**Meet the editor**

Anna Naydenova Tolekova was born on August 18, 1955. In 1979, she graduated from the Higher Medical School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. From 1979 to 1983, she worked as the epidemiologist in Gabrovo. From 1983 until now, she has been working in Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora in the Department of Physiology. Since 2009, she has been an associate profes-

sor, and since 2016, she has been a professor. Since 2012, she has been the head of the Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology. From 2012 till the end of 2015, she was the vice rector of the Research and International Activities of the Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. In 1989, she earned her PhD degree in Physiology. The subject of the dissertation is "Investigation of plasma renin activity after some physiological and pharmacological effects." Her scientific field includes endocrine function of the kidney, neuroendocrine regulation of smooth muscle contractility, oxidative balance, and new mathematical methods in physiological research. She has authored 98 publications and 3 book chapters.
