Professional Acitivities

Professional Memberships

• Canadian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011
• American Society of Genetics, 2010

Employment History

• Associate professor, University of Guelph (2006 - Present), Guelph, Canada-Ontario.
• Assistant Professor, University of Guelph (1998 - 2006), Guelph, Canada-Ontario.
• Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Amgen Institute (1994 - 1998), Toronto, Canada-Ontario.
• Visiting Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (1991 - 1994), London, United Kingdom.
• Junior Scientist, Institute of Cell Biology and Morphology (1987 - 1991), Sofia, Bulgaria.

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE: genetics, epigenetics, histone chaperones, gene silencing, position effect variegation, telomere position effect, DNA replication, transcription

Teaching

• MBG4110: Advanced Concepts in Genetics. This is a 4th year course emphasizing recent developments in epigenetics, non-coding RNAand the regulation of gene expression.
• MBG4240: Advanced Methods in Genetics. This is a 4th year course emphasizing recent developments inthe molecular biology and genetics methodology and technology.

Editorial Activities: Peer Reviewed Journals

• 2003-2007: Biological Procedures Online (international)
• 2011-2014: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (International)
• 2015-       : Frontiers in Genetics (international)

Research and scholarship

Publications and scholarly activity (lifetimecount):

Articles in Refereed Journals	33
Publications of Non-refereed or Invited Papers	2
Books, Monographs, Compilations, Manuals, Supplements, Chapters, Cases, Readings	2
Presentations of Refereed Papers	31
Presentations of Non-Refereed Papers	7