Anastasiia Ivanova
About
Anastasiia is a PhD student at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has a background in Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, with a particular interest in Plant Genetics and Plant cell wall. Her previous experience includes crops genetics and breeding, characterization of mechanisms, underlying chloroplast development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Her current project focuses on Cell Wall Integrity Maintenance Mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana, that might provide a better understanding of plant reactions to stresses, associated with climate change (such as drought).
Anastasiia is NTNU Ambassador at Photosyntech, a Norwegian graduate school for PhD candidates within the fields of photosynthetic eukaryotes.
Frontiers profile https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/2303588/overview
Research
My PhD work is a part of the ongoing NFR Wall Integrity project. The research work in the Wall Integrity project is focused on understanding how plant cell wall damage response is controlled by specific molecular processes, known as the CWI maintenance mechanisms (CWI). Cell wall damage can be caused by different stress conditions, both of biotic (i.e., pathogens and pests) and abiotic (e.g., drought, flooding, heat) origin. The proposed PhD project will focus on plant defense response to cell wall damage, aiming to find a coordination between the pattern triggered immunity (PTI), hyper-osmotic stress and the adaptive alteration of cell wall and cellular metabolism. In general, the work will characterize of the mode of action of the plant CWI maintenance mechanism by evaluating a group of relevant gene candidates in Arabidopsis thaliana.
The main goal of the current PhD project is to perform phenotypic analysis and functional characterization of selected gene candidates, participating in pattern triggered immunity – cell wall integrity signal integration (PTI-CWI) and sensitive to osmotic change (Qu et al., 2017). The aims of the project are:
· Identification of the molecular components coordinating CWI maintenance with PTI;
· Evaluation of the relevance of the candidates for plant stress responses;
· Functional characterization of the relevant candidates.
Publications
2022
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Schulz, Julia;
Heien, Hanne Alise;
Bjerkesmoen, Hedda;
Hamann, Thorsten;
Alonso Baez, Luis;
Ivanova, Anastasiia;
Häger, Wiebke;
Ticha, Tereza.
(2022)
Prøv deg som forsker.
Forskningstorget 2022
[Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . NTNU, Forskningsdagene, Hyfer; Trondheim. 2022-09-23 - 2022-09-24.
Other presentation
UTSTILLING
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Schulz, Julia;
Heien, Hanne Alise;
Bjerkesmoen, Hedda;
Hamann, Thorsten;
Alonso Baez, Luis;
Ivanova, Anastasiia;
Häger, Wiebke;
Ticha, Tereza.
(2022)
Prøv deg som forsker.
Forskningstorget 2022
[Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . NTNU, Forskningsdagene, Hyfer; Trondheim. 2022-09-23 - 2022-09-24.
Other presentation
Teaching
In spring semester 2023 Anastasiia is teaching at three courses: Bi2080 (course administrator, topic session leader and group facilitator), Bi2012 (student project leader/teacher) and Bi2073 (lecturer, semesteroppgave teacher).
Media
2022
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PosterIvanova, Anastasiia; Bacete, Laura; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Ticha, Tereza; Alonso Baez, Luis. (2022) Characterization of the mode of action of the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism. Summer School for PhDs and post-docs 2022 - Plant cell walls . University of Paris-Saclay (Université Paris-Saclay); Versailles. 2022-06-19 - 2022-06-25.