
Hristo VARBANOV
Mag. Pharm., Dr.rer.nat.
Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Innsbruck
Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine
Innrain 80 - 82/IV
Room: L.04.113
6020 Innsbruck / Austria
e-mail: hristo.varbanov@uibk.ac.at
phone: +43-512-507-58253
fax: +43-512-507-58299
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-7332
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hristo-Varbanov
Since 2022
University Assistant (Senior Research Associate), Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Austria
09/2022
Habilitation (Venia Docendi) in chemistry, Trakia University-Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Since 2022
Part-time lecturer in pharmaceutical chemistry, Trakia University – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
03/2021 – 06/2021
European Project Management Training, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences Graz, Austria
02/2018 - 01/2021
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Austria (in cooperation with Bayer AG)
10/2016 - 01/2018
Senior Postdoctoral fellow (FWF Schrödinger fellowship, return phase), Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
09/2014 – 10/2016
Postdoctoral fellow (FWF Schrödinger fellowship), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
11/2013 - 01/2014
Visiting Scientist, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
09/2011 – 12/2011
Visiting Scientist, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
02/2009 - 04/2013
Dr.rer.nat. (PhD) in Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry), Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
09/2003 – 12/2008
Mag. Pharm. (MSc in Pharmacy), Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Research focus:
Design, development and investigation of new metal-based drug candidates
Gold and platinum N-Heterocyclic Carbene complexes with anticancer and antimicrobial activity
Multifunctional platinum(IV) prodrugs
Metal-based CT contrast agents
Understanding the medicinal chemistry of metallodrugs and metallodrug candidates
Publications
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-7332
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hristo-Varbanov
Bachelor's Programme Pharmaceutical Sciences
740158 UE Analysis of drugs and their active (pharmaceutical) ingredients (laboratory course)
740054/740010 PS Bachelor`s Thesis in Pharmacy (proseminar)
Master‘s Programme Pharmaceutical Sciences
740131 UE Chemical Diagnostics (laboratory course)



