Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser
@sulsergonzalez.bsky.social
Neuroscientist working on epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. University of Edinburgh.
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New @who.int Global Status Report on Neurology calls for urgent action to address the growing burden of neurological disorders & to promote brain health for ALL. @arinatam.bsky.social co-authored Ch4: Effective, timely & responsive diagnosis, treatment & care. Full report:
edin.ac/43r3P7U
edin.ac/43r3P7U
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New @who.int Global Status Report on Neurology calls for urgent action to address the growing burden of neurological disorders & to promote brain health for ALL. @arinatam.bsky.social co-authored Ch4: Effective, timely & responsive diagnosis, treatment & care. Full report:
edin.ac/43r3P7U
edin.ac/43r3P7U
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SIDB recently featured in STV News. Using a GRIN2B rat model, Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser and Katerina Hristova showed an epilepsy drug can reduce seizures.
Check it out ⬇️
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@edinburghmedschool.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinburghuni.bsky.social
Check it out ⬇️
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Epilepsy medication could control seizures in children with rare brain disorder
Scientists have been studying GRIN2B-Related Disorder, a rare condition that affects the nervous system of young kids.
edin.ac
October 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
SIDB recently featured in STV News. Using a GRIN2B rat model, Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser and Katerina Hristova showed an epilepsy drug can reduce seizures.
Check it out ⬇️
edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
@edinburghmedschool.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinburghuni.bsky.social
Check it out ⬇️
edin.ac/3Kz2Mw1
@edinburghmedschool.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinburghuni.bsky.social
The lab was interviewed by STV about our new research article on GRIN2B-Related Disorder. Thanks so much to Aaron and Colette for sharing their story on living with this neurodevelopmental condition.
news.stv.tv/east-central...
news.stv.tv/east-central...
Epilepsy medication could control seizures in children with rare brain disorder
Scientists have been studying GRIN2B-Related Disorder, a rare condition that affects the nervous system of young kids.
news.stv.tv
September 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The lab was interviewed by STV about our new research article on GRIN2B-Related Disorder. Thanks so much to Aaron and Colette for sharing their story on living with this neurodevelopmental condition.
news.stv.tv/east-central...
news.stv.tv/east-central...
I am so happy that our new paper on seizures and sleep phenotypes in the GRIN2B knockout rat model was just published online! doi.org/10.1111/epi....
Absence seizures and sleep–wake abnormalities in a rat model of GRIN2B neurodevelopmental disorder
Objective Pathogenic mutations in GRIN2B are an important cause of severe neurodevelopmental disorders resulting in epilepsy, autism, and intellectual disability. GRIN2B encodes the GluN2B subunit o...
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I am so happy that our new paper on seizures and sleep phenotypes in the GRIN2B knockout rat model was just published online! doi.org/10.1111/epi....
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This week we welcomed Vicki Johnstone — the new Fragile X Society Family Support Worker for Scotland! 💙 She got a behind-the-scenes look at our work, from neurons to behaviours, plus a peek into our clinical research. We hope she enjoyed it!
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This week we welcomed Vicki Johnstone — the new Fragile X Society Family Support Worker for Scotland! 💙 She got a behind-the-scenes look at our work, from neurons to behaviours, plus a peek into our clinical research. We hope she enjoyed it!
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
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AES is the ideal venue for #epilepsy scientists and clinicians to present their research results to a global audience. Submit your abstract to be considered for presentation at #AES2025 in Atlanta this December! Abstract submission is open through 6/9, 12:00 PM PT. aesnet.org/AES-annual-m...
April 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
AES is the ideal venue for #epilepsy scientists and clinicians to present their research results to a global audience. Submit your abstract to be considered for presentation at #AES2025 in Atlanta this December! Abstract submission is open through 6/9, 12:00 PM PT. aesnet.org/AES-annual-m...
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New paper from the lab: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Optogenetic stimulation of the dorsal striatum bidirectionally controls seizures | PNAS
Despite a century of development of antiseizure medications, up to a third of people
with epilepsy do not achieve seizure freedom with drug therapy...
www.pnas.org
March 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New paper from the lab: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Deadline of this PhD application has been extended to 10 APRIL! Find out more and apply here
April 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Deadline of this PhD application has been extended to 10 APRIL! Find out more and apply here
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Chief Executive Professor Arjune Sen joined Professor Kevin Talbot at today's @ndcnoxford.bsky.social Lunchtime Newsround. They discussed the value of global collaboration, sleep, ageing and the Centre’s long-term goals. Thanks to the audience for their insightful questions and discussion topics!
March 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Chief Executive Professor Arjune Sen joined Professor Kevin Talbot at today's @ndcnoxford.bsky.social Lunchtime Newsround. They discussed the value of global collaboration, sleep, ageing and the Centre’s long-term goals. Thanks to the audience for their insightful questions and discussion topics!
Fabulous day with GRI-UK visiting the labs at SIDB!
We had a fantastic day welcoming family members affected by GRI-disorders. We had the opportunity to share our research & learn about their experience and the work carried out by the GRI-UK charity.
Read more: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
Read more: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Fabulous day with GRI-UK visiting the labs at SIDB!
Reposted by Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser
We had a fantastic day welcoming family members affected by GRI-disorders. We had the opportunity to share our research & learn about their experience and the work carried out by the GRI-UK charity.
Read more: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
Read more: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We had a fantastic day welcoming family members affected by GRI-disorders. We had the opportunity to share our research & learn about their experience and the work carried out by the GRI-UK charity.
