Vilija Jokubaitis
BCom/BSc (Hons) (Melb)
Multiple Sclerosis Group
Contact Details
Email: vilija.jokubaitis@florey.edu.au
Supervisors
PhD Project Title
- Investigating the expression and function of Disabled-2 in CNS models of demyelination and in glia
Research Interests
- Multiple sclerosis
- Glial cell function in health and disease
- Central nervous system development
Laboratory Techniques
- Animal models of demyelination (EAE and cuprizone)
- Histology (Immunohistochemistry, Cryostat)
- Microscopy (Confocal, Immunofluorescence)
- Cell culture (Primary cell culture, transfection, siRNA, cell lines, immunocytochemistry)
- Cell biology (Survival, proliferation, migration assays)
- Molecular biology (Cloning, sequencing, RT-PCR, qPCR)
- Protein chemistry (Immunoprecipitation, Western blotting)
Additional Information
- Final year PhD student
- Australian Rotary Health Research Fund/Rotary district 9800 MS Research Scholar
Students
