(2020)
The transcription factor Stp2 is important for Candida albicans biofilm establishment and sustainability.
Front Microbiol 11,
794.
Curriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Molecular links between metabolism and virulence in pathogenic Candida spp.
- Role of intra and inter-species metabolic signals in establishment of microbial communities
- Candidiasis infection models
Professional Career
| since 2016 | JRG leader, JRG Host Fungal Interfaces, ZIK Septomics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
| 2014-2016 | Assistant Professor-Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA |
| 2012-2016 | Adjunct Faculty, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX, USA |
| 2013-2014 | Senior Research Associate, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA |
| 2007-2013 | Post-doctoral fellow, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA |
| 2007 | Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA |
| 2006-2007 | Research Assistant (Postdoc), Ottawa Health Research institute, Centre for Cancer Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| 2002-2006 | Research Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Oral Biology, Buffalo, NY, USA |
| 2004 | M.Sc., State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA |
| 2004 | Research Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo, Physiology Department Buffalo, NY, USA |
| 2001 | M.Sc., Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| since 2021 | Editor, Microbiology Spectrum |
| since 2018 | Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology |
| 2014 | Judge Travel Grant, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, San Antonio, TX, USA |
| 2014 | ISHAM Young Fellow Travel Award, American society for Microbiology, 12th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, New Orleans, LA, USA |
| 2011 | Office of the Dean of McGovern Medical School Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Grant, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA |
Publications
(2020)
Catch the wave: Metabolomic analyses in human pathogenic fungi.
PLOS Pathog 16(8),
e1008757.
(Review)
(2020)
Clinical Candida albicans vaginal isolates and a laboratory strain show divergent behaviors during macrophage interactions.
mSphere 5(4),
e00393-20.
(2020)
Ahr1 and Tup1 contribute to the transcriptional control of virulence-associated genes in Candida albicans.
mBio 11(2),
e00206-20.
(2020)
Active neutrophil responses counteract Candida albicans burn wound infection of ex vivo human skin explants.
Sci Rep 10(1),
21818.
(2020)
Bloodstream infection due to Enterobacter ludwigii, correlating with massive aggregation on the surface of a central venous catheter.
Infection 48(6),
955-958.
(2020)
Bioflux analysis.
Protocols ,
(2019)
Role of amino acid metabolism in the virulence of human pathogenic fungi.
Curr Clin Micro Rpt 6(9),
108-119.
(Review)
(2017)
Environmental pH modulation by pathogenic fungi as a strategy to conquer the host.
PLOS Pathog 13(2),
e1006149.
(2016)
Robust Extracellular pH Modulation by Candida albicans during Growth in Carboxylic Acids.
MBio 7(6),
