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DCEE_Lab_UCL

@DceeLab

Experimental Epilepsy Group @ Institute of Neurology, UCL. Neuronal and Synaptic physiology, Super Resolution, Optogenetics and Gene Therapy.

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ucl.ac.uk/ion/research/departments/clinical-and-experimental-epilepsy
Joined July 2018
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🥳 Very happy to have been promoted Professor of Translational Neuroscience @ucl @UCLIoN @DceeLab A big thanks to all my lab @LignaniLab_UCL ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/po…
Promotions 2023-24 - Successful List

Promotions 2023-24 - Successful List

Senior Academic, Research and Teaching Promotions 2023-24 successful list.

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Come work with @LignaniLab_UCL @s_schorge and the rest of us on gene therapy for epilepsy rb.gy/wxya8
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Congratulations to our very own @pasavaperaqui and @AmyRichUCL for securing important funding from @EpilepsyRUK to develop novel gene therapies for epilepsy and tuberous sclerosis 👏👏
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@EpilepsyInst22 May 2023
This #NationalEpilepsyWeek we are proud to announce, thanks to the generosity and incredible efforts of our supporters, we are able to make a record investment of £1.7 million in research funding as part of our annual grant awards. epilepsyresearch.org.uk/2023… #ERUKResearchAwards
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Looking forward to the Gene-ius Solutions chat “Gene therapy for #epilepsy” featuring Yichen Qiu of the @LignaniLab_UCL, @UCLIoN! 19-21:30, 23rd May. Register here 👇🏻 bit.ly/41ADgtc #genetics #genetherapy – at Camberwell, London
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We're looking for a lab manager! Details here: bit.ly/3LXu78g
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Very happy to have been awarded the Michael Prize 2023 for the best scientific contribution to progress in the field of #epilepsy. Thanks to all the @LignaniLab_UCL members and to @DceeLab and @UCLIoN ucl.ac.uk/ion/news/2023/feb/…
Dr Gabriele Lignani awarded Michael Prize 2023 | UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

Dr Gabriele Lignani awarded Michael Prize 2023 | UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

We are delighted to announce that Dr Gabriele Lignani, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, has been awarded the Michael Prize 2023 in the field of experimental epilepsy research.

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Amanda@pasavaperaqui10 Jan 2023
🎉Very happy to present the preprint of this interesting project! Wouldn't have been possible without the mentoring of Gabri, @gabrilignani, Vincent @VincentMagloire and Dimitri @Newrotrash. @DceeLab @UCLIoN biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Anti-seizure Gene Therapy for Focal Cortical Dysplasia

Anti-seizure Gene Therapy for Focal Cortical Dysplasia

Focal Cortical Dysplasias (FCDs) are a common subtype of malformation of cortical development, which frequently present with a spectrum of cognitive and behavioural abnormalities as well as pharmac...

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If you are at #AES2022 go and listen to this interesting IW today! @sophieqyc_q will present our last study on gene therapy for #epilepsy @UCLIoN @DceeLab @EpilepsyRUK nitter.cf/sophieqyc_q/status/159…
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Yichen Q@sophieqyc_q3 Nov 2022
Super excited to share the paper just published in @ScienceMagazine, amazing work with Gabri @gabrilignani and Dimitri @Newrotrash @UCLIoN @DceeLab @ucl
Lignani Lab (@LignaniLab_UCL) profile pictureLignani Lab@LignaniLab_UCL3 Nov 2022
📢 Very happy to share our paper just published in @ScienceMagazine in collaboration with @Newrotrash and led by the fabulous @sophieqyc_q! Activity-dependent Gene Therapy for Neurological Diseases #epilepsy #genetherapy @UCLIoN @EpilepsyRUK @The_MRC science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
On-demand cell-autonomous gene therapy for brain circuit disorders

On-demand cell-autonomous gene therapy for brain circuit disorders

Expressing a transgene that reduces neuronal excitability using an activity-dependent promoter stops seizures in mouse models of epilepsy.

