Marina Stoilova

Doctoral Aspirant

Contact Info

mistoilova@ku.edu

Lawrence

Biography —

Faculty Mentor: Paulyn Cartwright

Research interests: Evolution and development in cnidarians, specifically focusing on traits such as eyes and venoms

Hometown: SF Bay Area

Education —

B.S. in BA Biology, College of Creative Studies, University of California Santa Barbara, 2023, Santa Barbara, CA

Selected Presentations —

Oral presenstation:

Stoilova, M., Picciani, N., Munoz, A., Oakley, T., "Shedding light on unconventional Opsin gene expression patterns in Hydra vulgaris" (EEMB URS 2023)

Stoilova, M., Picciani, N., Munoz, Oakley, T., “Light sensation and regeneration in Hydra vulgaris” (CCS Raca Con 2022)

Stoilova, M., Picciani, N., Munoz, A., Oakley, T., “A Potential Link Between Visual Systems and Regeneration in Hydra vulgaris” (CCS Raca Con 2021 & EEMB URS 2022)

Stoilova, M., Picciani, N. “Opsin Expression in Disparate Cell Types” EEMB Worster Award Symposium (2021)

Stoilova, M. “Opsin Expression in Disparate Cell Types of Hydra vulgaris” (CCS Raca Con 2020)

Poster presentations:

Stoilova, M. Picciani, N., Munoz, A., Oakley, T., “Does blue light exposure affect successful head regeneration in Hydra vulgaris?” (Cnidofest 2022 & CCS Raca Con 2022)

Stoilova, M., Picciani, N., Munoz, A., Oakley, T., “A Potential Link Between Visual Systems and Regeneration in Hydra vulgaris” (CCS Raca Con 2021 & EEMB URS 2022)

Stoilova, M. Picciani, N., Munoz, A., Oakley, T., “Opsin Expression in Disparate Cell Types of Hydra vulgaris” (CCS Raca Con 2020)

Awards & Honors —

Best Full-Length Talk at EEMB Undergraduate Research Symposium 2023, Norman F. Sprague III Fellow 2022 ($5,000)

URCA SLAM Runner-up “Light-Sensation and Regeneration: The Tale of Hydra vulgaris” ($750)

EEMB Worster Award 2020 ($2,500)