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.
Anastasiia is doing part of her project at CBGP in Madrid, Spain (Feb-May 2024):
https://www.cbgp.upm.es/index.php/en/?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&x=3037
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
2025
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Stuart, David;
Ivanova, Anastasiia;
Zakhrabekova, Shakhira;
Hansson, Mats.
(2025)
Yellow barley xan-m mutants are deficient in the motor unit SECA1 of the SEC1 translocase system.
Planta
Academic article
2023
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Zakhrabekova, Shakhira;
Chauhan, Pallavi;
Dockter, Christoph;
Ealumalai, Pavithra;
Ivanova, Anastasiia;
Jørgensen, Morten Egevang.
(2023)
Identification of a candidate dwarfing gene in Pallas, the first commercial barley cultivar generated through mutational breeding.
Frontiers in Genetics
Academic article
2022
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Schulz, Julia;
Heien, Hanne Alise;
Bjerkesmoen, Hedda;
Hamann, Thorsten;
Alonso Baez, Luis;
Ivanova, Anastasiia.
(2022)
Prøv deg som forsker.
Forskningstorget 2022
Other presentation
Journal publications
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Stuart, David;
Ivanova, Anastasiia;
Zakhrabekova, Shakhira;
Hansson, Mats.
(2025)
Yellow barley xan-m mutants are deficient in the motor unit SECA1 of the SEC1 translocase system.
Planta
Academic article
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Zakhrabekova, Shakhira;
Chauhan, Pallavi;
Dockter, Christoph;
Ealumalai, Pavithra;
Ivanova, Anastasiia;
Jørgensen, Morten Egevang.
(2023)
Identification of a candidate dwarfing gene in Pallas, the first commercial barley cultivar generated through mutational breeding.
Frontiers in Genetics
Academic article
UTSTILLING
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Schulz, Julia;
Heien, Hanne Alise;
Bjerkesmoen, Hedda;
Hamann, Thorsten;
Alonso Baez, Luis;
Ivanova, Anastasiia.
(2022)
Prøv deg som forsker.
Forskningstorget 2022
Other presentation
Teaching
In the autumn semester of 2024, Anastasiia is teaching one course: Bi2015 (course assistant).
Supervision
Anastasiia is open to supervise Masters's student projects.
Outreach
2024
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LectureIvanova, Anastasiia; Molina, Antonio. (2024) Science Visualization. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Workshop “Science Visualization” , Madrid 2024-04-05 - 2024-04-05
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PosterIvanova, Anastasiia; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Ticha, Tereza; Ticha, Michaela; Alonso Baez, Luis; Molina, Antonio. (2024) Biotic and abiotic stress effects at the mode of action of the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid IV CBGP Workshop New Frontiers in Plant Biology , Madrid 2024-04-17 - 2024-04-19
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PosterIvanova, Anastasiia; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Alonso Baez, Luis; Ticha, Tereza; Ticha, Michaela; Molina, Antonio. (2024) Biotic and abiotic stress effects in the mode of action of the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism. ICAR the 34th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) , San Diego 2024-07-15 - 2025-07-19
2023
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PosterTicha, Tereza; Ivanova, Anastasiia; Bartosova, Zdenka; Bacete, Laura; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus. (2023) Identification of molecular components involved in plant cell wall integrity maintenance in Arabidopsis. XVI Plant Cell Wall Meeting , Malaga 2023-06-18 - 2023-06-22
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LectureZwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Ticha, Tereza; Ticha, Michaela; Soni, Nancy; Sueldo, Daniela Jorgelina; Gachao, Leah Wanja. (2023) Planter: Mat og Bioenergi. Norwegian University of Science and Technology Forskningstorget , Trondheim 2023-09-22 - 2023-09-23
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Popular scientific lectureIvanova, Anastasiia. (2023) Characterization of the Cell Wall Integrity Maintenance Mechanism. Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) 12th SPPS PhD conference , Lund 2023-09-27 - 2023-09-29
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PosterIvanova, Anastasiia; Ticha, Tereza; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Zwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Alonso Baez, Luis. (2023) Characterizing the mode of action of the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism. Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) the 12th SPPS PhD student conference , Lund 2023-09-27 - 2023-09-29
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PosterIvanova, Anastasiia; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus; Ticha, Tereza; Zwartkruis, Stephanus Theodorus Wilhelmus; Alonso Baez, Luis. (2023) Characterization of the mode of action of the plant cell wall integrity maintenance mechanism. HICO The 24th International conference on Plant Growth Substances , Gyeongju 2023-07-04 - 2023-07-08
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PosterTicha, Tereza; Ivanova, Anastasiia; Bartosova, Zdenka; Bacete, Laura; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus. (2023) Identification of molecular components involved in plant cell wall integrity maintenance in Arabidopsis. The 24th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances , Gyeongju 2023-07-04 - 2023-07-07
2022
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PosterTicha, Tereza; Bacete, Laura; Ivanova, Anastasiia; Hamann, Thorsten Klaus. (2022) Identification of novel molecular components acting downstream of THESEUS1 during plant cell wall integrity maintenance in Arabidopsis thaliana. SPPS2022 , Norway 2022-08-30 - 2022-09-02
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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. University of Paris-Saclay (Université Paris-Saclay) Summer School for PhDs and post-docs 2022 - Plant cell walls , Versailles 2022-06-19 - 2022-06-25