Софийски университет "Св. Климент Охридски"

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Silviya Chakarova Email: ahsc@chem.uni-sofia.bg Phone: + 359 2 8161 394 Fax: + 359 2 9625438 Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski” Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy 1164 Sofia, 1 James Bourchier Blvd.

Education

• PhD Student, 20.01.2012 – 20.01.2015, Analytical Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski;
• M. Sc. in Chemistry, 2011 – “Modern spectral and chromatographic analytical methods”, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”;
• B. Sc. in Chemistry and Informatics, 2009, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”;

Professional Experience

• chemist, Sofia University, 20.01.2016 - present

Specializations and Visiting Researcher at:

• International School on Fundamental Chrystallography: „Introduction on the international tables for Chrystallography” - September 30 – October 5 2013, Sofia-Gyulechitsa, Bulgaria.

Research Interests

• Platinum-based complexes with anticancer activity;
• UV-Vis spectroscopy;
• Infrared spectroscopy;

Project Activity – (Research Projects in the last 5 years)

• “Rational Design of New Metal-Based Antitumor Agents”, National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science, N09/61, 2017-2020.

Conferences:

1. S. Chakarova^*, G. Gencheva, ”Novel paramagnetic platinum-based complexes with bidentate N,N-donor ligands – pyridine-2-amine and pyridine-4-amine”, Sixth National Crystallographic Symposium with International Participation, 5-7 October 2016, Bulgaria, Sofia, p. 32.
2. Silviya Chakarova, Galina Gencheva, “Platinum(II, III) and platinum(II) complexes of the nitrogen ligands pyridine-2-amine and pyridine-4-amine – synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and properties”, 7^th Black Sea Basin Conference on Analytical Chemistry, 10-15 September 2015, Bulgaria, Golden Sands, p. 111.
3. Silviya Chakarova, Galina Gencheva, “Synthesis, structure and properties of platinum complexes of pyridine-2-amine and pyridine-4-amine”, XIV National conference on Chemistry for students and PhD Students, 20-22 May 2015, Bulgaria, Sofia, p. 53.
4. Silviya Chakarova, Galina Gencheva, “New platinum complexes of pyridine-2-amine and pyridine-4-amine – synthesis and spectral characterization”, Science conference for students and PhD Students „Chemical challenges”, 21-22 November 2014, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, p. 26.
5. S. Chakarova^1,*, P. Gorolomova¹, B. Krebs², G. Momekov, G. Gencheva¹, ”Stabilization of higher oxidation states of platinum by coordination with flexible N,O,N-ligand dipyridin-2-ylmethanone and rigid N,N-ligand pyridine-2-amine – synthesis, crystal structure and cytotoxicity”, Fifth National Crystallographic Symposium with International Participation, 25-27 September 2014, Bulgaria, University of chemical technology and metallurgy, Sofia, p.32.
6. Silvia Chakarova, Svetlana Simova, Galina Gencheva, “Molecular Structure in Solution of 2,2`-dipyridylamine – Experimental and Theoretical NMR Study”, 14<sup>th</sup> Central and Eastern European NMR Symposium & Bruker Users` Meeting, 16-19 September 2012, Bulgaria, Golden Sands, p. 60.

Teaching Activity