Researcher: Chief Assist. Prof. Yana Gvozdeva, PhD
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Yana Gvozdeva obtained her Master’s degree in Pharmacy from the Medical University of Plovdiv in 2015. After a competitive selection in the same year, she was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. In 2018, she was enrolled as a PhD student at the same department. In 2021, she was awarded the educational and scientific degree "Doctor" in Pharmacy after successfully defending her dissertation entitled: "Approaches for Taste Masking of Enalapril Maleate in Orodispersible Tablets for Pediatric Practice."In 2020, she obtained a specialty in Pharmaceutical Technology with Biopharmacy. Her scientific work is primarily focused on the development of innovative drug delivery systems, including micro- and nanoparticles, solid dosage forms, and taste-masking strategies. Additional areas of expertise include personalized medicine, targeted drug delivery, and methods for encapsulation of essential oils.
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Georgieva Y, Kassarova M, Kokova V, Apostolova E, Pilicheva B. Taste masking of enalapril maleate by microencapsulation in Eudragit EPO® microparticles. Die Pharmazie-An International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2020 Mar 20;75 (2-3):61-9. doi: 10.1691/ph.2020.9123
Gvozdeva Y, Kassarova M, Pilicheva B. Formulation of Enalapril-Loaded Microspheres Using Emulsion Solvent Evaporation Technique for Bitter Taste Masking. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2022 Nov 1;84(6). (2022) DOI: 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.1039
Ivanova S, Gvozdeva Y, Staynova R, Grekova-Kafalova D, Nalbantova V, Benbassat N, Koleva N, Ivanov K. Essential oils–a review of the natural evolution of applications and some future perspectives. Pharmacia. 2025 Jan 16;72:1-2. DOI 10.3897/pharmacia.72.e140059,
Gvozdeva Y, Staynova R. pH-Dependent Drug Delivery Systems for Ulcerative Colitis Treatment. Pharmaceutics. 2025 Feb 10;17(2):226. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics17020226
Ivanova S, Ivanov K, Gvozdeva Y, Staynova R, Grekova-Kafalova D, Hristozova M, Koleva N. Essential oils–a review of the regulatory framework in the European Union. Pharmacia. 2025 Apr 28;72:1-2. DOI 10.3897/pharmacia.72.e154479