| Birth date: | 29 September 1988 |
| Academic degree: | 2007-2011 – Bachelor degree in Molecular Biology, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”
2011-2013 – Master degree in Cell biology and Pathology, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski” 2014-2020 – Ph.D. degree at the department of Immunology in Institute of Microbiology; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| In the lab since: | October 2008 |
| Research experience: | 2008-present – Research assistant, Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2012-2013 – six month training course at Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France |
| Primary research interests: | Mucosal immunity, Natural Antibodies; Type 1 Diabetes |
| Secondary interests: | Cell signaling, HIV |
| Hobbies: | Football, Railway modeling |
| e-mail: | iliyanmanoylov@gmail.com |