Anna Liashenko

EDUCATION

College / University

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology

Country

Ukraine

Lab Experience

Stereotactic surgery, patch-clamp electrophysiology, eukaryotic cell cultures and data analysis via Clampfit

Projects / Research

2017 – 2018: Trafficking of T-type Calcium channels in health and disease (ALS and epilepsy) under supervision of Ph.D. Norbert Weiss at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic
2016 – 2017: Characteristic of afferent inputs of the lamina I dorsal root projection neurons of rat spinal cord under supervision of Ph.D. Pavel Belan at the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Scholarships / Awards

2018 – 2019:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2014 – 2018:	Ukrainian State Scholarship for students with high academic achievements awarded after each semester

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in research at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology and linguistics. How does our brain learn a language? Can language learning be an efficient therapy against neurodegenerative diseases? Can we develop ways to study languages better and faster? I am also passionate about science of learning and its application to education. In Ukraine, I have been working as an RnD assistant for the online-learning studio EdEra. My long-term goal is to develop a solid background in neuroscience, cognitive science and psychology. I wish to apply it in further work in scientific research and for implementation of efficient learning approaches in education.