Select Publications
Journal articles
2009, 'Resting microglia directly monitor the functional state of synapses in vivo and determine the fate of ischemic terminals', Journal of Neuroscience, 29, pp. 3974 - 3980
,2008, 'Anion-cation permeability correlates with hydrated counterion size in glycine receptor channels', Biophysical Journal, 95, pp. 4698 - 4715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.107.125690
,2008, 'Zinc modulation of glycine receptors in acutely isolated rat CA3 neurons', Life Sciences, 83, pp. 149 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2008.04.024
,2007, 'Early changes in KCC2 phosphorylation in response to neuronal stress result in functional downregulation', Journal of Neuroscience, 27, pp. 1642 - 1650
,2006, 'A single P-loop glutamate point mutation to either lysine or arginine switches the cation-anion selectivity of the CNGA2 channel', Journal of General Physiology, 127, pp. 375 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.200509378
,2005, 'Mutation of the pore glutamate affects both cytoplasmic and external dequalinium block in the rat olfactory CNGA2 channel', European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters, 34, pp. 442 - 453
,2004, 'A patch-clamp investigation of membrane currents in a novel mammalian retinal ganglion cell line', Brain Research, 1003, pp. 205 - 208
,2004, 'Charged residues at the 2 ` position of human GABA(c) rho 1 receptorsinvert ion selectivity and influence open state probability', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279, pp. 54153 - 54160
,2004, 'Differential modulation of evoked and spontaneous glycine release fromrat spinal cord glycinergic terminals by the cyclic AMP/protein kinaseA transduction cascade', Journal of Neurochemistry, 91, pp. 657 - 666
,2004, 'Ligand-gated ion channels: mechanisms underlying ion selectivity', Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 86, pp. 161 - 204
,2003, 'GABA
2003, 'Activation of presynaptic glycine receptors facilitate glycine release from presynaptic terminals synapsing onto rat spinal sacral dorsal commissural nucleus nerons', The Journal of Physiology, 550, pp. 373 - 383
,2003, 'GABAB receptor transduction mechanisms, and cross-talk between protein kinases A and C, in GABAergic terminals synapsing onto neurons of the rat nucleus basalis of Meynert', The Journal of Physiology, 551, pp. 263 - 276
,2003, 'Techniques: Applications of the Nerve - bouton preparation in Neuropharmacology', Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 24, pp. 44 - 47
,2003, 'The contribution of P250 (P-2`D) to ion selectivity and pore diameter in the human glycine receptor.', Neuroscience Letters, 351, pp. 196 - 200
,2002, 'Cation-selective mutations in the M2 domain of the inhibitory glycine receptor channel reveal determinants of ion charge selectivity', Journal of General Physiology, 119, pp. 393 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.20028552
,2002, 'Single channel analysis of conductance and rectification in cation-selective, mutant glycine receptor channels', Journal of General Physiology, 119, pp. 411 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.20028553
,2001, 'Ip
2001, 'Anomalous Mole-Fraction Effects in Recombinat & Native Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels in Rat Olfactory Receptor Neurons', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, pp. 1395 - 1403
,2001, 'IP3-Gated Channels and their Occurrence Relative to CNG Channels in the Soma and Dendritic Knob of Rat Olfactory Receptor Neurons', Journal of Membrane Biology, 181, pp. 91 - 105
,2000, 'Ion permeation and selectivity of wild-type recombinant rat (CNG (rOCNC1) chanels expressed in HEK293 cells', Journal of Membrane Biology, 178, pp. 137 - 150
,2000, 'M2 pore mutations convert the glycine receptor channel from being anion to cation selective', Biophysical Journal, 78, pp. 247 - 259
,2000, 'M2 pore mutations convert the glycine receptor channel from being anion- to cation-selective', Biophysical Journal, pp. 247 - 259
,2000, 'Very negative potential for half-inactivation of and effects of anions on voltage-dependent sodium currents in acutely isolated rat olfactory receptor neurons', Journal of Membrane Biology, 175, pp. 123 - 138
,1999, 'Direct effects of tolutamide on mitochondrial function, intracellular Ca2+ and exocytosis in pancreatic beta-cells', Pflugers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, pp. 577 - 588
,1999, 'Glycine receptors: What gets in and why', Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, pp. 935 - 936
,1999, 'Glycine receptors: What gets in and why?', Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, pp. 935 - 936
,1999, 'Measurement of the limiting equivalent conductivities and mobilities of the most prevalent ionic species of EGTA (EGTA2-and EGTA3-) for use in electrophysiological experiments', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, pp. 41 - 47
,1999, 'The startle disease mutation Q266H, in the second transmembrane domain of the human glycine receptor, impairs channel gating', Molecular Pharmacology, pp. 386 - 395
