<p>Elissaveta Zvetkova</p><p>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</p><p>Phone: +359 886 062 182 E-mail: [email protected]</p><p>Scientific degrees, institution, year: Ph.D Institute of Experimental Morphology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1976</p><p>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</p><p>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)</p><p>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)</p><p>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</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>Membership:</p><p> Bulgarian Society of Biorheology,  International Society of Pteridinology</p><p>Honors: Award of BAS and Sofia University “Acad. Puhlev”, 1988</p>