Personal profile
Research interests
I obtained my PhD at Imperial College London studying the Epstein Barr Virus serotypes and their mechanisms of B cell infection. I then moved on to neurosciences, for my 2 post docs at the Institute of Psychiatry, KCL. During 8 years I applied viral recombination technologies to engineer and study the memory pathways both in vivo, using mouse models and ex vivo, using induced pluripotent stem cells.
At present I am collaborating with KCL and the university of Reading to study the synaptic function of SHANK3 in the healthy synapsis and in autism.
Teaching
I am extremely dedicated to high quality teaching and open to the integration of new technologies and modern methods to classical teaching. As a result of my experience I presently teach immunology, biochemistry and application of molecular genetics to biology. I have obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice from King's College London and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In my PGCAP thesis I focused on the development of multidisciplinary environments in Academia.
Education/Academic qualification
Immunology and virology, PhD, Imperial College London
Award Date: 10 Jun 2008
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Research output
- 16 Article
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Prevention of long-term memory loss after retrieval by an endogenous CaMKII inhibitor
Vigil, F. A., Mizuno, K., Lucchesi, W., Valls-Comamala, V. & Giese, K. P., 22 Jun 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, p. 1-9 9 p., 4040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stem cell-derived neurons from autistic individuals with SHANK3 mutation show morphogenetic abnormalities during early development
Kathuria, A., Nowosiad, P., Jagasia, R., Aigner, S., Taylor, R. D., Andreae, L. C., Gatford, N. J. F., Lucchesi, W., Srivastava, D. P. & Price, J., 26 Sept 2017, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 23, p. 735-746 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Noncoding RNAs and the control of signalling via nuclear receptor regulation in health and disease
Cathcart, P., Lucchesi, W., Ottaviani, S., De Giorgio, A., Krell, J., Stebbing, J. & Castellano, L., 1 Aug 2015, In: Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 29, 4, p. 529-543 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The utility of patient specific induced pluripotent stem cells for the modelling of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Cocks, G., Curran, S., Gami, P., Uwanogho, D., Jeffries, A. R., Kathuria, A., Lucchesi, W., Wood, V., Dixon, R., Ogilvie, C., Steckler, T. & Price, J., Mar 2014, In: Psychopharmacology. 231, 6, p. 1079-1088 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Erratum: ACaMKII autophosphorylation controls the establishment of alcohol drinking behavior (Neuropsychopharmacology (2013) 38 (2735))
Easton, A. C., Lucchesi, W., Lourdusamy, A., Lenz, B., Solati, J., Golub, Y., Lewczuk, P., Fernandes, C., Desrivieres, S., Dawirs, R. R., Moll, G. H., Kornhuber, J., Frank, J., Hoffmann, P., Soyka, M., Kiefer, F., Schumann, G., Peter Giese, K. & Müller, C. P., Dec 2013, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 38, 13, p. 2735-2736 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review