Margarita Todorova, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 Managed over 10 client requests for clinical biosamples, ensuring excellent communication with internal and external teams, and all stakeholders on a global scale  Acted as a liaison between pharmaceutical clients and partnered biospecimen providers (academic biobanks, hospital, and clinical sites) in the USA and Europe, ensuring smooth operations and execution of projects involving clinicians and scientists.  Delivered scientific presentations and provided medical support, while developing and maintaining professional relationships with Key Opinion Leaders in oncology, immunology, and rare diseases.  Maintained regular interactions and weekly meetings with diagnostic labs, academic hospitals and medical centers, excelling in stakeholder engagement and support through various stages of project execution.

Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

 Managed interdepartmental meeting between Product development, Quality and Marketing/Brand Managers  Oversaw Natural Health Products registration with Health Canada from formulation development, Quality records, Specifications, testing and data analysis, reviewed reports, manufacturing records, product labels and commercialization  Led projects scientific and technical activities and evaluation, Review clinical studies on NHP products for regulatory NPN submissions

Montreal, Canada Area

Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) pipeline and project prioritization to supportnew product launch (private label and Branded product) and assure timely execution• Collaborate with Project leads and support cross functional team activities• Communicate with medical and dental professionals, scientists and researchers on new opportunities for product improvement, testing, registration and commercialization• Prepare scientific and technical files to assist internal and external customers

Montreal, Canada Area

• Maintain Design History Files for two 510k products and Prepare files for new 510k submissions • Support internal documentation: design protocols and reports after product testing in compliance with company guidelines, policies and procedures• Perform scientific and technical evaluation, medical information and technical files for customer support inquiries, deliver presentations • Assist the Quality Assurance/Regulatory team with product scientific reviews on adverse events, health hazard & risk evaluations for medical devices

Toronto, Ontario

• Managed effectively 3 projects on preclinical evaluation of therapeutic ultrasound in combination with current chemotherapy (GLP and GCP)• Performed novel biomarker-labeled tissue scanning, Matlab quantification and statistical analysis, correlation of drug and focused therapeutic ultrasound dose, and response to treatment• Trained students in method validation, processed experimental data, organized results, published 2 peer-reviewed articles

Cancer Drug Research Laboratory, Royal Victoria Hospital

• Managed 5 research projects using molecular and cellular biology lab procedures • Maintained database of cells and chemotherapeutic agents for screening lead molecules• Assisted with literature review, paper writing and grant submission with expertise in preclinical research in oncology and cancer drug development • Participated in 2 oral and 5 posters presentations at scientific congresses

Cancer Drug Research Laboratory

Worked in a multidisciplinary team of medicinal chemists and molecular/cellular biologists toward the characterization of the mechanism of action of novel anti-cancer agents in vitro and in vivo animal models

Universite De Montreal, Montreal

Transcriptional regulation, DNA-protein interactions, Protein-protein interaction, • Performed cell culture studies, transformation, expression, protein analysis, protein-DNA interactions (ChIP).• Monitored various cellular and molecular experiments (gene cloning, vector expression, transactivation reporter assays, gene expression by RT-PCR).• Prepared tissue sections for immunohistological studies.

Waterloo, Ontario

1. Conducted research in plant molecular biology, developed new techniques.- Developed enzyme assays, protein expression in different tissues, qPCR to study DNA methylation activity in plants- SAHH and ADK promoter cloning, Arabidopsis transfection via Agrobacterium- Analyzed protein sequences and domains; DNA sequence alignment, searched NCBI databases2. Teaching assistant responsibilities for undergraduate courses: Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Recombinant DNA technology techniques.

Rutgers University

Analyzed reporter gene expression under the inducible promoters, RT-PCRMonitored and optimized conditions for recombinant protein secretion from plants for pharmaceutical studies

Sofia, Bulgaria

Performed analytical, microbiological, biochemical tests.Involved in the development of new products and assays.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Experimental Medicine

Activities and Societies: Member of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Clinical workshops at Experimental Medicine.

M.Sc., Plant Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Canadian Association for Plant Physiology

High School, French Language And Literature