PhD Марина Стефова
no.: 03554

analytical chemistry, chromatography, mass spectrometry, polyphenols, flavonoids, pesticides, natural products chemistry, food analysis, pharmaceutical analysis

Marina Stefova, PhD, Full Professor Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Arhimedova 3, 1000 Skopje Tel./Fax.:02 3 249 934 / 02 3226 865 e-mail:marinaiv@pmf.ukim.mk web:http://hemija.pmf.ukim.edu.mk/teachers/view/114 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marina_Stefova Education: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University - 1988 - 1993 – Bachelor of Chemistry - 1997 – Master of Science in Chemistry (MSc thesis: ”Determination of vitamin B12 in multivitamin preparations using atomic absorption spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography”), - 2001 – PhD in chemistry (PhD thesis: ”Development of HPLC methods for identification and quantification of flavonoids in plant materials and plant products”). Employment: Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University: 1993 – 2000 – young researcher, 2003 – assistant professor, 2007 – associate professor, 2012 – full professor. Teaching: - Instrumental analytical methods, Chromatographic methods, Forensic chemistry - Methodology of scientific research, Trace analysis, Mass spectrometry-Principles and applications Research interests: Analyses of natural products and food using chromatographic methods coupled to UV-Vis spectroscopy and mass spectrometry for characterization of polyphenols and other secondary plant metabolites; environmental analysis using chromatographic methods; pharmaceutical and forensic analysis. Research and professional activities: - author/co-author of 97 scientific articles (56 in peer reviewed journals with impact factor). - author/co-author of 117 presentations at various scientific conferences and invited plenary lecture at the ICOSECS9 9th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-Eastern European Countries (May 2019, Targovishte, Romania) - participant in 19 projects, in four of them as coordinator (two FP7 projects and two bilateral Macedonian-Bulgarian) - supervisor of seven PhD theses and 16 MSc theses, 64 diploma works of students of chemistry - 2013-2020 – head of the Institute of chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University - 2006-2014 membеr of the Editorial board and from 2014 – deputy editor of Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering published by the Society of chemists and technologists of Macedonia (http://www.mjcce.org.mk/) and Head of the Section for Chemical education within the Society of chemists and technologists of Macedonia - 2017 – member of the Advisory Editorial board of Natural Product Communications (https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/NPX)