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Altankov Petrov, George
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ICREA Research Professor at IBEC (Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya). Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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I graduate at the Higher Medical Institute, Varna, Bulgaria (MD awarded in 1974) where I start also my research carrier in the Dept Physiology. After obtaining PhD in 1984 I was invited in the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Institute of Biophysics Sofia) where I grew up to Professor in Cell Biology, head of Department “Cell Adhesion” and Research Director (2 years). I would characterize myself as an interdisciplinary oriented scientist working in the field of cell-biomaterials interaction and tissue engineering. In 1991-1993 I accomplished my post-doc in Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. During the last decade I spent more than 7 years abroad as guest-scientist in Germany, France, Spain and other EU countries performing research in the field of cell-biomaterials interaction. Since April 2007 I am appointed as ICREA Research Professor in the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia heading a new research group: "Molecular Dynamics at Cell-Biomaterials Interface".
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Research Interests
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I am working in the field of cell-biomaterials interaction and tissue engineering. On that topic I have published more than 90 original papers and filed 5 patents. As ICREA Research Professor in the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in 2007 I have created a new research line “Molecular dynamics at cell-biomaterials interface” where we seek to understand the cellular mechanisms that determine biocompatibility of materials. My research interests might be sumarized as follows:
-Cell-biomaterials Interaction
-Development of provisional extracellular matrix
-In vitro experimental appoaches reducing animal experiments
-Tissue engineering
-Controlled differentiation of mesenchimal stem cells
-Endothelial cells - in situ endothelization and neovascularization
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KeyWords
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cell-biomaterials interaction, tissue engineering, development of provisional extracellular matrix, biomaterials interface, integrin dynamics, cell adhesion, synthesis of nanofibres
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