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Membrane Physiology and Biophysics
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Dr Louise Tierney
Group Leader
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Dr Steven Weiss
PhD(Syd), MFinMgt(ANU), BAppSc(Swin)
I bring a broad selection of skills into the JCSMR including
patent law, financial management and senior management. My scientific background
includes 10 years of clinical applied research into implantable cardiac
devices and leads. My present research interests focus on developing an
animal model for evaluation of the anti-ischaemic and anti-arrhythmic effects
of certain drugs. My non-professional interests include enjoying life with
my two gorgeous children, and with whatever time is left over, property
and share investments, property repairs, prestige cars, music, photography
and swimming.
S.M. Weiss, I. Forgie, P.W. Gage, W.B. Cowden: Riluzole reduces
the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias immediately post coronary artery occlusion.
Presented at The Australian Health & Medical Research Congress,
27 November 2006.
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John Curmi
B.Optom (Hons) (UNSW)
I'm doing patch clamping, mostly on cultured rat hippocampal neurons.
I'm mainly looking at GABAA single channels
and the effects of modulators such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
I also maintain the cell cultures.
Published paper:
Curmi, J.P., Premkumar, L.S., Birnir, B., Gage, P.W. 1993. The Influence
of Membrane Potential on Chloride Channels Activated by GABA in Rat Cultured
Hippocampal Neurons. J. Membrane Biol. 136: 273-280. |
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Victoria Seymour
BSc (Hons) University of Otago
Hi, I have recently moved over from New Zealand to
do my PhD at ANU. I am investigating the Cys-loop's role in coupling ligand-binding
to channel-gating in the GABA-A receptor. I am using patch-clamping, mutagenesis
and radio-ligand binding studies to do this. My favourite hobbies are
fire twirling, skateboarding, flax-weaving and knitting. I also love listening
and dancing to music, especially drum and base, hip-hop.
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