Yuliia Zahorska

EDUCATION

College / University

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology, General and Medical Genetics

Zahorska

Country

Ukraine

Lab Experience

Western blot, DNA (genomic, plasmid) extraction and purification, Agarose gel electrophoresis, Mammalian cell culture, qPCR, Bicinchoninic acid assay, Bacterial Cell Culture, Bacterial transformation, Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence microscopy, Comet Assay.

Projects / Research

  • 2025: Mitacs Globalink Research Intern, "Cell death and genomic regulations in cancer", Sherbrooke, Canada
  • 2024: "Effect of aqueous and alcohol extracts of Astragalus dasyanthus on the level of DNA breaks in human lymphocytes", Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • 2022 – 2023: "The effect of Artemisia vulgaris extracts on the level of single- and double-strand DNA breaks in human lymphocytes", Kyiv, Ukraine.

Scholarships / Awards

2025 – 2026: Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2025: Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Scholarship
2023 – 2024: Erasmus+ Scholarship for an exchange program at Copenhagen University
2021 – 2025: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Scholarship for top students (top 40% of the class)
2021 – 2022: “President of Ukraine” Scholarship (2021) (awarded to the top 10 high-school students of Mykolaiv region)

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I believe that everyone is being shaped by their environment, and no less are the cancer cells. Therefore, I am interested in cancer research and especially in discovering the impact of the tumor’s microenvironment on its growth and functioning. This field is very diverse and can include studies interconnected with immunology, neurology, biochemistry, and many more. And that is what attracts me to this topic, as it involves many interdisciplinary approaches.