Prof. Ivan Dimitrov holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy and a PhD in physical chemistry. His research focuses on drug design and bioinformatics. He has authored over 50 publications with more than 2100 citations (h-index 18) and co-authored three textbooks in both Bulgarian and English. He has supervised three PhD students who have successfully defended their theses. He has contributed to developing several web applications for predicting protein allergenicity and immunogenicity, which are widely used by the scientific community. He is a bioinformatics expert and a member of the Working Group on Food and Feed within the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) GMO Panel. He is also a member of the Bulgarian Scientific Pharmaceutical Society. Prof. Dimitrov received the SIGNUM LAUDIS with ribbon in 2023, in recognition of his significant contributions to the operation and growth of the Medical University of Sofia.

Link to professional and scientific profiles:

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36025159500

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/N-3474-2016

https://ras.nacid.bg/dissertation-preview/28167

Projects:

1. 101059632 – GIANT LEAPS HORIZON-CL6-2021-FRAMEWORK-01-11, Gap resolutIon in sAfety, NuTritional, alLergenicity and Environmental assessments to promote Alternative Protein utilization and the dietary Shift, https://giant-leaps.eu, PI of the group from MU-Sofia: prof. Ivan Dimitrov
2. 101072377 – ALLPreT, HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01-01, Allergenicity Prediction Toolbox for novel foods, https://www.allpret.eu/en, PI of the group from MU-Sofia: prof. Ivan Dimitrov
3. Establishing a network of research universities. Contract: BG-RRP-2.004-0004-C01, Ministry of Education and Science. WP 3.1.11. SMART DESIGN – Small Molecules for Antineoplastic Therapy – Design, Synthesis, Testing and In silico Analysis. PI: Prof. Irini Doytchinova
4. Centre of Excellence for Informatics and ICT. Contract BG16RFPR002-1.014-0018-C01, Ministry of Education and Science. WP 9. In silico methods in drug design and bioinformatics; PI of the group from MU-Sofia: Prof. Irini Doytchinova
5. National Centre for High-performance and Distributed Computing. Contract D01-98/26.06.2025, Ministry of Education and Science. WP 9. In silico methods in drug design and bioinformatics; PI of the group from MU-Sofia: Prof. Irini Doytchinova