Mariia Metelova

EDUCATION

College / University

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology, Cytology and Histology

Metelova

Country

Ukraine

Lab Experience

Immunocytochemistry/ immunohistochemistry, light, fluorescence and laser confocal microscopy, isolation and maintaining of primary stem cells of different origins, hippocampal and spinal cord organotypic tissue cultures, oxygen-glucose deprivation, optimization of the spinal cord injury model (left-side murine spinal cord hemisection), various histological techniques (perfusion, сryo-sectioning, staining techniques), qPCR, reporter mouse lines, fluorescence in situ hybridization

Projects / Research

  • 2018 – 2019: Bachelor’s Thesis “Effects of the derivative of fullerene C60 on the organotypic hippocampal slice culture after modeling of ischemic damage”, Dept. of Cellular Membranology, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
  • 06/2018 – 08/2018: “Analysis of GFRa1 expression in the medial habenula and related nuclei in the adult brain”, Amgen Scholars Internship Program, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2017 – 2019: “Study of differences in the post-traumatic recovery of the spinal cord in mice FVB of different sexes”, Dept. of Cellular Membranology, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Scholarships / Awards

2019 – 2020: Stipend by International Max Planck Research School
2018: Amgen Foundation Research Stipend
2015 – 2019: Ukrainian State Scholarship for students with excellent studying achievements

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Since I have always been interested in translational neuroscience, I am fascinated by studying cellular death mechanisms operating in CNS disorders such as Parkinson's disease, ischemia, spinal cord injury, autism, and multiple sclerosis. Moreover, I am especially interested in early diagnostics of neurological disorders and development of new experimental therapies for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases.