Phone: +359 2 8167 388
E-mail: zhiponova@biofac.uni-sofia.bg
| zhiponova@biofac.uni-sofia.bg | ||
| CONTACT ADDRESS
| Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| PHONE | +3592 8167 388 | |
| Dates(years) | Information | |
| EDUCATION | 2006 | PhD in Biology, Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary |
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| 2002 | MSc degree in Biotechnological processes, specialization in Genetic and cellular engineering, University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Biological faculty, Bulgaria |
| ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE |
| Department of Plant Physiology, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, Bulgaria |
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| 2017 - to present | Assoc. Professor |
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| 2008 - 2017 | Assist. Professor |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE | 2011-2012 | Department of Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| 2007-2011 | Department of Plant System Biology , VIB, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium | |
| 2006 | AgroBioInstitute, Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 1998 - 2001 | Institute of genetic engineering, Kostinbrod (now: AgroBioInstitute, Sofia), Bulgaria | |
| RESEARCH INTERESTS | The objective is studying the regulation of growth and development of plants. The work focuses on the influence of internal and external signals on cell division, differentiation, molecular and physiological responses in leaf and above-ground parts of plants. The role of plant hormones on plant productivity and phytoimmunity is investigated in crop and medicinal species. | |
| COURSES | Plant Physiology; Molecular and Physiological Bases of Plant Productivity; Resistance and Phytoimmunity; Plant Hormonal Regulation; Phytoeffectors; Recombinant Plant DNA Technologies; Transgenic Plants; Phytotoxins | |
| AUTHOR ID |
SCOPUS ID:13609966300 Research ID (Web of Science):P-5354-2016 ORCID ID:0000-0001-7333-6558 | |
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
| Houbaert A, Zhang C, Tiwari M, Wang K, de Marcos Serrano A, Savatin DV, Urs MJ, Zhiponova MK, Gudesblat GE, Vanhoutte I, Eeckhout D, Boeren S, Karimi M, Betti C, Jacobs T, Fenoll C, Mena M, de Vries S, De Jaeger G, Russinova E (2018) POLAR-guided signalling complex assembly and localization drive asymmetric cell division. Nature 563: 574-578. Zayova EG, Nedev TA, Petrova DH, Zhiponova MK, Chaneva GT (2018) Efficient protocol for mass micropropagation of Artemisia annua L. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences 5: 59-68. Yordanova ZP, Rogova MA, Zhiponova MK, Georgiev MI, Kapchina-Toteva VM (2017) Comparative determination of the essential oil composition in Bulgarian endemic plant Achillea thracica Velen. during the process of ex situ conservation. Phytochem Lett 20:456-461. Dragolova D, Stefanova M, Dimitrova M, Koleva D, Zhiponova M, Kapchina-Toteva V (2015) In vitro cultivation and ex vitro adaptation of Nepeta nuda spp. nuda – correlation between regeneration potential, leaf anatomy and plastid pigments. Bulg J Agric Sci 21: 1027-1032. ISSN 1310-0351 (online) SJR 0.196 Kapchina-Toteva VM, Dimitrova MA, Stefanova M, Koleva D, Kostov K, Yordanova ZP, Stefanov D, Zhiponova MK (2014) Adaptive changes in photosynthetic performance and secondary metabolites during white dead nettle micropropagation. J Plant Phys 171:1344–1353. Yordanova ZP, Zhiponova MK, Iakimova ET, Dimitrova MA, Kapchina-Toteva VM (2014) Revealing the reviving secret of the white dead nettle (Lamium album L.). Phytochem Rev 13:375–389. Zhiponova MK, Morohashi K, Vanhoutte I, Machemer-Noonan K, Revalska M, Van Montagu M, Grotewold E, Russinova E (2014) Helix-loop-helix/basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor network represses cell elongation in Arabidopsis through an apparent incoherent feed-forward loop. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 111:2824-2829. Krumova S, Zhiponova M, Dankov K, Velikova V, Balashev K, Andreeva T, Russinova E, Taneva S (2013) Brassinosteroids regulate the thylakoid membrane architecture and the photosystem II function. J Photochem Photobiol B 126:97-104. Zhiponova MK, Vanhoutte I, Boudolf V, Betti C, Dhondt S, Coppens F, Mylle E, Maes S, González-García M-P, Caño-Delgado AI, Inzé D, Beemster GTS, De Veylder L, Russinova E (2013) Brassinosteroid production and signaling differentially control cell division and expansion in the leaf. New Phytol 197:490-502. Stoyanova-Koleva D, Stefanova M, Zhiponova M, Kapchina-Toteva V (2012) Effect of N6-benzyladenine and indole-3-butyric acid on photosynthetic apparatus of Orthosiphon stamineus plants grown in vitro. Biol Plant 56:607-612. González-García MP, Vilarrasa-Blasi J, Zhiponova M, Divol F, Mora-García S, Russinova E, Caño-Delgado AI (2011) Brassinosteroids control meristem size by promoting cell cycle progression in Arabidopsis roots. Development 138:849-859. Zhiponova MK, Pettkó-Szandtner A, Stelkovics É, Neer Z, Bottka S, Dudits D, Fehér A, Szilák L (2006). Mitosis-specific promoter of the alfalfa cyclin-dependent kinase gene (Medsa;CDKB2;1) is activated by wounding, and ethylene, in a non-cell division- dependent manner. Plant Phys 140:693-703. Barbulova A, Iantcheva A, Zhiponova M, Vlahova M, Atanassov A (2002) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation for engineering of herbicide resistance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Biotechnol Biotechnol Equip 16/2:21 – 27. | |