Marina Nikolova

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Marina Nikolova is a leading figure in advanced X-ray imaging, with her research centered on high-throughput phase-contrast tomography for life sciences. Her major contribution is the development of the High Throughput Tomography (HiTT) platform, a groundbreaking system installed on the EMBL beamline P14 at DESY’s PETRA III synchrotron in Hamburg. This platform leverages a high-photon-flux undulator beamline to perform rapid, non-destructive 3D imaging of biological samples, reducing tomographic acquisition times to just two minutes—a dramatic leap in efficiency. Her most cited work, a 2023 paper detailing HiTT, has garnered 23 citations, underscoring its immediate impact on the field. By enabling fast, phase-contrast visualization of delicate life-science specimens, Nikolova’s innovation addresses a critical bottleneck in structural biology, allowing researchers to capture dynamic processes and fragile structures that were previously inaccessible. Her achievements position her at the forefront of synchrotron imaging, where her work is accelerating discoveries in cellular and tissue biology. For students and researchers, Nikolova’s contributions exemplify how engineering and physics can transform biological inquiry, opening new windows into the microscopic world.