Iva Tzvetanova
Lecturer, Pharmacology
I.Tzvetanova@euc.ac.cy
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Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 2011-present | Neurogenetics | Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany |
| Ph.D. | 2004-2010 | Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology | Stony Brook University, New York, USA |
| B.Sc. | 2003 | Chemistry | Stony Brook University, New York, USA |
| B.Sc. | 2003 | Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology | Stony Brook University, New York, USA |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 2003- | 2004 | , Department of Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, | NY, USA | Research Technician |
| 2004- | 2010 | Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, | NY, USA | Research/Graduate Assistant, |
| 2011 | -present | Department of Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, | Göttingen, Germany | Postdoctoral Fellow, |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. |
| NeuroD2 controls inhibitory circuit formation in the molecular layer of the cerebellum. | Pieper A, Rudolph S, Wieser GL, Götze T, Mießner H, Yonemasu T, Yan K, Tzvetanova ID, Castillo BD, Bode U, Bormuth I, Wadiche JI, Schwab MH, Goebbels S. | |||
| 2013, | The Role of Myelin and Oligodendrocytes in Axonal Energy Metabolism. | Saab AS, Tzvetanova ID, Nave K-A. | Curr. Opin. Neurobiol., | 23(6): 1065-72 |
| 2015, | STAT3 Represents a Molecular Switch Possibly Inducing Astroglial instead of Oligodendroglial Differentiation of Oligodendroglial Progenitor Cells in Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis. Neuropath. | Sun Y, Lehmbecker A, Kalkuhl A, Deschl U, Sun W, Rohn K, Tzvetanova ID, Nave KA, Baumgärtner W, Ulrich R. | Appl. Neurobiol., | 41(3): 347-70 |
| 2016 | Oligodendroglial NMDA receptors regulate glucose import and axonal energy metabolism. | Griesinger C, Hirrlinger J, Kirchhoff F, Nave K-A. | Neuron, | 91(1): 119-32 |
| 2012, | Goebbels S, Nave KA. Glycolytic Oligodendrocytes Maintain Myelin and Long-Term Axonal Integrity. | Fünfschilling U, Supplie LM, Mahad D, Boretius S, Saab AS, Edgar J, Brinkmann BG, Kassmann CM, Tzvetanova ID, Möbius W, Diaz F, Meijer D, Suter U, Hamprecht B, Sereda MW, Moraes CT, Frahm J, | Nature, | 485(7399): 517-21 |
| 2011 | Glia Unglued: How Signals from the Extracellular Matrix Regulate the Development of Myelinating Glia., | Colognato H and Tzvetanova ID. | Dev. Neurobiol | 71(11): 924-55 |
| 2010 | Laminin Alters Fyn Regulatory Mechanisms and Promotes Oligodendrocyte Development | Relucio J, Tzvetanova ID, Ao W, Colognato H. | J. Neurosci. | 113(1): 200-12 |
| 2009 | Tyrosine Phosphatases Shp1 and Shp2 Have Unique and Opposing Roles in Oligodendrocyte Development. | Kuo E, Park DK, Tzvetanova ID, Leiton CV, Cho BS, Colognato H. | J. Neurochem., | 29(38): 11794-806 |
| 2007 | Evaluation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 in Plasma and Pancreatic Juice as a Biomarker for Pancreatic Cancer. | Kuhlmann KFD, van Till JWO, Boermeester MA, de Reuver PR, Tzvetanova ID, Offerhaus GJA, ten Kate FJW, Busch ORC, van Gulik TM, Gouma DJ, Crawford HC. ., | Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev | 16(5): 886-91 |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title |
| 2007 | Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stony Brook University |
| 2008 | Travel Fellowship, Myelin Gordon Conference Chair’s Fund |
| 2009 | Young Investigator Educational Enhancement (YIEE) Travel Grant from the American Society for Neurochemistry |
| 2009 | Kevin King/John Miller Memorial Travel Award |
| 2009 | David L. Williams Memorial Travel Award |
| 2010 | Kevin King/John Miller Memorial Travel Award |