Kalina Draganova

EDUCATION

College / University

International University Bremen

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Country

Bulgaria

Lab Experience

ELISA assay, FACS analysis, biomass estimates of microbial organisms, FISH, in vitro protein expression, Western blot, SDS-PAGE with radioactively labeled proteins, epifluorescence and laser scanning microscopy, immunohistochemistry, cryosectioning, PCR

Projects / Research

June 2005: Cellular distribution and expression of the cysteine proteases B, K and L after surgical trauma in the epithelial cells of small intestine in rat and mouse models. International University Bremen, Germany
Feb - May 2005: Cloning of alpha-factor gene, in vitro transcription and translation of alpha-factor. International University Bremen, Germany
June - July 2004: Identification of antibody-binding profiles associated with polymorphisms in ovine prion protein, cloning of ovine truncated PrP-ARQ. Internship, Veterinary School Cambrdige, UK

Scholarships / Awards

2005 – 2006:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
June 2005:	Sponsored participation in the Annual Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau, Germany
Sep 2003 – June 2005:	President's List, scholarship from the International University Bremen
Sep – Dec 2002:	German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) stipend

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My interests are mainly centered on neurodegenerative disorders, prion diseases in particular. In the future, I would like to study the implications of the immune system on the disease and its involvement in the spread of prions to the nervous system.