Natalia Yelavik

Fabrication of self-assembled monolayers through click-chemistry (Supervisor: H. Mikula)

Short bio: Natalia Yelavik Natallia earned her BSc and MSc degrees in Chemistry at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Her diploma project was entitled “Novel Iodobis-muthates(III): Synthesis, Structure and Properties.

Summary of the PhD project: In my PhD project, we focus on the application of click-chemistry strategies for the fabrication of self-assembled monolayers (SAM) on the surface of the biosensor. By click chemistry strategies we aim for easy and highly selective modification of sensor surfaces with biorecognition units (proteins, DNA or RNA aptamers, etc.) for the development of diagnostic tools.

Thoughts on TU-D: Having an interdisciplinary project within TU-D means a direct collaboration with specialists in various areas and an access to diverse methods of investigation. I personally think, that different scientific approaches are absoluetly necessary to generate the best possible results.