DIMOVA LAB
Biomembranes and more
Rumiana Dimova / Румяна Димова
A kind of CV
2023: Thomas E. Thompson award of the Biophysical Society for R. Dimova’s excellent work on membrane rigidity and tension, membrane curvature and membranes in electric fields
2021: Liesegang Prize of the German Colloid Society in recognition of R. Dimova’s work on lipid bilayers and biomembranes
2016: Elected as Scientific Representative of Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
2015: Elected as the 2017 Chair of the Membrane Structure and Assembly Subgroup of the Biophysical Society
2014: Emmy Noether distinction for women in physics (European Physical Society); interview published in Europhysicsnews
2014: Privatdozent in Biophysics at Potsdam University, Germany
2012: Habilitation in Biophysics at the University of Potsdam
Since 2005: Staff scientist at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Since 2000: Group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
2000: Postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
Project (under the supervision of H.-
1999: PhD, Bordeaux University, France (in collaboration with Sofia University, Bulgaria)
Thesis Supervisors: B. Pouligny, P. Kralchevsky and K. Danov
Thesis Title: Hydrodynamic properties of model lipid membranes: study by means of optical trapping manipulation of particles
1997: Second MSc degree within the framework of the international exchange program TEMPUS
Thesis Supervisors: B. Pouligny (CRPP) and P. Kralchevsky
Thesis Title: Interactions between Model Membranes and Micron-
1995: MSc degree in Theoretical chemistry and chemical physics, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Thesis Supervisor: P. Kralchevsky
Thesis Title: Role of the Ionic-
My first name is usually confused with Rumina, Romina, Rumania or Romania. The latter
is a country, I'm not. However, I'm open to new suggestions as a variation of the
name. :-
Date of birth: 06.04.1971
I was born in Bulgaria
some many many years ago...
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