Prof. Mariyana Atanasova is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University–Sofia. She graduated from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (2004) and obtained her PhD in Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationships (QSAR) of antitumor compounds. Her expertise spans structure- and ligand-based drug design, particularly molecular docking, molecular dynamics, and QSAR modelling. She has applied these methods to diverse targets, including acetylcholinesterase, Abelson tyrosine kinase, amyloid beta peptide, DNase I, and MHC class II alleles linked to immunogenicity, allergenicity, and autoimmune diseases.

Prof. Atanasova is the author of over 60 publications, two textbooks in pharmacokinetics, and has more than 600 citations (h-index 15). She has participated in over 20 national and European research projects, serving as principal investigator on two funded by the Medical Science Council. She is on the Editorial Board of Molecules (MDPI) and a member of the Bulgarian Scientific Pharmaceutical Society.

Scientific projects:

1. GIANT LEAPS – Gap resolutIon in sAfety, NuTritional, alLergenicity and Environmental assessments to promote Alternative Protein utilization and the dietary Shift. HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01, European Research Executive Agency. Grant: 101059632/2022. Project coordinator: Paul Vos, Wageningen University, Netherlands. Head of the team from the Medical University-Sofia: Prof. Ivan Dimitrov.
2. Centre of Excellence in Informatics and Information and Communication Technologies (CoE in ICT), Executive Agency ‘Education Programme’, Research, Innovation and Digitalization for Smart Transformation 2021–2027, Grant: BG16RFPR002-1.014-0018-C01. Project coordinator: Prof. Svetozar Margenov, Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, IICT–BAS. Head of the team from the Medical University-Sofia: Prof. Irini Doytchinova.
3. MU-Sofia Strategic Research and Innovation Development Program. Establishing a network of research universities, Grant: BG-RRP-2.004-0004-C01. Head of the team from the Medical University- Sofia: Acad. Vladimir Ovcharov.

e-mail: matanasova@pharmfac.mu-sofia.bg

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mariyana-Atanasova

Scopus Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35079994700

WoS: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/326b9ac5-82d4-4b78-81a8-d7a922452f18-01774008e5/1a852463-3f60-4afc-808e-7550be24574e-01774008e0/relevance/1

ORCID:  0000-0001-9761-0355; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-0355

NACID: https://ras.nacid.bg/dissertation-preview/27692

Drug Design and Bioinformatics Lab: http://www.ddg-pharmfac.net