Atanaska Todorova Teneva– Associate professor, PhD
She graduated the Higher Institute of Zootechniques and Veterinary medicine, majoring “Zooengineering” in 1987. In 1990 she started to work at the Institute of Animal Breeding as a researcher. In 2002 she defended a PhD thesis “Estimation of genetic structure of cattle breeds, reared in Bulgaria”. Since 2005 she is an Assistant Professor at the University of Forestry and since 2010 she is Associate Professor.

Leads lectures on the following courses:
• Plant biotechnology, Bachelor degree, Plant protection specialty Animal breeding, Bachelor degree, Agronomy specialty
• Breeding of resistance on biotic and abiotic factors, Master degree, Specialty Selection and seed production of agricultural crops
• Tissue culture, Genetic Engineering, Molecular markers, Master degree, Specialty Selection and seed production of agricultural crops

Leads seminars on the following courses:
• Plant biotechnology, Bachelor degree, Plant protection specialty
• Genetics, Bachelor degree, Plant protection and Agronomy specialty
• Molecular methods in Plant protection, Master degree, Plant protection specialty
• Tissue culture, Genetic Engineering, Molecular markers, Master degree, Specialty Selection and seed production of agricultural crops

Major fields of scientific interests:
• Genetics
• Molecular genetics
• Genetic engineering
• Biotechnology
• Genetic biodiversity