Dr. Teodora Petrova Popova – Professor, PhD, DSc (Doctor of Veterinary Medical Sciences)
She completed her higher education in 1986 at the Higher Institute of Veterinary Medicine (HIVM) in Stara Zagora, specializing in Veterinary Medicine, and obtained the additional academic qualification of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
From 1986 to 1987, she worked as a veterinary specialist at the Young Breeding Animals Complex in Filipovtsi, Sofia. From 1987 to 1996, she was a Research Associate (III–I degree) in the scientific specialty 01.06.13 “Virology” at the Veterinary Medical Research and Production Institute of Immunology in Sofia.
In 1995, she defended a dissertation titled “Study of Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity in Relation to the Immunoprophylaxis of Fowlpox in Chickens” in the scientific specialty 3.1.27 “Immunology” and was awarded the degree of Candidate of Biological Sciences.
In 1996, she joined the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Forestry as a Senior Assistant in Microbiology and Virology, later becoming a Chief Assistant in the same disciplines.
In 2002, she became an Associate Professor at the University of Forestry in the scientific specialty 04.03.12 “Epizootiology, Infectious Diseases and Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases.”
In 2013, she defended a doctoral dissertation titled “In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Modern Chemical, Chemotherapeutic, and Herbal Preparations and Methods for Decontamination of Organic Waste from Livestock Farming” and was awarded the academic degree “Doctor of Veterinary Medical Sciences.”
From October 29, 2015, to January 28, 2016, she served as Head of the Department of Infectious Pathology, Hygiene, Technology, and Control of Food Products of Animal Origin at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Forestry.
Since 2016, she has held the academic rank of Professor at the University of Forestry.

Main areas of scientific interest:
– Veterinary Medicine
– Infectious Pathology
– Microbiology
– Virology
– Immunology