
1999 – 2003 Ph.D. Student at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Sofia University
1993 – 1998 Undergraduate student at the University of Shumen, Department of Chemistry

Professional Experience

from 29.XI.2012 Associate Professor, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Sofia University
from 09.V.2006 Chief Assistant Professor, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Sofia University
from 01.VI.2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Sofia University

Specializations:

At the Universities of Florence (IT) (I-X.2002), Saarbrücken (DE) (2005-2006-2011 – 3 months each), Barcelona (ES) (II.2019), Zagreb (HR) (VIII-XI.2023) and Athens (GR) (XII.2023), at the Medical University of Lübeck (DE) (I-VI.2004), at the Medical University of Warsaw (PL) - Faculty of Pharmacy (V-XII.2009), the Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP) (IV-X.2013), and the Polytechnic University of Gdańsk (PL) (VI.2018).

Research Interests

Coordination and supramolecular chemistry, Bioinorganic chemistry; Spectroscopy, Quantum-chemical calculations, Bioanalytical methods

Scientific Achievements

Author and co-author of 45 scientific publications, 411 citations noticed; h- index 9 (without self-citations)
Participation in 92 scientific conferences, of which 30 with oral reports presented by A.A.
Delivered more than 10 lectures abroad, and at the annual conferences of the FHF of SU (St. Clement Days) and the lecture cycles for science teachers.
Awarded 4 international scholarships within Marie-Curie Actions (Doctoral Network); Alexander von Humboldt (Stability Pact), DAAD, MIF

Scientific supervision and evaluation

Principal Investigator of 6 research contracts with the National Science Fund of Bulgaria and 4 contracts with the Research Fund of SU, and participant in other 20 national and international projects
Co-supervisor of one doctoral student and scientific advisor of two other doctoral students
Project reviewer for the EC for Postdoctoral Fellowships for Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA-IF 2019 and 2020); project under the ERC program in 2016; of MSCA-COFUND projects of Complutense University - Madrid - UNA4CAREER-2021; Evaluator at the National Scientific Research Fund since 2018 and at the University Scientific Research Fund for the period 2017-2020; External evaluator of a PhD thesis of a student from the University of Parma (Italy).
Reviewer of > 100 scientific publications (32 included in the ORCID registry; and 46 in the Web of Science registry) submitted to international scientific journals: ChemComm, ChemSci, NewJChem, PCCP, Frontiers in Chem, JMedChem, OpenChem, JMolStr(12), JCoordChem(26), MendeleevCommun(13), MonatshefteChemie(15), BulgChemCommun(8).
Co-organizer of the International Youth Conference EYAS-2006, April 3-7 in Sofia, Co-organizer of the Scientific Conference with international participation "Annual Conference of the Bulgaria Chapter of the Marie Curie Alumni Association" in May 2019.

Teaching activity

Disciplines

Lecturer in the disciplines "Analytical Chemistry", "Bioinorganic Chemistry", "Coordination Chemistry", and the elective disciplines "Biocoordination Chemistry", "Photochemistry", "Coordination Compounds in Medicine", etc.

Supervision

Supervisor of two graduate theses of FHF students, Supervisor of the Master's program "Bioanalytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry" and Co-supervisor of the Master's program "Smart Analytics"

Administrative activity

2020 – 2024 Head of the Department of Analytical Chemistry
2015 – 2019 Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy (Sofia University)

Membership in committees, societies, councils, etc.

Member of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria, of the International Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, and the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA – Marie Curie Alumni Association)
Member of the commission at the Ministry of Education and Science for the international exchange of Bulgarian doctoral students, postdocs, teachers and researchers from II.2024.
Co-founder and member of the Bulgarian section of the MCAA and its chair for the periods IX.2018 - IX.2020 and IX.2022 - IX.2024.
Representative of Bulgaria in the program committee of the program for scientific funding to the EC - Activities for Marie Skłodowska Curie (Horizon Europe Program Committee config. for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) for the period X.2021 - II.2024.
Participation in a scientific jury for academic promotions (in total 14) and for scientific degrees (4 - for PhD and 1 - for Doctor of Sciences)

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