Biographical sketch                                                          

Originally from Vidin, Bulgaria, Dr. Nikolai Lazarov received his MD from the Medical University in Sofia in 1981, his PhD in Neurobiology from the Thracian University in Stara Zagora in 1991 and his DSc from the same university in 2000. Dr. Lazarov was appointed Assistant Professor at the Thracian University in Stara Zagora in 1982 and in 1994 he became Associate Professor at the Department of Anatomy. In November 2001 he was promoted to a Full Professor at the same department. Since April 2007 he is a Professor of Anatomy and Cell Neurobiology at the Department of Anatomy and Histology to the Medical University in Sofia. He has also been a collaborating Professor to the Institute of Neurobiology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 2010.
His biographical sketch currently appears in Who's Who in the 21st Century, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering and 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century.

Academic Appointments and Present Position                

• Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Thracian University, 2000-2003

• Chairman, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Thracian University, 2000-2007

• Member, Faculty Council, Faculty of Medicine, Thracian University, 1994-1995; 2000-2007

• Member, Academic Board, High Medical School, 1982-1995

Research Focus and Current Research Projects             

Functional Morphology and Neurochemistry of the Trigeminal Sensory System
Development of the Nigro-Striatal System
Histamine and Respiratory Control

1. National Science Fund (Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of Bulgaria) Research Project:
   Subcortical Pathways Transmitting the Visual Information to the Corpus Amygdaloideum

2. National Science Fund (Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of Bulgaria) Research Project:
   Study of the role of angiotensin modulatory system and melatonin in the mechanisms modulating circadian rhythms of brain activity in the kainite model of epilepsy

3. CEEPUS Joint Project:
   Psychosomatic Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve the Managing Skills of Healthcare Providers

4. EBR Bilateral Project:
   Neurotransmission of central mechanisms in visceral pain

Contact Information

Telephone
+359-2-9172 525

FAX
+359-2-8518 783

Postal address
Nikolai E. Lazarov, MD, PhD, DSc
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Neurobiology
Department of Anatomy and Histology
Medical University - Sofia
2, Zdrave Street
BG-1431 Sofia, Bulgaria

Electronic mail
nlazarov@medfac.acad.bg

Awards and Honours

1993 COPERNICUS-Fellow; grant ERB3510PL922161 from the Commission of the European Communities; University of Ulm, Germany

1994 Commission of the European Communities; grant CIPA-CT93-0205 (DG 12 HSMU) from the EEC and Universitair Centrum Antwerpen, Belgium; Research Project 'Functional Morphology of the Autonomic Nervous System', University of Antwerp RUCA, Belgium

1995-1997 AvH Fellow; grant 1015945 from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; Research Project "The Significance of Dopaminergic and Glutamate Afferents for the Differentiation of the Striatum", University of Ulm, Germany

1997 The First Bulgarian Anatomical Society Dimitri Kadanoff Memorial Award

1998 M.R.C. Visiting Professor, Leiden University, The Netherlands

1999 The First Award of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

2000 Visiting Professor, University of Ulm, Germany

2003 The First Award for Scientific Merits of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

2003 International Scientist of the Year

2004-2005 AvH Fellow; Research Project: "Expression of Receptors: Focus on Histamine Receptors in the Petrosal Ganglion", University of Munich, Germany

2006, 2007, 2008
Visiting Professor, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany

2009-2010 Visiting Professor, Medical University of Pleven

2010 The Medical University-Sofia "Orahovatz" Award for Outstanding Contributions to Fundamental Science
 

Last update: 15.05.2010