Education:
2015-2018 Postgraduate studies in biochemistry-physiology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje. Master's thesis on the topic "Impact of heavy metals on pigmented macrophage aggregates in the spleen of the Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis, Karaman 1928)"
2010-2014 Undergraduate studies in molecular biology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje. Undergraduate thesis on the topic "Genotoxic research on the Bregalnica River by determining nuclear abnormalities of erythrocytes in peripheral blood using the black barbel (Barbus peloponnesius, Valenciennes 1844) as a bioindicator".
05-07.2007 Project Management. Cosmo Innovation Center, Skopje, Macedonia. Diploma for Project Manager.
1999-2003 Faculty of Pedagogy “St. Kliment Ohridski” in Skopje. Diploma for Preschool Education Professor
Oliver Zajkov, Marina Stojanovska, Boce Mitrevski, Katerina Rusevska, Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva, Lozenka Ivanova. Natural Sciences: Handbook for Grade Teachers (Grades I, II, III and IV). January 2019, Publisher: Macedonian Biological Society, Skopje.
Oliver Zajkov, Marina Stojanovska, Katerina Rusevska, Boce Mitrevski, Slobotka Aleksovska, Lozenka Ivanova, Cvetanka Cvetkovska, Dragan Arsovski. Natural Sciences: Handbook for Subject Teachers (Grades V and VI). January 2019, Publisher: Macedonian Biological Society, Skopje.
Katerina Rebok, Lozenka Ivanova. Practicum in Histology and Embryology.
Katerina Rebok, Lozenka Ivanova. Practicum in Zoology.
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity at Lakes Prespa, Ohrid and Shkodra/Skadar (CSBL), Regional Summer School on Biodiversity (RSSB) “Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services at Lake Shkodra/Skadar”,Vranjina, Montenegro. 10th -14th September 2015.
International scientific workshop „Influence of active mines on freshwater ecosystems“, Zagreb, Croatia. 12th –16th May 2014.
Publications:
Nikolovska, T. ., Ivanova, L., Tofiloski, S., & Dimeska, G., 2025. Transmission of the EGFP Transgene in Zebrafish Progeny. Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment, 27(1), 51–57. https://doi.org/10.59194/MJEE2527151n
Ivanova, L., Rebok, K., Jordanova, M., Dragun, Z., Kostov, V., Ramani, S., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V. and Kapetanović, D., 2021. Effects of water contamination with heavy metals on pigmented macrophages in spleen of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) from three rivers in the North-Eastern region of North Macedonia. Periodicum biologorum, 123(3-4), pp.55-64. DOI: 10.18054/pb.v123i3-4.10421
Pavloski, S., Ivanova, L., Jordanova, M., Dinevska-Ќovkarovska, S. and Rebok, K., 2020. Quantitative analysis of the pigment composition of macrophage aggregates in the spleen of chub (Squalius cephalus L., 1758) from the river Crn Drim. Influence of sex and season. Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment, 22(2), pp.75-86. DOI: 10.59194/MJEE20222075p
Ivanova, L., Rebok, K., Jordanova, M., Dragun, Z., Kostov, V., Ramani, S., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V. and Kapetanović, D., 2020. The effect of different pollutants exposure on the pigment content of pigmented macrophage aggregates in the spleen of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman, 1928). Microscopy research and technique, 83(9), pp.1141-1152. DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23506 (IF=2.769)
Jordanova, M., Rebok, K., Dragun, Z., Ramani, S., Ivanova, L., Kostov, V., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Marijić, V.F. and Kapetanović, D., 2017. Effects of heavy metal pollution on pigmented macrophages in kidney of V ardar chub (Squalius vardarensis K araman). Microscopy research and technique, 80(8), pp.930-935. DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22884 (IF=1.087)
Rebok, K., Jordanova, M., Slavevska-Stamenković, V., Ivanova, L., Kostov, V., Stafilov, T., Rocha, E. (2017): Frequencies of erythrocyte nuclear abnormalities and of leucocytes in the fish Barbus peloponnesius correlate with a pollution gradient in the River Bregalnica (Macedonia). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8665-6 (IF = 2.76)
Jordanova, М., Rebok, К., Ivanova, L. 2016. The Utility of Body Mass Index as Measure of Overweight and Obesity among Adults in Republic of Macedonia. Screening Study. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 7 (4): 97-101. DOI: 10.5958/0976-5506.2016.00198.4 (IF = 0.5)
Jordanova, M., Rebok, K., Dragun, Z., Ramani, S., Ivanova, L., Kostov, V., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V., Kapetanović, D. 2016. Histopathology investigation on the Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis) populations captured from the rivers impacted by mining activities. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 129: 35–42. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.006 (IF = 3.13)
Ivanova, L., Popovska-Percinic, F., Slavevska-Stamenkovic, V., Jordanova, M., Rebok, K. 2016. Micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities in erythrocytes from barbel Barbus peloponnesius revealing genotoxic pollution of the river Bregalnica. Macedonian Veterinary Review, 39 (2): 1-8. DOI: 10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0080
Oral presentations:
Hinić, J., Pavlov, A., Ivanova, L., Arsovska J., Slavevska Stamenković, V., Rebok K., Ristovska, M. (2017): Updated distribution of Astacus astacus (Linnaeus 1758) and Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank 1803) in the Republic of Macedonia: conservation approach. Third conference of students of biology, ecology and environmental protection “EkoBioMorfa 2017”. 24-26 November 2017
Ivanova, L. Follow up presentation. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity at Lakes Prespa, Ohrid and Shkodra/Skadar (CSBL), Regional Summer School on Biodiversity (RSSB): Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services. Topic III: The Evaluation of the Disease Regulation Service Provided by Skadar/Shkodra Lake. University of Shkodra, Albania. 11th November 2015.
Rebok, K., Ramani, S., Ivanova, L., Kostov, V., Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Valić, D., Kapetanović, D., Dragun, Z., Jordanova, M. (2014): Morphometric data of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis) in the rivers under the impact of mining activity. International scientific workshop „Influence of active mines on freshwater ecosystems“, May 12-16, Zagreb, Croatia. Abstract book. pp. 9-10.
Poster presentations:
Ivanova, L., Jordanova, M., Dragun, Z., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V., Kapetanović, D., Ramani, S., Kostov, V., Rebok, K. (2016). The effect of metal exposure on melanomacrophage agregates and their pigment content in the spleen of the Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis). 5th Congress of ecologists of the republic of Macedonia with international participation, Ohrid, Macedonia. 19th -22nd October 2016.
Tusevski, O., Trajkovska, Lj., Ivanova, L., Shijakova, K.,Petreska-Stanoeva, J.,Stefova, M.,Gadzovska-Simic, S.(2014). Naphtodianthrone production in Hypericum perforatum L. transgenic shoots. 8th Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plats of Southeast European Countries, Durres,Albania. 19th -22nd May 2014.
Leader for students participating in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) at the 36th IBO in Quezon City, Philippines 2025; IBO Challenge - substitute for the 32nd IBO in Lisbon, Portugal 2021; IBO Challenge - substitute for the 31st IBO in Nagasaki, Japan 2020; 30th IBO in Szeged, Hungary 2019.
Leader for students participating in the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) in Doha, Qatar 2019 and Bogotá, Colombia 2022.
Mentor for students participating in the IJSO and IBO for the areas of cell biology, microscopy, animal reproduction and development, and evolution since 2019.
Member of the committee for the National Biology Competitions since 2019.
Website with biology content (in macedonian) BIOLOGY
