Molecular Genetics Group

Head: Prof. Sam Berkovic Laureate Professor Department of Medicine (AH/NH) University of Melbourne [p]: +61-3-9035-7093 [f]: +61-3-9496 2291 [e]: s.berkovic@unimelb.edu.au

Research Focus

This newly established laboratory will work in close collaboration with colleagues at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, who have been our collaborators since 1994 to solve the molecular basis of epilepsy.  The focus of the laboratory is on identification of genes responsible for both mendelian and non-mendelian forms of epilepsy. 

Personnel

• Prof. Samuel Berkovic, Director, Epilepsy Research Centre
• Dr Henrik Dahl, Senior Research Fellow
• Dr Michael Hildebrand, Research Fellow
• John Damiano, Research Assistant
• Elena Aleksoska, Technical Assistant

Techniques Used

• DNA and RNA extraction
• PCR, Real Time PCR
• Molecular Cloning
• Sequencing

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