Elissaveta Zvetkova

Position – Assoc. Research Professor Institute of Experimental Morphology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 25, 1113 Sofia, BULGARIA

Phone: +359 886 062 182 E-mail: [email protected]

Scientific degrees, institution, year: Ph.D Institute of Experimental Morphology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1976

Fields of Research: biomechanics/biorheology of blood and blood cells, cell biology – histology, cytology, cytochemistry/fluorescence cytochemistry; bone marrow – marrow cell proliferation and differentiation, hematopoietic cell growth factors; research in the field of cancer and leukemia – neoplastic cell cultivation studies in vitro Extended Information

Recent Publications: E. Zvetkova, N. Antonova, I. Ivanov, Y. Savov, Y. Gluhcheva, Platelet morphological, functional and rheological properties attributable to addictions, J. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, 2010 (in press)

E. Zvetkova, N. Antonova, I. Ivanov, Y. Savov, Y. Gluhcheva, Main hemorheological problems in disorders of social significance, J. Series on Biomechanics, 2010 (in press)

Antonova N., Zvetkova E., Ivanov I., Savov Y., Hemorheological changes and characteristic parameters derived from whole blood viscometry in chronic heroin addicts, J. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation , vol. 39, No.1-4, 53-61, 2008 Savov Y., Zvetkova E., Sainova I., Gluhcheva Y., Antonova N., Ivanov I., Bichkidjieva E., Ilieva I., Leukocyte Cytochemistry and Hematometric Indices in Chronic Heroin Addicts. Acta morphologica et anthropologica, 13, 159-163, 2008

Savov Y., Zvetkova E., Gluhcheva Y., Sainova I., Antonova N., Ivanov I, Ilieva I.,Bichkidjieva E., Thrombocyte count, platelet morphological properties and whole blood viscosity attributable to chronic heroin abusers, In : Proceedings of the 2nd EuroSummer School on Biorheology & Symposium on Micro Mechanobiology of Cells, Tissues and Systems, Varna, Bulgaria, September 17-20, 2006, ed. N. Antonova, Avangard Prima, Sofia, 2007, 39-41.

Savov Y., Antonova N., Zvetkova E., Gluhcheva Y., Ivanov I., Sainova I., Bichkidjieva E., Ilieva I., Changes in blood viscosity and erythrocyte indices in chronic heroin abusers, Acta Morphologica, 12, 2007, 67-71.

Savov Y., Antonova N., Zvetkova E., Gluhcheva Y., Ivanov I., Sainova I., Whole blood viscosity and erythrocyte hematometric indices in chronic heroin addicts, J. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 35 (2006), 129-133 E. Zvetkova, Y. Savov, Y. Gluhcheva, I. Ilieva, E. Bichkidjieva, E. Katzarova, I. Tsenov, Human bone marrow granulocyte- macrophageal colonies (GM-Cs) in vitro: Myeloid cells in health and in cases of myeloid leukemia, J. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation , vol.30, No.3-4, 480-484, 2004

Recent Projects: PECO programme of EC, Contract ERBCIP-. DCT940253/94; European Comission – Cordis: Cytochemical and cytophotometrical characteristics of DNP, RNP and basic proteins in the peripheral blood leucocytes – http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch? CALLER=MSS_BG_RESU_EN&ACTION=D&DOC=57&CAT=RESU&QUERY=0124646 66847:6b6a:4fd0d588&RCN=25905

Membership:

 Bulgarian Society of Biorheology,  International Society of Pteridinology

Honors: Award of BAS and Sofia University “Acad. Puhlev”, 1988