Dr Elysia Sokolenko
Research Officer and Lecturer
School of Biomedicine
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
I completed a PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2019 exploring the pathophysiology of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. More specifically, I examined whether there is a causal relationship between deficits in a particular subtype of interneuron, disruption to gamma oscillatory electrical activity in the brain and working memory impairment. Through this project, I developed expertise in a number of pre-clinical and laboratory-based skills, including awake in vivo electrophysiology recordings and rodent behavioural testing.
I have a keen interest in exploring the aetiology and pathophysiology of a suite of psychiatric disorders, along with that of associated and co-morbid cognitive impairment. I believe that success in this endeavour will demand the use of multidisciplinary approach. I now hold a position as a research officer in the Adelaide Medical School Discipline of Psychiatry. In this role, I am involved in collecting and analysing data from a number of clinical populations, including patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide 2020 - ongoing Research Officer University of Adelaide 2020 - ongoing Tutor and course assistant University of Adelaide -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2020 Teaching Award Special Commendation COVID-19 Emergency Teaching Response University of Adelaide Australia 2019 Award Annual Meeting Travel Award International Behavioural Neuroscience Society United States 2016 Scholarship Australian Postgraduate Award/Research Training Program Scholarship University of Melbourne Australia -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2016 - 2020 University of Melbourne Australia PhD (Neuroscience) 2015 - 2015 University of Melbourne Australia Bachelor of Science (Hons) 2010 - 2013 University of Queensland Australia Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)/Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2020 ICH E6 GCP Training Health Translation South Australia Australia 2019 Mental Health First Aid Mental Health First Aid Australia Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Miles, B., Yang, W., Dezsi, G., Sokolenko, E., Gomes, F. M. M., Jupp, B., . . . Jones, N. C. (2022). High sucrose diet does not impact spatial cognition in rats using advanced touchscreen technology. Behavioural Brain Research, 418, 10 pages.
2020 Hudson, M. R., Sokolenko, E., O'Brien, T. J., & Jones, N. C. (2020). NMDA receptors on parvalbumin-positive interneurons and pyramidal neurons both contribute to MK-801 induced gamma oscillatory disturbances: Complex relationships with behaviour. Neurobiology of Disease, 134, 1-13.
Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC32020 Sokolenko, E., Nithianantharajah, J., & Jones, N. C. (2020). MK-801 impairs working memory on the Trial-Unique Nonmatch-to-Location test in mice, but this is not exclusively mediated by NMDA receptors on PV+ interneurons or forebrain pyramidal cells. Neuropharmacology, 171, 11 pages.
Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC22019 Sokolenko, E., Hudson, M. R., Nithianantharajah, J., & Jones, N. C. (2019). The mGluR₂⁄₃ agonist LY379268 reverses NMDA receptor antagonist effects on cortical gamma oscillations and phase coherence, but not working memory impairments, in mice. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 33(12), 1588-1599.
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Acting course co-coordinator 2021:
- Essentials of Neuroscience (HLTH SC 1001)
- Neurological Diseases (PATHOL 3200) 2021
Contributing lecturer 2021:
- NURSING 1005, 2005, 2008
- HLTH SC 2104
- PATHOL 3101
Course assistant and tutor 2020:
- Foundations of Neuroanatomy (ANAT SC 2006)
- Essentials of Neuroscience
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2021 - ongoing Chair Biological Psychiatry Australia Early Career Researcher Network Biological Psychiatry Australia Australia
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