Emma Beildeck
Emma joins the Australian Epilepsy Project as a Clinical Trials Assistant. With a background in physiotherapy and years of working within the hospital system, Emma brings with her extensive clinical experience managing patients, including those following epilepsy surgery. Working alongside these patients has fostered a strong understanding of epilepsy, including the physical, social and emotional…
Read MoreChristina Fairley
Christina qualified as a medical doctor and graduated with honours in neuroscience from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Having recently moved to Melbourne, she is completing her MSc in Public Health and working with the Australian Epilepsy Project (AEP) as a clinical trials assistant. Christina has a particular interest in epidemiology and diagnostic research to…
Read MoreRemy Pugh
Remy is a research assistant and PhD candidate in Epilepsy Cognition Group at the Florey Institute. She is currently completing her doctoral training in clinical neuropsychology at Monash University. Her research focuses on screening neuropsychological function in new-onset epilepsy within a First Seizure Clinic.
Read MoreLoren Lindenmayer
Loren is a research assistant in the Epilepsy Imaging Group at the Florey. She has completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in neuroscience, and later went on to complete an Advanced Graduate Diploma in Psychology. She has a broad range of interests, spanning neuroscience, psychology, and statistics, with a particular interest in using advanced methods…
Read MoreDavid Abbott
David is a physicist, neuroscientist and informatician whose research has made substantial advances in human brain mapping of Epilepsy. David leads the Epilepsy Neuroinformatics Laboratory at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. He is an Australian National Imaging Facility Informatics Fellow and an Honorary Principal Fellow in the Department of Medicine at The…
Read MoreZanfina Ademi
Zanfina is a pharmacist, epidemiologist and health economist. She specialises in health services economic evaluations alongside clinical trials and clinical registries, chronic disease modelling, health technology assessments and decision analytic modelling for economic evaluations. She is head of the Monash Outcomes Research and Health Economics (MORE) group at Monash University. She is a trained pharmacist,…
Read MoreOjasvi Agarwal
Ojasvi is a Clinical Research Assistant with prior experience coordinating various multi-site clinical trials. A purpose-driven individual, she is passionate about developing her leadership to create change and global impact in healthcare. Ojasvi is inspired to be working alongside individuals with a shared vision of changing lives from day one.
Read MoreSUBHAGA AMARASEKARA
Subhaga joins Florey Institute as Product Lead of The Australian Epilepsy Project. A qualified lawyer and entrepreneur, Subhaga founded, raised investment and scaled a marketplace as she could see how an easy to use technology platform could assist individuals better build and run a business. Subhaga is purpose-led and was drawn to the tremendous potential…
Read MoreAmanda Anderson
Amanda started having focal seizures at the age of 23 in 2003 – this was her first encounter with Epilepsy. Seven years later, after being referred to The Austin Hospital, she had neurosurgery. Amanda has had only three seizures which she classes as a huge success. Amanda completed a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) in…
Read MoreSeiko Bhungane
Seiko has joined the team as a Clinical Trials Assistant after previous roles as a Clinical Research Coordinator and as a Database Developer. She completed a Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences, majoring in Neuroscience, while also undertaking computer science topics. She combined both her computer science and medical science knowledge in her role as…
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