Liisi Promet

EDUCATION

College / University

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
University of Tartu

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Classical Music Performance: Voice
Biology and Biodiversity Conservation (Minor: Psychology)

Country

Estonia

Lab Experience

Cyrosectioning, immunohistochemistry, light and fluorescence microscopy, MRI and fMRI data analysis, tractography, in vitro and in vivo whole-cell patch-clamp; electrophysiology

Projects / Research

2021 – 2022: Investigating the association of neuronal cell adhesion molecule NEGR1 with parvalbumin-expressing GABAergic interneurons in the rat brain and human hippocampus – Bachelor’s thesis, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu
2021 – 2022: A comparative analysis of major theories of consciousness – Research project, Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu

Scholarships / Awards

2022 – 2023:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2021:	Rotalia Foundation Scholarship
2021:	Lydia and Felix Krabi Scholarship (University of Tartu Foundation)
2021, 2022:	Ants and Maria Silvere and Sigfried Pant Scholarship (University of Tartu Foundation)
2020, 2021, 2022:	Achievement stipend and specialisation stipend of the University of Tartu

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Having initially been trained as a classical musician, I went to study biology to satisfy my curiosity for the natural world and eventually became drawn to learning about the human mind and brain. I am most interested in neuropsychiatric disorders and their biological underpinnings. Discovering the reasons underlying these disorders and possibly coming up with cures for people in distress would both be fascinating and hugely important. My aim is to do highly translational research that could directly benefit patients suffering from serious mental illness.