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UCL News@uclnews4 Nov 2022
A new gene therapy treatment that helps calm overactive brain cells could be key for treating neurological disorders such as epilepsy, finds research led by Dr @gabrilignani & Prof Dimitri Kullmann @Newrotrash @UCLIoN @UCLBrainScience ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/nov/gene…

Gene therapy targeting overactive brain cells could treat neurological disorders | UCL News

A new treatment for neurological and psychiatric diseases, that works by reducing the excitability of overactive brain cells, has been developed by UCL researchers.

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Dr. Rob Wykes presenting at the @COSBID meeting in Salt Lake City @LabWykes @BIG_research @GJBrainResearch @DNS_UOM @DceeLab @UCLBrainScience
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Join us on Thursday 22nd Sept for exciting talks by @gabrilignani and @ClaraZourray about #IPSC-based models to advance therapeutic efforts for #epilepsy. @UCLchildhealth @ucl
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📢🔥Next Seminar of our series organised with @Newrotrash: Prof Simona Lodato @LodatoS_Lab – "Investigating activity-dependent processes in cerebral cortex development and disease" | Wed, Jul 20, 2022 via @worldwideneuro world-wide.org/seminar/6838 #epilepsy #development
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Wykes_Lab@LabWykes9 Jul 2022
The advantages of mapping slow brain potentials using DC‐coupled graphene micro‐transistors: Clinical and translational applications. @EduardMustbe @EpilepsyRUK @UCLIoN @mern_UoM @NanomedicineLab @COSBID @DceeLab @icn2nano @GAB_BCN onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
The advantages of mapping slow brain potentials using DC‐coupled graphene micro‐transistors:...

The advantages of mapping slow brain potentials using DC‐coupled graphene micro‐transistors:...

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First face to face joint Wykes Lab workshop. Team UCL meets Team Manchester!! @UCLIoN @MERN, @NanomedicineLab @dceelab
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Wykes_Lab@LabWykes27 Jun 2022
Kate’s review on Tumour associated epilepsy is out now! Congratulations. @Braintumourrsch @EpilepsyRUK @UCLIoN @mern_UoM @NanomedicineLab @dceelab @kateinneuro @BRUKresearch @ToriRobertson10 frontiersin.org/article/10.3…
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⏰ 6 days left to apply for working with us! Spread the word 📢📢
Lignani Lab (@LignaniLab_UCL) profile pictureLignani Lab@LignaniLab_UCL9 May 2022
🔥We are hiring a Postdoc🔥 If you are an enthusiastic electrophysiologist interested in developing new therapies for Epilepsy and Dravet Syndrome, apply to join our lab!! bit.ly/3LWMuJq @UCLIoN @DceeLab #electrophysiology #GeneTherapy #Dravet #epilepsy Deadline:30May
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🔥We are hiring a Postdoc🔥 If you are an enthusiastic electrophysiologist interested in developing new therapies for Epilepsy and Dravet Syndrome, apply to join our lab!! bit.ly/3LWMuJq @UCLIoN @DceeLab #electrophysiology #GeneTherapy #Dravet #epilepsy Deadline:30May
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Tomorrow 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Lignani Lab (@LignaniLab_UCL) profile pictureLignani Lab@LignaniLab_UCL13 Apr 2022
🔥Next seminar organized with @Newrotrash : John Huguenard @HuguenardLab – "Two lessons from experimental models of generalized absence epilepsy, myelin plasticity dependent epileptogenesis, and circuits of cognitive comorbidities" | Wed, Apr 20, 2022 via world-wide.org/seminar/6832
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Online seminar organised with @LignaniLab_UCL today 5PM UK time, 18.00 CET, 12PM ET: Tallie Z Baram @z_baram "Epileptogenesis in the developing brain:understanding a moving target" via @worldwideneuro
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