Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Department of Physiology

Enteric Neuroscience Laboratory


Head of Laboratory

Professor Joel C Bornstein, PhD [ Profile ]
Department of Physiology
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria 3010
AUSTRALIA

Email: j.bornstein@unimelb.edu.au
Office phone: +613-8344-5850
Department fax: +613-8344-5818
Office: N617


Researchers and Staff

Dr Kulmira Nurgali, Peter Doherty Research Fellow [ Profile ]
Primary Project: Electrophysiology of enteric neurons in inflamed gut
Email: k.nurgali@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-6669 (office); +613-8344-4543 (lab)
Location: N504C (office); N608 (lab)

Ms Rachel Gwynne, Senior Research Fellow [ Profile ]
Primary Project: Synaptic transmission in the myenteric plexus
Email: rgwynne@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4466
Location: N611

Ms Melina Ellis, Research Assistant
Primary Project: Segmentation in guinea-pig duodenum and jejunum
Email: m.ellis88@hotmail.com
Phone: +613-8344-4466
Location: N613

Mr Shou Min Goh, Programmer
Primary Project: Software development
Email: s.goh3@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4466
Location: N613

PhD Students

Mr Jordan Chambers
Project: Computer modelling of enteric circuitry
Email: j.chambers3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4466
Location: N613

Ms Pei Pei Jaime Foong
Project: Synaptic transmission between VIP neurons in the submucous plexus
Email: p.foong@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4543
Location: N608

Ms Kathryn Marks
Project: The effect of NOS on the excitability of submucosal neurons
Email: k.marks@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4466
Location: N610/N613

Mrs Kath Neal (also part-time Administrative Assistant)
Project: Immunohistochemistry of 5-HT containing neurons in the myenteric plexus
Email: k.neal@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4466
Location: N613

Ms Rachael Roberts
Project: Development of enteric motility in mice
Email: r.roberts1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4466
Location: N613

Ms Linette Tan
Project: Nociceptive transmission from the gastrointestinal tract
Email: l.tan25@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +613-8344-4543
Location: N608

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