Iva Pashkuleva is a Principal investigator at 3Bs Research Group, University of Minho, Portugal. Pashkuleva obtained a PhD in Organic Synthesis from University of Sofia, Bulgaria in 2000 and then was appointed by the same University as an Assistant Professor. In 2002, she moved to University of Minho, Portugal where started research activities in the area of Biomaterials. Pashkuleva is working at the interface of biomaterials, carbohydrate chemistry and supramolecular systems: the design of specific glycan copolymers and amphiphiles as well as their self-assembly at physiological conditions or in response to physiological stimuli has a central role is her research. The developed glycan supramolecular systems are used to gain fundamental insights into extracellular matrix organization, dynamics and function as well as to design adaptive and responsive biomaterials. So far, she has developed new analytical methods and platforms for characterization of challenging to measure glycan-protein and glycan-cell interactions; glycan-based delivery systems; selective cancer therapies based on biocatalytic self-assembly of glycan amphiphiles; and extracellular supramolecular mimics.