Tsvetsomira Ivanova

Studies and academic degrees:

• 1997-2002 Graduate in Biotechnology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ochridski, with a grade-point average of Excellent (5.9 out of 6.0)

• 2001-2004 Scientific project "Membrane systems for hybridoma cells cultivation", funded by BulBio-NCIPD, Bulgaria

• 2005-2007 Scientific project "Membrane systems for hybridoma cells cultivation and characterization of the secreted monoclonal antibodies", funded by BulBio-NCIPD, Bulgaria

• 2005-2006 Scientific project "Standarization of daily pollen allergen extracts (produced by NCIPD-BulBio Ltd.) according to their biological activity in vivo and in vitrolaboratory diagnostic methods"

• 2006-2007 Scientific project “Immunological changes during allergen specific immunotherapy (hyposensitization) in atopic patients with grass pollen, house dust mite and insect allergy” No Л- 1508/05, funded by Bulgarian Ministry of Education

Publications :

Ivanova, T., Gómez-Escoda, B., Hidalgo, E. and Ayte, J. 2011. G1/S transcription and the DNA-synthesis checkpoint: common regulatory mechanisms. Cell Cycle 10:912-915

Gómez-Escoda, B., Ivanova, T., Calvo, I.A., Alves-Rodrigues, I., Hidalgo, E. and Ayte, J. 2011. Yox1 links MBF-dependent transcription to completion of DNA synthesis. EMBO Reports 12:84-89.

Moldón, A., Malapeira, J., Gabrielli, N., Gogol, M., Gómez-Escoda, B., Ivanova, T., Seidel, C. and Ayté, J. 2008. Promoter-driven splicing regulation in fission yeast. Nature 455:997-1000.

Michova, A., Abugalia, M., Ivanova, T., Nikolov G. and Taskov, H. 2006. Comparison of two flow cytometry methods for basophil degranulation in patients sensitized to grass pollen. Allergy 61:1078-1083.

Abugalia, M., Michova, A., Ivanova, T., Nikolov, G., Petrunov, B. and Taskov, H. 2005. Quantitative determination of in vitro allergen-induced specific basophil activation by flow cytometry methods in patients sensitized to house dust mites. Clinical Application of Immunology 4:1-2.