Yevheniia Kyriachenko is a PhD student in the group of Prof. Dr. Brit Mollenhauer at the University Medical Center Göttingen, where she investigates plasma- and extracellular vesicle-derived biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease. She received her M.Sc. in Neurosciences from the University of Bonn in 2024, supported by a DAAD scholarship, after completing a B.Sc. in Biology (Biochemistry) at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2022. During her studies she gained extensive international research experience, including internships at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne, the Center for Integrative Genomics at the University of Lausanne, the DZNE Bonn, Miltenyi Biotec, and the Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology in Bonn, where she also conducted her master’s thesis on synaptic plasticity in GPM6A-deficient neuronal networks. Her early work at the Institute of Gerontology in Kyiv focused on telomere biology, circulating microRNAs, and oxidative stress in aging and cardiovascular disease, resulting in several co-authored publications. Her current research interests center on extracellular vesicle biology, biomarker discovery, and translational proteomics approaches for neurodegenerative disorders, with a particular focus on Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and prognosis.