Anastasia Leligdowicz, BSc
PhD Researcher
PhD Researcher at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, in the field of evolutionary and molecular biology. Currently researching molecular mechanisms underpinning the learning and memory of the single-celled, brainless blob - the slime mould, Physarum polycephalum.
Research Interests
Currently, my research focuses on using functional genomics and epigenetic to understand the behaviour and learning in a single-celled brainless blob, Physarum polycephalum.
The brainless slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a fascinating and powerful model system for examining questions related to the evolution of learning and memory.
It is a large single-celled, multinucleated amoeba capable of navigating mazes, solving nutritional challenges and creating highly efficient cytoskeletal networks, similar to those of railway or road networks.
Education
PhD Candidate
University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Funded By EASTBIO.
BSc Hons Biology
Queen Mary University of London