ESR 1 – Cognitive disorders as defects in synaptic function: insight from human mutations in the CACNG2 gene encoding Stargazin.
Keywords: neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, mouse genetics, animal behaviour, neural dynamics.
Host Supervisor: Ana Luísa Carvalho (CNC, Portugal)
Early Stage Researcher: Orsolya Antal
ESR 2 – Role of mitofusins in neurodevelopmental trajectories of psychopathology.
Keywords: neurophysiology, neural circuits, patient engagement.
Host Supervisor: Carmen Sandi (BMI-EPFL, Switzerland)
Early Stage Researcher: Alessandro Chioino
ESR 3 – Production and testing of human-derived neurons and brain organoids: advanced model probing in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Keywords: human genetics, neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, neural dynamics.
Host Supervisor: João Peça (CNC, Portugal)
Early Stage Researcher: Giuseppe Cammarata
ESR 4 – Linking autism related mutations in Shank3 over synaptic, network and behaviour defects.
Keywords: human genetics, neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, super-resolution microscopy, optogenetics, animal behaviour, neural dynamics.
Host Supervisor: Daniel Choquet (IINS-CNRS, France)
Early Stage Researcher: Diogo Soares
ESR 5 – Mesoscopic monitoring and analysis of cortical excitation/ inhibition balance in an animal model of synaptic dysfunction.
Keywords: neurophysiology, mouse genetics, in vivo imaging/recordings, optogenetics, animal behaviour.
Host Supervisor: Thomas Knöpfel (CN-ICL, UK)
Early Stage Researcher: Marcos Sintes
ESR 6 – Physiopathological regulation of single NMDA receptor dynamics in psychosis.
Keywords: neuronal cell biology, super-resolution microscopy.
Host Supervisor: Laurent Groc (IINS-CNRS, France)
Early Stage Researcher: Daniel Hunter
ESR 7 – FMRP regulation of synapse dynamics.
Keywords: neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, mouse genetics, in vivo imaging/recordings, animal behaviour, neural dynamics.
Host Supervisor: Carlos B. Duarte (CNC, Portugal)
Early Stage Researcher: Elisa Corti
ESR 8 – Illuminating the mechanisms of synaptic and neural network dysfunction in a new in vivo model of Down syndrome.
Keywords: human stem cells, in vivo imaging, neurodevelopment, cortical circuits, axon growth, synapses, oscillatory activity, Down syndrome.
Host Supervisor: Vincenzo De Paola (ICS-ICL, UK)
Early Stage Researcher: Elizabeth Brockman
ESR 9 – The role of glycinergic signalling in autism spectrum disorder.
Keywords: human genetics, neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, optogenetics, animal behaviour.
Host Supervisor: Catalina Betancur (IBPS-CNRS, France)
Early Stage Researcher: Laura Upton
ESR 10 – Assessing the endocannabinoid system as a therapeutic target in autism using Shank3-deficient mice.
Keywords: neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, animal behaviour.
Host Supervisor: Catalina Betancur (IBPS-CNRS, France)
Early Stage Researcher: Flavio Tomasi
ESR 11 – Investigating the excitation/ inhibition imbalance hypothesis of neuropsychiatric disorders in the cortico-thalamic system with electrophysiological methods.
Keywords: neuronal cell biology, animal behaviour, neural dynamics.
Host Supervisor: Kjartan Frisch Herrik (H. Lundbeck A/S, Denmark)
Early Stage Researcher: Ágata Silván
ESR 12 – Identifying convergent dysregulation of mRNA translation in multiple models of autism.
Keywords: neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, super-resolution microscopy, animal behaviour.
Host Supervisor: Emily Osterweil, (CDBS-UEDIN, Scotland)
Early Stage Researcher: Manuela Rizzi
ESR 13 – Effect of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) on a thalamic hub for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Keywords: neurophysiology, super-resolution microscopy, in vivo imaging/recordings, animal behaviour, neural dynamics.
Host Supervisor: Carmen Sandi (BMI-EPFL, Switzerland)
Early Stage Researcher: Loredana Cumpana
ESR 14 – Circuit deficits associated with ASD/ID.
Keywords: neuronal cell biology, neurophysiology, mouse genetics, animal behaviour.
Host Supervisor: Peter Kind (CDBS-UEDIN, Scotland)
Early Stage Researcher: Vanesa Salazar