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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Olena holds a PhD in Biophysics from the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her previous research examined neuronal network plasticity and recovery mechanisms in the spinal cord following injury, with the goal of alleviating motor dysfunction in mouse models.
More recently, her work has centered on the assessing excitability profile and synaptic connections of neurons in human iPSC-derived 3D cortical organoid models, contributing to several projects investigating molecular signatures underlying neuronal network alterations in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
She specializes in electrophysiology, including extracellular and patch-clamp recordings from neurons and astrocytes in rodent brain slices, cultured neurons, and human iPSC-derived cortical and spinal cord organoids. Her expertise is complemented by behavioral testing in mice, various surgical procedures, and neuronal tracing techniques in mouse models.
Olena is a postdoctoral fellow shared with Professor Simona Chera’s (Department of Clinical Science).
