Yifan Mayr

EDUCATION

College / University

Johannes Kepler University Linz
University of South Bohemia

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science, double degree

Major Subjects

Biology, Chemistry

Mayr

Country

P.R. China

Lab Experience

Two-photon polarization microscopy, atomic force microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, cell cultivation and maintenance, single-cell electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, DNA and RNA extraction, tissue cryosectioning, gel electrophoresis, ELISA

Projects / Research

  • 10/2017 – 02/2018: "The role of lipophilicity and electrostatic charges in MDMA-membrane interaction"
  • 07/2017 – 08/2017: "Investigation of voltage-sensitivity of the genetically modified fluorescent protein DHX-cleGFP"
  • 07/2016 – 08/2016: "Experimental determination of transition dipole moment direction in the cyan fluorescent protein mTurquoise2"
  • 11/2015 – 06/2016: "Anti-inflammatory effects of tick salivary protease inhibitors on mouse microglial cells"
  • 06/2014 – 08/2014: "The effect of pericytic laminin on the blood-brain barrier"

Scholarships / Awards

2018: University of Helsinki Be 1* of the Best Scholarship (tuition fee + 10,000 EUR, declined)
2014: Scholarship for Academic Excellence, New York State Education Department

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

To unravel the secrets of the brain and make good use of them.