| Birth date: |
21 September 1991
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| Academic degree: | student |
| In the lab since: |
January 2012
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| Education: | 2010-present – Bachelor program in Molecular Biology at the “St. Kliment Ohridski” Sofia University |
| Research experience: | 2012-present – trainee at the Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Primary research interests: | Autoimmunity, Cancer, Cell signalling, Diabetes mellitus, Mouse models of autoimmune diseases |
| Secondary interests: | Major histocompatibility complex, Complement system, Cytokines, Protein and genetic engineering |
| Hobbies: | Volleyball, Scale modeling, Singing, Photography, Puzzle assembly, Computer games |
| e-mail: | i.e.balabanov@gmail.com |