Svilen Georgiev
EDUCATION
College / University
University of Economics Varna
Freie Universität Berlin
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science Biology
Bachelor of Science Finance
Major Subjects
Neurobiology, Biochemistry, Genetics
Country
Bulgaria
Lab Experience
Basic work with Drosophila melanogaster – handling of stocks, adult flies brain dissections, filopodia tracking with the help of Amira;
Work with mice: immunohistochemistry, in situ Ca2+ imaging, confocal microscopy, qPCR, MACS, Genotyping.
Work with Escherichia coli - E.coli expression, Protein Purification (affinity and size exclusion chromatography), SDS-PAGE, LIC Cloning, Plasmid Purification
Basic experience with imageJ, MATLAB, CorelDraw, R, Igor Pro
Projects / Research
- 2020: Student assistant position, Rosenmund Lab, Neurophysiology, Charité, support of the technical assistants
- 2019 – 2020: Internship, Daumke Lab, Structural Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, investigation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor from a biochemical perspective
- 2019: Internship and Bachelor’s Thesis, Kettenmann Lab, Cellular Neuroscience, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine. Topic of the thesis: “Communication between neurons and microglia via metabotropic glutamate receptors”
- 2018: Student assistant position, Hiesinger Lab, Neurogenetics, Freie Universität Berlin. Kiral et al. Autophagy-dependent filopodial kinetics restrict synaptic partner choice during Drosophila brain wiring. Nat. Commun. 11, 1325 (2020)
Scholarships / Awards
2020 – 2021: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |