Mariia Metelova
EDUCATION
College / University
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Biology, Cytology and Histology
Country
Ukraine
Lab Experience
Immunocytochemistry/ immunohistochemistry, light, fluorescence and laser confocal microscopy, isolation and maintaining of primary stem cells of different origins, hippocampal and spinal cord organotypic tissue cultures, oxygen-glucose deprivation, optimization of the spinal cord injury model (left-side murine spinal cord hemisection), various histological techniques (perfusion, сryo-sectioning, staining techniques), qPCR, reporter mouse lines, fluorescence in situ hybridization
Projects / Research
- 2018 – 2019: Bachelor’s Thesis “Effects of the derivative of fullerene C60 on the organotypic hippocampal slice culture after modeling of ischemic damage”, Dept. of Cellular Membranology, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
- 06/2018 – 08/2018: “Analysis of GFRa1 expression in the medial habenula and related nuclei in the adult brain”, Amgen Scholars Internship Program, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2017 – 2019: “Study of differences in the post-traumatic recovery of the spinal cord in mice FVB of different sexes”, Dept. of Cellular Membranology, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Scholarships / Awards
| 2019 – 2020: | Stipend by International Max Planck Research School |
| 2018: | Amgen Foundation Research Stipend |
| 2015 – 2019: | Ukrainian State Scholarship for students with excellent studying achievements |