Mels Akhmetali

EDUCATION

College / University

Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biological Sciences

Country

Kazakhstan

Lab Experience

Immunohistochemistry, mammalian cell culture (HELA, HEK293), fluorescence microscopy, SDS-PAGE, cloning, RT-PCR

Projects / Research

2021 – 2022 SNX3 in Retromer Complex
2019 – 2020 Function of DJ-1/PARK7 protein in methylglyoxal detoxification

Scholarships / Awards

2022 – 2024:

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD) scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Coming from a biological background, I developed interest in the molecular mechanisms of neural and neuronal processes in health and disease. In the future I would like to explore the nervous system at systems and behavioral levels.