Research institute of innovative medical science

The institute was established on basis on Decree 161 / 07.05.2024 of Ministry council .

With a decision on the general assembly of MU- Sofia from 03.07.2024, the institute becomes basic unit in the structure of MU- Sofia ( Art . 25a of PUDMUS), and after this,
with a decision on the academic council from 30.07.2024, for Director on the institute has been selected Academician Prof. Dr. Vanyo​ Mitev , MD, PhD, DSCi.

The research program on the institute includes developments in the following directions, but not only them:

ACADEMIC STAFF

By decision of the AC of 28.11.2024, the structure and composition of the NIIIMN was approved, as follows:

DIRECTOR

Deputy Director​

SCIENTIFIC STAFF

  • Corr. Member. prof. Tsvetalina Tankova, MD, PhD, DSCi – Department by endocrinology, Medical Faculty
  • Prof. Ivan Litvinenko, MD, PhD – Department of pediatrics, Medical Faculty
  • Prof. Dimitar Charakchiev, MD, PhD – Department of endocrinology , Medical
    Faculty
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zornitsa Mihaylova, MD, PhD – Department by oral surgery,
    Faculty of dental medicine
  • Prof. Antonia Yanakieva, PhD – Department of health technology assessment,
    Faculty of Public health “Prof. Dr. Tzekomir Vodenicharov, MD, PhD, DSCi​”

Distribution by directions in which academic staff is working:

Acad. Prof. Dr. Vanyo Mitev, MD, PhD, DSCi

  • COVID-19 Pathogenesis, complications, post-COVID-19 symptoms, prevention and treatment. Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in complications of COVID-19 and others infectious diseases “;
  • Application of natural products in medicine;
  • Tissue regeneration.

Corr. Member prof. Dr. Tsvetalina Tankova, MD, PhD, DSCi

  • Non-contagious, chronic, socially important diseases;

Prof. Dimitar Charakchiev, MD, PhD

  • Medical and bio-medical Informatics . Information and communication technologies / ICT / in medicine and healthcare.

Prof. Ivan Litvinenko, MD, PhD, Acad. prof. Vanyo Mitev, MD, PhD, DSCi, Assoc. Prof. Zornitsa Mihaylova, MD, PhD

  • Intestinal and oral microbiome and human health;

Assoc. Prof. Zornitsa Mihaylova, MD, PhD

  • New methods for diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the mouth cavity;

Prof. Guenka Petrova, MPharm, PhD, DSCi

  • Pharmacoeconomics and quality of life related to pharmacotherapy;

Prof. Antonia Yanakieva, PhD

  • Artificial intelligence in healthcare.

For the execution on separate tasks of the research program of the Institute can be attracted as collaborators and others members on academic staff of MU- Sofia, external for MU- Sofia scientists, doctoral candidates, postgraduates and students.