Tatyana T. Ivanova-Nikolova, Ph.D., Director and Principle Investigator, obtained her Bachelor of Science/Master of Science degree in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry from Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria, and Ph.D. degree in Biophysics from the Institute of Biological Sciences, USSR Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia.

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Emil N. Nikolov, Ph.D., Consultant, obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry from Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan; Master of Science degree in Molecular Biology from Mitsubishi Kasei Institute for Life Sciences, Japan; and Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology from the Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Nadine E. Nikolova, Investigator, Secretary and Treasurer, is pursuing a degree in Economics and Government at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

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