After fleeing from Kiev, Alona Velynska was given the opportunity to continue her doctorate at TU Braunschweig. At the Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), she is investigating the effects of the fungicide tebuconazole on the microbiome, i.e. the totality of microorganisms, of mice and earthworms. Above all, the encounters with people have helped her to be able to continue her scientific career.
