Borislav Stoyanov

EDUCATION

College / University

Constructor University Bremen

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Country

Bulgaria

Lab Experience

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS); Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM); Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) Microscopy; Mammalian cell culture; Liposome-based plasmid transfection; Western blotting; SDS-PAGE; Nucleic acid and protein extraction; PCR; Spectrophotometry; MATLAB.

Projects / Research

2024 – 2025: “Understanding Transcription Factor Function via Binding and Expression in Yeast”, Constructor University
2024: Contributed to the publication: “Celebrating 50 years of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS): Advancing live-cell massively parallel FCS studies with photostable GFPs, mStayGold and StayGold/E138D”, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet

Scholarships / Awards

2025 – 2026:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2024:	ERASMUS+ Internship Funding
2022:	Silver medal at the 2022 International Biology Olympiad (IBO), Armenia (Rank - 29/237)

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am fascinated by the complex mechanisms underlying life. My initial interests lie in metabolic pathways, molecular genetics, cell biology, and plant biology. More recently, I have also developed a strong interest in computational and systems biology. At Karolinska Institutet, I had the opportunity to merge physics with cell biology through advanced live-cell imaging using instruments like the LSM880. My subsequent research focused on integrating computational and statistical approaches to study yeast transcription factors. Looking ahead, I hope to broaden my knowledge across areas such as evolutionary and developmental biology, cancer biology, and plant biology, with the goal of contributing to a deeper scientific understanding of life processes.