Megan Oliva
Megan Oliva
PhD student
PhD Project Title
Systems analysis of sodium channel gene variation in epilepsy
Research Interests
To understand the functional consequences of genetic variation found in sodium channels in order to develop a deeper understanding of genetic risk in familial epilepsy
Laboratory Techniques
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Patch clamping
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Cell Culture
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Cell Transfection
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DNA gels
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Western blotting
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Amplifying DNA plasmid
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Software: PClamp, Axograph, ClampFit
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MATLAB programming
Additional Information
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Awarded a scholarship from the Education Abroad Fund at Swinburne University to participate in the Future Leaders Program, a short-term program to China in December 2008 comprised of high-achieving students with leadership potential (2008)
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Awarded the inaugural Alan and Elizabeth Finkel Award, a top-up PhD scholarship for 3 years, for the highest performing post-graduate student at Florey Neurosciences Institute (2010)
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Awarded one of two Nick Christopher scholarships, a top-up PhD scholarship for 3 years, for the best ranked PhD students in the Department of Medicine (RMH/WH) (2010)
Publications
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McIntosh R, Deppeler L, Oliva M, Parente J, Tambuwala F, Turner S, Winship D and Wood A, “Comparison of radiofrequency exposure of a mouse dam and foetuses at 900MHz”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 55 (2010), N111-22
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Oliva M, Pattison C, Carino J, Roten A, Matkovic Z and O’Brien TJ, “The diagnostic value of oral lacerations and incontinence during convulsive “seizures””, Epilepsia, 49 (2008) 962-967
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