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Sagel Kundieko
BSc. , BMed(Hons.) , MSc. , MSc.
DPhil CANDIDATE
I am pursuing my DPhil in Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry at the PERL Lab. My research explores the neural mechanisms of apathy and how they are modulated by ketamine. Using a combination of behavioural tasks and advanced neuroimaging techniques, I aim to understand how ketamine affects different domains of apathy (e.g., behavioural, cognitive, social, and emotional) and the underlying brain circuits.
Prior to beginning my DPhil, I completed a research MSc and Honors in Neuroscience at the University of Cape Town and a taught MSc in Neuroscience at Oxford. I also hold a Bachelor’s degree in Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics from the University of Cape Town. My previous research focused on understanding how neuroinflammation and parasitic brain infections (neurocysticercosis) affect neural excitability and network function, using electrophysiology and single-nucleus RNA sequencing techniques in mouse brain slice models.