Read more: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
Read more: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
@edinunineuro.bsky.social @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
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The feeling of creating an out of office autoresponder email message
December 15, 2024 at 8:17 PM
The feeling of creating an out of office autoresponder email message
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Huge congratulations to @cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social, awarded the Runner Up for the Scottish Microscopist of the Year Award 2024. This award celebrates inspirational and outstanding contributions to the Scottish Microscopy community. L - organid; R - rat heart.
December 9, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Huge congratulations to @cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social, awarded the Runner Up for the Scottish Microscopist of the Year Award 2024. This award celebrates inspirational and outstanding contributions to the Scottish Microscopy community. L - organid; R - rat heart.
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🧪♻️🔬The first of six in our blog series on how to make labs more sustainable is out. Jeroen Dobbelaere offers an overall picture of academia’s environmental impact.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4irS2Mn
#sustainability #ClimateChange #SciSky #SustainableLabs
Read more: https://bit.ly/4irS2Mn
#sustainability #ClimateChange #SciSky #SustainableLabs
How to make labs more sustainable: introducing sustainability in academia
9 December 2024 by Jeroen Dobbelaere With a growing interest in sustainability in academia, we need to help the biological community embrace these practices within their lab. This is the first of six…
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December 9, 2024 at 4:57 PM
🧪♻️🔬The first of six in our blog series on how to make labs more sustainable is out. Jeroen Dobbelaere offers an overall picture of academia’s environmental impact.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4irS2Mn
#sustainability #ClimateChange #SciSky #SustainableLabs
Read more: https://bit.ly/4irS2Mn
#sustainability #ClimateChange #SciSky #SustainableLabs
Super session from @cnsdrughunter.bsky.social on the bright future therapies from Syngap1.
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Super session from @cnsdrughunter.bsky.social on the bright future therapies from Syngap1.
Start of the Syngap1 Science Day 2024. The amazing Mike Graglia leading things off.
December 5, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Start of the Syngap1 Science Day 2024. The amazing Mike Graglia leading things off.
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Star PhD student Katerina Hristova successfully defended her thesis today. She has pushed the lab so far forward, has very strong papers, and is a passionate scientist. Good luck Katerina and congratulations! @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Star PhD student Katerina Hristova successfully defended her thesis today. She has pushed the lab so far forward, has very strong papers, and is a passionate scientist. Good luck Katerina and congratulations! @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social
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♀️ Female brains are more resilient to food restriction than ♂️ males.
Read more on the latest paper from the
@RochefortLab
here: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
Read more on the latest paper from the
@RochefortLab
here: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
November 30, 2024 at 2:56 PM
♀️ Female brains are more resilient to food restriction than ♂️ males.
Read more on the latest paper from the
@RochefortLab
here: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
Read more on the latest paper from the
@RochefortLab
here: sidb.org.uk/news-events/...
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We are still recruiting for PhD studentships in basic & translational brain sciences! SIDB provides an annual stipend of £25K, plus tuition fees (inc. international).
Find out more & apply by 26th Jan >> sidb.org.uk/phds/
#ExtraordinaryEdinburgh @edinunineuro.bsky.social
Find out more & apply by 26th Jan >> sidb.org.uk/phds/
#ExtraordinaryEdinburgh @edinunineuro.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 3:45 PM
We are still recruiting for PhD studentships in basic & translational brain sciences! SIDB provides an annual stipend of £25K, plus tuition fees (inc. international).
Find out more & apply by 26th Jan >> sidb.org.uk/phds/
#ExtraordinaryEdinburgh @edinunineuro.bsky.social
Find out more & apply by 26th Jan >> sidb.org.uk/phds/
#ExtraordinaryEdinburgh @edinunineuro.bsky.social
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Star PhD student Katerina Hristova successfully defended her thesis today. She has pushed the lab so far forward, has very strong papers, and is a passionate scientist. Good luck Katerina and congratulations! @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Star PhD student Katerina Hristova successfully defended her thesis today. She has pushed the lab so far forward, has very strong papers, and is a passionate scientist. Good luck Katerina and congratulations! @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social
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Thank you so much for this award! I am very touched and humbled, as I feel I have learned at least as much from my mentees as they have learned from me. Thank you
@womeninneurouk.bsky.social for all the amazing work you are doing!
@womeninneurouk.bsky.social for all the amazing work you are doing!
December 2, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Thank you so much for this award! I am very touched and humbled, as I feel I have learned at least as much from my mentees as they have learned from me. Thank you
@womeninneurouk.bsky.social for all the amazing work you are doing!
@womeninneurouk.bsky.social for all the amazing work you are doing!
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The SIDB PhD programme with projects on neurodevelopmental disorders (including one from our lab) is now open for applications. Good stipend, excellent environment and a beautiful city sidb.org.uk/phds/
November 20, 2024 at 9:30 AM
The SIDB PhD programme with projects on neurodevelopmental disorders (including one from our lab) is now open for applications. Good stipend, excellent environment and a beautiful city sidb.org.uk/phds/
Our paper was published a couple of months ago describing a new rodent model of SYNGAP1 related disorders, www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Key roles of C2/GAP domains in SYNGAP1-related pathophysiology
Katsanevaki et al. use a combination of molecular, cellular, circuit, and behavioral
approaches to demonstrate phenotypic similarities between two distinct Syngap rat
models. These findings highlight ...
www.cell.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Our paper was published a couple of months ago describing a new rodent model of SYNGAP1 related disorders, www.cell.com/cell-reports...