Nataliia Burmistrova
EDUCATION
College / University
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Biology, General and Medical Genetics
Country
Ukraine
Lab Experience
Mammalian cell culture (K562, THP-1, HeLa), lentiviral RNAi, drug and stress treatments, RNA isolation and cDNA synthesis, RT-qPCR and semi-quantitative PCR, western blotting, immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy, colocalization analysis, yeast culture, spotting and growth-curve assays, live-cell fluorescence microscopy and image analysis
Projects / Research
- 2025: Mitacs Globalink Research Intern, "Role of DDX41 in P-bodies Assembly and its Connection to MDS/AML", Y. Wu Lab, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- 2024 – 2025: Bachelor thesis, "The Effect of Memantine on GLG1 Expression and Viability of the K562 Cell Line", Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 2024: Amgen Scholar Intern, "Influence of Sro9 truncations on heat shock rescue", K. Weis Lab, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Scholarships / Awards
| 2026 – 2027: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2025: | Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Award |
| 2025: | Best Poster Presentation, XIX All-Ukrainian Conference of Young Scientists, IMBG NASU |
| 2024: | Amgen Foundation Research Scholarship |
| 2024: | Runner-up Poster Prize, Amgen Scholars Europe Symposium, Cambridge, UK |
| 2022 – 2023: | Erasmus+ Scholarship for two exchange semesters at the University of Tartu, Estonia |
| 2021 – 2025: | Ukrainian State Scholarship for students with excellent studying achievements |