ESP Biography

KALOYAN STAYKOV, MIT Visitor, Reg. Pharmacist in Germany

Major: Chemical Engineering

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2025

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I studied pharmacy at the Heidelberg University in Germany. Afterwards I was research assistant in a synthetic biology group and worked in a community pharmacy in Heidelberg. Later, I received my license as a pharmacist in Germany and enrolled on a new qualiffication MSc Program at the Saarland University. My MSc thesis I am doing at MIT as a visiting student in the area of drug delivery.

Druing my university time I was giving classes in medical physiology on the heart topics and after graduation I initiated a lecture: The Basics of Mechanophysiology of the cardiovascular system for non-medical undergrad students.

Over the last 2 years I was leading a group of highschool students through the mysteries of pharmacy and its various subdisciplines.

Past Classes

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S16115: The basics of mechano- and electrophysiology of the cardiovascular system. in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)

The heart is an essential organ in our body. It moves the blood around, thus keeping us alive. Have you ever wondered how our blood comes back into the heart, once being pumped towards our feet? Have you ever wondered how important the heart valves are? And what happens if something goes wrong? How can certain drugs help with heart problems? Let us dive deep into the mysteries of our cardiovascular system and explore pharmacological strategies to modulate certain heart functions.