Marina Hristova, db

Information

In 2012, she graduated in Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Biology of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". She continued her education at the Department of Cytology, Histology and Embryology, where she obtained a Master's degree in Developmental Biology.

In the period 2015-2018, she was a full-time doctoral candidate at the section "Reproductive Biotechnologies and Cryobiology of Gametes", IBBR - BAS, where she successfully defended a dissertation on the topic "Influence of the Cryopreservation Process on the Expression of Specific Markers and the Potential for Spontaneous and Induced Differentiation of Stem Cells" and obtained the academic and scientific degree of "Doctor". During the same period, she began an internship at an in vitro clinic where she later continued to work as an embryologist. She has participated in numerous national and international conferences. Since 2023, she has been a certified clinical embryologist by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).

Education and qualifications:

• 2023: Certified Clinical Embryologist by ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology)
• 2018: Academic and scientific degree "Doctor" - IBBR, BAS. Dissertation topic: "Influence of the Cryopreservation Process on the Expression of Specific Markers and the Potential for Spontaneous and Induced Differentiation of Stem Cells"
• 2014: Master's degree in Developmental Biology - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
• 2012: Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

Professional experience:

• 2015 - present: Embryologist at Dimitrov In Vitro Centre (internship and practice)
• 2015-2018: Full-time doctoral candidate at the section "Reproductive Biotechnologies and Cryobiology of Gametes"

Scientific interests:

• Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos
• Expression of specific markers in stem cells
• Innovations in assisted reproductive technologies

Congresses:

• ESHRE Campus symposium: "Current approaches in genetics and reproduction", 2018 - Sofia
• XV International Symposium for Immunology of Reproduction, 2018 - Varna
• VII National Conference with International Participation "Morphological Days", 2018 - Sofia
• XVIII National Congress of Infertility and Reproductive Health with International Participation, 2017 - Borovets
• World BioDiscovery Congress, 2017 - Sofia
• XI Sofia Symposium on Reproductive Medicine, 2017 - Sofia
• XVII National Congress of Infertility and Reproductive Health with International Participation, 2016 - Borovets
• National PhD Conference on Biology, 2016 - Plovdiv
• XIV International Symposium for Immunology of Reproduction, 2015 - Varna
• First National Conference with International Participation on Biotechnology in Bulgaria, 2014, and others