Rachelle D. Padilla, B.S.
Stereotactic Technologist
Education Degree Field of Study
UCLA B.S. (2000) Biology
Professional Experience
1991 - 1992 Office Assistant, Dr. David York, DDS
1997 - 1998 Patient Escort Volunteer
1999 Student Research Program (SRP), Dr. Robert K. Wayne Laboratory - UCLA Department of OBEE
1999 - 2000 Honors Research, Dr. Robert K. Wayne Laboratory - UCLA Dept. of
Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution (OBEE)
2000 - present Stereotactic Technologist, Epilepsy and Brain Mapping Program, Pasadena, CA
2000 Product Specialist, Daniel Pena Supervisor Honors Research: Dr. Robert K. Wayne Laboratory - UCLA Dept. of Organismic Biology, Ecology and
Evolution Worked independently in preparation of final research paper entitled "Microsatellites for paternity Analysis in Gerbillus gerbillus and Meriones crassus with known physiological characteristics." Executed extensive research in genetics, evolution and molecular biology and extracted gerbil DNA.
       
Research Projects Ongoing or Completed During the Last 3 Years

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"Magnetoencephalogram in Epilepsy"
William W. Sutherling, M.D.
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Private Non-Profit
Ongoing
   
Selected Publications and Abstracts

Sutherling WW, Arthur D, Mosher JD, Leahy RM, Akhtari M, Mamelak AN, Lopez N, Padilla R, Nichols JE, Eto R, Huf RL, Maleeva T, "Localization precision of whole cortex neuromagnetometer system for human epilepsy studies." American Epilepsy Society/ American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Annual Meeting. Dec. 2000.

Sutherling, WW, Akhtari M, Mamelak AN, Mosher J, Arthur D, Lopez N, Leahy R,
Nichols-Sutherling, JE, Sarafian J, Merrifield W, Padilla R, Eto R, Flynn E. "Neuromagnetism
of clinical epilepsy." Epilepsy: Scientific Foundations of Clinical Management, edited by Rho
JM, Sankar R, Cavazos, Marcel, Dekker Inc. in press
 
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