B.Sc. Neuroscience TechnologyFather Muller College of Allied Health Sciences
I work across neuroscience, neuroinformatics, genomics and computational biology, using computation to study how biological systems are measured, represented and understood.
A cross-resource study of two historically described octopaminergic neurons whose names and neurotransmitter annotations do not remain consistent across modern Drosophila databases and connectomics platforms.
Olivera RA. Neuroinformatics. 2026;24(2):25.
A two-dimensional framework for locating individual neurons within an input-output synaptic-bias space, demonstrated across 53,979 analyzable neurons in the Drosophila optic-lobe connectome.
Olivera RA. Preprints. 2025. doi:10.20944/preprints202509.1617.v1.
A science-communication essay tracing the development of antibody science, from early discoveries in immunity to diagnostics, monoclonal antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, bispecific antibodies, nanobodies and immunotherapy.
Undergraduate winning essay in The Antibody Society's 2026 Science Writing Competition, featured in its September 2026 newsletter. This is a science essay rather than a peer-reviewed research article.
Olivera RA. The Antibody Tree: The Story of the Multiple Careers of Our Best Friend. The Antibody Society, 2026 Science Writing Competition.
Father Muller Charitable Institutions (FMCI)
Awarded for outstanding student research contributions across Father Muller institutions, at the Muller Research Conclave 2026.
Clematis Research Empowerment Hub · international connectomics competition
Winning Drosophila connectomics research submission using neuPrint and Neuroglancer, examining octopaminergic neuron identity and annotation ambiguity.
The Antibody Society
Undergraduate winner for The Antibody Tree: The Story of the Multiple Careers of Our Best Friend, featured on page 10 of the September 2026 newsletter.
Springer Nature
A peer-reviewed article on cross-platform neuron identity and annotation ambiguity.
Father Muller Research Centre
Father Muller Research Centre
PACE International School, Sharjah
First prize in the senior-category Capstone Symposium at an inter-school literary competition involving approximately 150 participants from 20 schools across the UAE.
Ryan International School, Sharjah · highest student honour
Received in Grades 6, 8, 10 and 12.
Ryan International School, Sharjah
Student leadership in Grades 10 and 12.
UAE-wide competition
Second place overall.
Ryan International School, Sharjah
Received across multiple school years.
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This illustrative research map brings together the projects and papers I am working on, from ideas in development to ongoing studies, completed work and publications. It is an example of the research-map feature planned for Antepodes: a way for scientists to show how their work connects within broader research programmes and how each project is progressing.
Father Muller College of Allied Health Sciences
Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Undergraduate study in neuroscience, clinical neurophysiology and allied health sciences.
Ryan International School
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
School education in Sharjah, with a background in science and student leadership.
