Background
Venkov, Pencho Vassilev was born on December 5, 1934 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Son of Vassil Penchev and Luba Ivanova (Boadjieva) Venkov.
Venkov, Pencho Vassilev was born on December 5, 1934 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Son of Vassil Penchev and Luba Ivanova (Boadjieva) Venkov.
Doctor of Medicine, School Medicine Sofia, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, Sofia, 1972.
Head microbiology laboratory, City Hospital, Vidin, Bulgaria, 1960-1962; visiting researcher, Institute Genetics, Cologne, Germany, 1968-1970; visiting researcher, Washington University, St. Louis, 1971-1972; researcher Institute Molecular Biology,, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, 1963-1968; head yeast laboratory, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, 1972-1982; head department molecular genetics, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, since 1983; professor, Bulgarian Academy Sciences, since 1985. Part-time professor Sofia U., since 1984. Member United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Molecular Cell Biology Network, 1992.
Fellow International Society for Yeasts. Member Bulgarian Union Scientists (biochemistry and biophysics section).
Married Liliana Vassileva Waltscheva, August 17, 1964. 1 child, Ivo.