Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Professor Iskra Ivanova as a Head of Laboratory for biochemical and genetic analysis in the Department of Microbiology in Sofia University is a highly qualified specialist in the biology of lactic acid bacteria as producers of antibacterial substances (bacteriocins) and their use as biopreservatives. Her teaching activities are in accordance with the educational curricula: Microbiology with virology. Metabolism of prokaryotes, Bioethics in life and environmental sciences.