Vasyl Mykytiuk

EDUCATION

College / University

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science in Biology

Major Subjects

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

Country

Ukraine

Lab Experience

Bacterial culture, mammalian cell culture, molecular biology basic techniques (PCR, western blot, molecular cloning), rodents optogenetics, rat behavior.

Projects / Research

February 2016- May 2016: Depletion of PIP2 in plasma membrane of HEK 293 induced by voltage-sensitive phosphatase Dr-VSP
June 2015 - December 2015: Persistent anxiety in a neurophatic pain model is driven by synaptic potentiation in the parabrachial-central amygdala pathway
July 2013 - June 2015: Interaction of ribosomal protein kinase S6K1 with phosphatases PHLPP and PP2A

Scholarships / Awards

2016 – 2017:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2012 – 2016:	Ukrainian State Scholarship for students with excellent studying achievements awarded after each semester
June - Dec 2015:	The Austrian Exchange Service (OeAD-GmbH) 6 months scholarship for the research at IST Austria

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am curious about formation and functioning of different neural circuits and their role in behavior. My scientific interests cover sensory information processing in the brain, system mechanisms of memory formation and forgetting, reward system, decision making processes. I also find fascinating research on consciousness, free will, neurosthetics and sleep.