Rashad Yusifov

EDUCATION

College / University

McGill University Montreal, Canada

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Pharmacology

Yusifov

Country

Azerbaijan

Lab Experience

Cell culturing, DNA and protein isolation and manipulation, PCR, gel electrophoresis, 3D cell cultures (spheroids).

Projects / Research

  • Curcumin as a potential treatment for glioblastoma (pharmacology research project)

Scholarships / Awards

2014 – 2015: Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2010 – 2014: Government Scholarship for Education Abroad from the Republic of Azerbaijan

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in studying the mechanisms of learning and memory formation and how these processes are disrupted in neurodegenerative diseases.