Nina Tsvetanova
Associate Professor - Pharmacology & Cancer Biology Duke Office of Licensing & Ventures
Nina Tsvetanova is Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology at Duke University School of Medicine, where she leads a research program focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying GPCR signaling. Her laboratory combines quantitative, high-throughput and cell biology approaches to investigate how receptor trafficking, subcellular localization and compartmentalized signaling shape cellular responses. Nina’s work has advanced understanding of endosomal GPCR signaling, receptor regulation and spatially encoded signaling networks. She earned her PhD in Biochemistry from Stanford University and completed postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco before joining Duke in 2018.
Seminars
- Defining how signaling from the plasma membrane, endosomes and other intracellular compartments drives distinct biological outcomes
- Connecting compartmentalized GPCR signaling to downstream gene regulatory programs, neuronal remodeling and cellular adaptation
- Considering how spatial signaling principles may inform GPCR pharmacology and therapeutic selectivity
