[1] She stayed working for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for her early career.

[1] Soon after she became a Research Professor at Columbia University, working with Koji Nakanishi on chiroptical spectroscopy of natural products.

[2] Their work started with the examination of biopolymers using exciton chirality, including pectin classification and the determination of glycosidic bonds.

[4] Berova's citation reads "in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the field of chiroptical spectroscopy and the elucidation of a wide range of important chemical and biological problems related to molecular and supramolecular chirality".

[5] She was elected an honorary member of the Italian Chemical Society at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa in 2012.