#  Peter Tsvetkov 

Assistant Professor

 

 

 



   ![Peter](/sites/g/files/omnuum5321/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2025-06/Screenshot%202025-06-10%20at%202.42.22%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=UjeQxYPN) 

 



 

 laptop\_windows [Lab](https://www.tsvetkovlab.com/) 

 laptop\_windows [Publications](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/peter.tsvetkov.1/bibliography/public/) 

 

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  
BIDMC Cancer Center, CLS-435  
3 Blackfan Circle  
Boston, MA 02215

 

 



 

The Tsvetkov Lab investigates how metal homeostasis and metabolic regulation intersect to control cell fate, with a particular focus on copper biology and mitochondrial metabolism. We combine high-throughput chemical-genomic approaches with molecular and cell biology to uncover nutrient-related vulnerabilities in cancer and other diseases. Our work centers on two major areas: (1) how copper regulates cell death and stress responses, and (2) how a unique lipid-based post-translational modification—protein lipoylation—governs mitochondrial function and viability. We are also developing pharmacologic and synthetic strategies to manipulate these pathways, aiming to reveal novel biology and identify new therapeutic opportunities.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Program Affiliation
    
     [Landry Cancer Biology Consortium](/program-affiliation/landry-cancer-biology-consortium) [Cell Biology](/bbs-faculty/cell-biology)
- ## Discipline
    
     [Biochemistry](/discipline/biochemistry) [Cell Biology](/discipline/cell-biology) [Genetics](/discipline/genetics) [Molecular Biology](/discipline/molecular-biology) [Pharmacology](/discipline/pharmacology) [Synthetic & Systems Biology](/discipline/synthetic-systems-biology) [Technology Development](/discipline/technology-development)
- ## Organism
    
     [Human](/organism/human) [Mouse](/organism/mouse)
- ## People
    
     [Faculty](/people/faculty)
- ## Location
    
     [Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center](/location/beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center)