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SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

Members:

Zlatozar Boev, Prof. DSc
Nikolai Spassov, Prof. Dr
Pavel Stoev, Prof. Dr
Stanislav Abadjiev, Assoc. Prof. Dr (Secretary)
— Ina Aneva, Assoc. Prof. Dr — Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research — BAS
Asya Asenova, Assoc. Prof. Dr — Sofia University
Rostislav Bekchiev, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Petar Beron — Prof. Emeritus DSc
Stoyan Beshkov, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Borislav Guéorguiev, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Latinka Hristova, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Mario Langourov, Assoc. Prof. Dr (Vice-chairman)
Stoyan Lazarov, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Georgi Markov, Assoc. Prof. Dr (Chairman)
Georgi Popgeorgiev, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Nikolay Simov, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Tihomir Stefanov, Assoc. Prof. Dr
Dimitar Uzunov, Assoc. Prof. Dr


Young scientists:

— Dimitar Plachiyski, Sen. Assist. Dr
The dominant part of the scientific activities at the museum is devoted to the animal world. Photo (c) S. Beshkov
The dominant part of the scientific activities at the museum is devoted to the animal world. Photo (c) S. Beshkov

Departments

The museum has four scientific departments — Palaeontology and Mineralogy, Botany, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates. The dominant part of the scientific activities is devoted to the animal world. Particular attention is paid to the biodiversity of Bulgaria and the neighbouring countries and to the description of new taxa from many countries all over the world.

Palaeontology and Mineralogy Department

Palaeontology and Mineralogy Department


Head of Department: Georgi Markov, Assoc. Prof. Dr

Fossil mammals and birds of Bulgaria and the world are the subject of palaeontological investigations. The mineralogical studies cover pegmatite mineralisations in intrusives of non-granite composition and metamorphites…

Botany Department

Botany Department


Studies are carried out in the fields of chorology, systematics, taxonomy, phytogeography, ecology and physiology of some plant species in Bulgaria…

Botany Laboratory

Head: Irina Gerasimova, MSc, botanist

Invertebrates Department

Invertebrates Department


Head of Department: Stoyan Beshkov, Assoc. Prof. Dr

Research is carried out in the fields of taxonomy, faunistics, zoogeography, phylogeny, morphology and ecology of mites, pseudoscorpions, centipedes, millipedes and insects…

Entomology Laboratory

Head: Nikolay Simov, Assoc. Prof. Dr

Vertebrates Department

Vertebrates Department


Head of Department: Tihomir Stefanov, Assoc. Prof. Dr

Studies are conducted in terms of species diversity, distribution, morphology, biology, ecology, phylogeny and conservation value of vertebrates…

Histology Laboratory

Head: Vladislav Vergilov, Sen. Assist. Dr