Софийски университет "Св. Климент Охридски"

Придобити степени:

2004: Доктор по Зоология, СУ “Св. Климент Охридски”; Тема на дисертационния труд: „Ентомопатогенни нематоди (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) от Югозападна България”
1999: Магистър по Биология, СУ “Св. Климент Охридски”

Образователни дейности в бакалавърски програми:
Лекции: Биологична борба
Упражнения: Зоология на безгръбначните животни, Функционална и структурна зоология, Биологична борба, Учебни практики по Зоология

Образователни дейности в магистърски програми:
Лекции: Произход, еволюция и екологични особености на паразитизма

Научни интереси:
Таксономия и екология на ентомопатогенните нематоди (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae). Естествени гостоприемници на ентомопатогенните нематоди. Паразитни нематоди от семейство Mermithidae. Таксономия и разпространение на Cerambycidae (Coleoptera). Биология и разпространение на Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera).

Избрани публикации:

1. 1. Gradinarov, D. & Petrova, Y. 2019. Longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Vrachanska Planina Mountains and Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park. In: Bechev, D. & Georgiev, D. (Eds.), Faunistic diversity of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park. Part 2. ZooNotes, Supplement 7, Plovdiv University Press, pp. 59-80
2. Petrova, Y., Gradinarov, D. & Bollino, M. 2019. New records of Pygopleurus Motschulsky, 1860 species (Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae) from Bulgaria. ZooNotes 140: 1-3.
3. Georgiev, G., Gradinarov, D., Gjonov, I. & Sakalian, V. 2018. A check list and areography of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Strandzha mountain – Bulgaria and Turkey. Silva Balcanica 19 (1): 89-116.
4. Gradinarov, D. 2018. First record of Vadonia saucia (Mulsant & Godart, 1855) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Bulgaria. ZooNotes 126: 1-3.
5. Gradinarov, D. 2017. First records of the American wasps Sceliphron caementarium (Drury, 1770) and Isodontia mexicana (de Saussure, 1867) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) from Bulgaria. ZooNotes 118: 1-4.
6. Gradinarov D. 2017. First exact data on the distribution of saproxylic species Calchaenesthes oblongomaculata (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) (Cerambycidae: Purpuricenini) in Bulgaria. ZooNotes 106: 1-4.
7. Simov N., Gradinarov, D. & Davranoglou, L.-R. 2017. Three new assassin bug records (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) for the Balkan Peninsula. Ecologica Montenegrina 13: 25-29.
8. Gradinarov, D. & Sivilov, O. 2017. New data and notes on the distribution of Lioderina linearis (Hampe, 1870) (Cerambycidae: Callidiini) in Bulgaria. ZooNotes 102: 1-4.
9. Gradinarov, D. 2016. New data on the distribution of Pilemia tigrina (Mulsant, 1851) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in Bulgaria. ZooNotes 96: 1-3.
10. . Danilevsky, M. L., Gradinarov, D. & Sivilov, O. 2016. A new subspecies of Morimus verecundus (Faldermann, 1836) from Bulgaria and a new subspecies of Morimus asper (Sulzer, 1776) from Greece (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Humanity space. International almanac 5 (2): 187-191.
11. Petrova, Y., Chehlarov, E. & Gradinarov, D. 2016. Scarabaeoid beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Vrachanska Planina Mountains and Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park. In: Bechev, D. & Georgiev, D. (Eds.), Faunistic diversity of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park. ZooNotes, Supplemen 3, Plovdiv University Press, Plovdiv, pp. 125-142.
12. Gradinarov, D., Petrova, Y., Tasheva-Terzieva, E. & Frolov, A.V. 2015. Biology of the blind geobiont scarab beetle genus Chaetonyx Schaum, 1862 (Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) with new distribution records of Ch. robustus Schaum, 1862 from Bulgaria. ZooNotes 81: 1-14.
13. Gradinarov, D. 2014. The mermithid species Isomermis lairdi (Nematoda, Mermithidae), previously only known in Africa, found in Europe. ZooKeys 454: 1–11.
14. Gradinarov, D. 2014. Chaetonyx robustus (Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) – new natural host of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae). ZooNotes 57: 1-4.
15. Gradinarov, D., Petrova, E., Mutafchiev, Y., Karadjova, O. 2012. Distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Heterorhabditis (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) in Bulgaria. Nematologia Mediterranea 40 (2): 173-180.
16. Gradinarov, D., Petrova, Y. 2012. Development of Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in larvae of Chaetonyx robustus (Coleoptera: Orphnidae). ZooNotes 36: 1-6
17. Simov, N., Langourov, M., Grozeva, S., Gradinarov, D. 2012. New and Interesting Records of Alien and Native True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 64 (3): 241-252.
18. Gradinarov, D., Petrova E., Waeyenberge L., Karadjova O. 2011. First report of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema arenarium (Steinernematidae: Rhabditida) in Bulgaria. Nematologia mediterranea 39 (1): 47-52.
19. Gradinarov, D. 2003. New Natural Hosts of Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) from Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 55 (3): 59-64.
20. Mutafchiev, J., Gradinarov, D. 2003. Entomopathogenic Nematodes of the Families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae (Rhabditida) in the Vicinity of the Zheleznitsa Village, Vitosha Mt., Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 55 (2): 67-74.
21. Shishiniova, M., Budurova, L., Gradinarov, D. 2000. Entomopathogenic nematodes of the fam. Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae (Nematoda, Rhabditida) in Bulgaria. In: Insect Pathogens and Insect Parasitic Nematodes, IOBC wprs Bulletin 23 (2): 75-78.
22. Shishiniova, M., Budurova, L., Gradinarov, D. 1999. Steinernema bicornutum Tallosi, Peters & Ehlers, 1995 (Nematoda, Rhabditida) - new species for entomopathogenic fauna of Bulgaria. Biotechnology & biotechnological Eq. 13 (2): 92-95.
23. Shishiniova, M., Budurova, L., Gradinarov, D. 1998. Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser, 1955) (Nematoda, Rhabditida) - new species for entomopathogenic fauna of Bulgaria. Exp. Pathology and parasitology 1: 30-35.
24. Shishiniova, M., Budurova, L., Gradinarov, D. 1998. Contribution to the fauna of the entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) from Bulgaria II. Biotechnology & biotechnological Eq. 12 (1): 104-109.
25. Shishiniova, M., Budurova, L., Gradinarov, D. 1997. Contribution to the fauna of the entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) from Bulgaria. Biotechnology & biotechnological Eq. 11 (1): 45-51.