Myrto Panopoulou

EDUCATION

College / University

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology

Country

Greece

Lab Experience

Cellular and molecular techniques (Western blot, DNA, protein extraction, PCR, DNA electrophoresis), cell culture, brain slices superfusion, animal handling, behavioural experiments (rodents), fresh-frozen brain tissue preparation, sectioning, electrophysiology (basic training).

Projects / Research

2012 - 2013: Study of the effect of glucose and oxygen deprivation on Tau phosphorylation. Bachelor thesis, Dept. of Human Animal Physiology, Dr. S. Efthimiopoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2012: Social transmission of fear: the effect of β2 nAChR subunit on fear conditioning by proxy. Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Dr. I. Skaliora

Scholarships / Awards

2014 – 2015:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am highly fascinated by the study of behavior and consciousness in the molecular and cellular levels as it, to my mind, constitutes the edge of our understanding of brain function - perhaps the last truly uncharacterized black box in Neuroscience. Furthermore, I am interested in determining the molecular background of reason, logic, delusion, and psychosis.