| Birth date: | 2 October 1987 |
| Academic degree: | student |
| In the lab since: | July 2010 |
| Education: | 2006-2010– Bachelor degree in Molecular biology at Sofia University ”St. Kliment Ohridski”2010-present – Master program in Biochemistry at Sofia University ”St. Kliment Ohridski” |
| Research experience: | 2010-present – Research investigator, Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Primary research interests: | Autoimmunity, DNA vaccines, Cell signaling |
| Secondary interests: | Cancer research, Stem cells |
| Hobbies: | Traveling, dancing |
| e-mail: | petkova_stela@yahoo.com |