Anna Botvinnik

EDUCATION

College / University

M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Highest Degree

Master of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular Biology, Bioorganic Chemistry

Country

Ukraine

Lab Experience

Comparative bacterial genomics. Subtractive hybridisation, DNA isolation, PCR, gel electrophoresis, Southern blotting

Projects / Research

2001 – 2003: Genome wide comparison of different clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in purpose of studying it's genetic flexibility and possible virulence mechanisms searching for new diagnostic sequences. The Laboratory of Structure and Function of Human Genes, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow. Supervisor: Dr. Tatyana Azhikina.

Scholarships / Awards

2003 – 2004:

Stipend International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I hope to extend my knowledge in the most relevant topics of molecular biology and to find here a new intriguing area of work for my PhD project.