,1996, 'Protein kinase C does not influence the tolbutamide sensitivity of K-ATP currents', DIABETOLOGIA, 39, pp. 105 - 105, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1996VA49300106&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,1996, 'Promiscuous coupling between the sulphonylurea receptor and inwardly rectifying potassium channels', Nature, 379, pp. 545 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/379545a0
,1996, 'Heteromeric channel formation and Ca2+-free media reduce the toxic effect of the weaver K 3.2 allele', FEBS Letters, pp. 253 - 257
,1996, 'The sulphonylurea receptor confers diazoxide sensitivity on the inwardly rectifying Kir6.1 expressed in human embroyonic kidney cells', The Journal of Physiology, pp. 709 - 714
,1995, 'SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION, HYPOXIA AND ADENOSINE IN THE ISOLATED NEONATAL RAT SPINAL-CORD', JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON, 489P, pp. P23 - P23, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1995TH85400029&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,Conference Papers
2013, 'Alternative splicing of Canonical Transient Receptor Potential type 3 (TRPC3) ion channel expression in the human brain', in Journal of Neurological Sciences vol 333, Elsevier, Vienna, Austria, pp. e654, presented at World Congress of Neurology, Vienna, Austria, 21 September 2013 - 26 September 2013, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-the-neurological-sciences/
,2012, 'Anion selectivity and counter-ion cation permeation in glycine receptor channels.', in FASEB JOURNAL Volume: 26 Published: APR 2012, American Physiology Society, Abs#, 901.2., presented at Experimental Biology Meeting
,2011, 'An improved method, with theoretical analyses, for the simple experimental measurement of liquid junction potentials', Wollongong, presented at BioPhysChem 2011, a joint meeting of the RACI Physical Chemistry Division and the Australian Society for Biophysics,, Wollongong
,2008, 'Resting microglia directly monitor synapses in vivo and determine the fate of ischemic terminals', in Neuroscience Research, Elsevier Sci Ireland Ltd, Clare, Ireland, pp. S152 - S152, presented at Neuroscience Research
,Conference Posters
2013, 'Experimental and theoretical validation of calculated liquid junction potentials in monovalent ion solutions and effects of divalent ions', RMIT, Melbourne, presented at 37th Annual Meeting of the Australian Society for Biophysics, RMIT, Melbourne, 24 November 2013 - 27 November 2013
,2013, 'Quantifying KCC2 activity in isolated hippocampal neurons using fluorescent imaging. Poster presentation', Canberra, presented at Gage Conference on Ion Channels and Transporters, Canberra, 17 April 2013 - 20 April 2013
,2009, 'Do divalent cations increase the anion-cation permeability in glycine receptor channels, even with initial offset and activity corrections?', Japan, pp. 393 - 393, presented at 36th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Kyoto, Japan, 27 July 2009 - 01 August 2009
,2009, 'Molecular determinants of ion permeation in glycine receptor-channels: characterising charged residues in the intracellular M3-M4 loop', Kyoto, Japan, Vol. 59, pp. 393 - 393, presented at 36th International Congress of Physiological Societies, Kyoto, Japan, 27 July 2009 - 01 August 2009
,Conference Presentations
2020, 'Online peer assessment: Challenges, triumphs and lessons learnt during COVID-19', presented at UNSW Medicine & Health Education Forum, UNSW Sydney, 04 December 2020
,2020, 'Our challenges and triumphs with online peer assessment in a fully remote course.', presented at Australian Physiological Society Education Forum, 25 November 2020
,2020, 'Student Peer Assessment Using Moodle Workshop: Challenges in a COVID-19 world.', presented at UNSW Learning & Teaching Forum, 19 November 2020 - 20 November 2020
,2013, 'Upregulating KCC2 enhances neuronal inhibition. Oral presentation, Gage Conference on Ion Channels and Transporters', Canberra,, 17 April 2013 - 20 April 2013
,2011, 'An improved method, with theoretical analysis, for the simple experimental measurement of liquid junction potentials', presented at Joint ASB-BioPhysChem 2011 Conference, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 03 December 2011 - 06 December 2011
,2009, 'Permeability measurements in anion channels: effects of divalent cations, liquid junction potentials and offsets', presented at 33rd Annual Meeting of the Australian Society for Biophysics, Ballarat, NSW, Australia, 29 November 2009
,2009, 'The lack of certain activity corrections and initial offset corrections can produce erroneous anion-cation permeability ratios in GlyR channels', presented at Curtin Conference, RMIT, Melbourne, VIC, 15 April 2009 - 17 April 2009
,2008, 'Charged residues in the intracellular loop affect the conductance of glycine α1 receptors', presented at Ligand Gated Ion Channels: 18th Neuropharmacology Conference, Washington DC, USA, 12 November 2008 - 14 November 2008
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