Francesco Gobbo

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After joining the University of Edinburgh, I have worked with Prof. Richard Morris for 5 years and later joined the lab or Prof. Tara Spires-Jones. My interests include memory and related molecular modifications at the synaptic level in health and neurodegeneration.
During my PhD, I developed potentiation reporters to map potentiated synapses in the brain during behavioural tasks. In Richatd Morris's lab, I developed the application of microendoscopic recording of calcium activity in the rat hippocampus to study the stability of memories. and how information is accessed during remembering and planning. In Spires-Jones's lab, I am applying my molecular and imaging expertise to elucidate the correlate of synaptic elimination or survival with their activity status during early neurodegenerative injuries.

Education/Academic qualification

Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Tagging of potentiated synapses with a locally translated optogenetic reporter, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

1 Oct 2013 → 30 Jul 2018

Award Date: 30 Jul 2018

Natural Sciences, Master of Biology, Corso Ordinario, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

1 Sept 2008 → 31 Aug 2013

Award Date: 19 Dec 2013

Molecular and Cellular Biology, Master of Science (with Distinction), Molecular and Cellular Biology, Università di Pisa

1 Sept 2011 → 31 Jul 2013

Award Date: 31 Jul 2013

Molecular and Cellular Biology, Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours), Molecular and Biological Sciences, Università di Pisa

1 Sept 2008 → 31 Jul 2011

Award Date: 31 Jul 2011

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Neuronal signature of spatial decision-making during navigation by freely moving rats using calcium imaging
Gobbo, F., Mitchell-Heggs, R., Tse, D., Al-Omrani, M., Spooner, P., Shultz, S. R. & Morris, R., 24 Oct 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 119, 44, 12 p., e2212152119.
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Transmembrane protein 97 is a potential synaptic amyloid beta receptor in human Alzheimer’s disease
Colom Cadena, M., Toombs, J., Simzer, E., Holt, K., McGeachan, R., Tulloch, J., Jackson, R. J., Catterson, J. H., Spires-Jones, M. P., Rose, J., Waybright, L., O Caggiano, A., King, D., Gobbo, F., Davies, C., Hooley, M., Dunnett, S., Tempelaar, R., Meftah, S., Tzioras, M., & 7 othersHamby, M. E., Izzo, N. J., Catalano, S. M., Durrant, C. S., Smith, C., Dando, O. & Spires-Jones, T. L., 6 Feb 2024, In: Acta Neuropathologica. 147, p. 1-22
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Cell-type-specific optogenetic stimulation of the locus coeruleus induces slow-onset potentiation and enhances everyday memory in rats
Tse, D., Privitera, L., Norton, A. C., Gobbo, F., Spooner, P., Takeuchi, T., Martin, S. J. & Morris, R. G. M., 6 Nov 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 46, p. e2307275120
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Optogenetic stimulation of tyrosine hydroxylase positive neurons in the locus coeruleus induces slow-onset potentiation and enhances everyday memory in rats
Tse, D., Privitera, L., Norton, A., Gobbo, F., Spooner, P., Takeuchi, T., Martin, S. J. & Morris, R. G. M., 6 Nov 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 120, 46
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Abstinence-Induced Nicotine Seeking Relays on a Persistent Hypoglutamatergic State within the Amygdalo-Striatal Neurocircuitry
Domi, A., Domi, E., Lagstrom, O., Gobbo, F., Jerlhag, E. & Adermark, L., 8 Feb 2023, In: eNeuro. 10, 2, p. 1-13
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Differential hippocampal involvement in memory representation and recall in episodic memory tasks solved using egocentric and allocentric coordinates
Francesco Gobbo (Invited speaker)
15 Dec 2023
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Neuroscience 2023
Francesco Gobbo (Presenter)
2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
British Neuroscience Association 2023: Festival of Neuroscience
Francesco Gobbo (Member of programme committee)
2023 → …
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (Journal)
Francesco Gobbo (Peer reviewer)
2022 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Brain Communications (Journal)
Francesco Gobbo (Peer reviewer)
2022 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review

Corso Ordinario
Gobbo, Francesco (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Fellowships awarded competitively
Guarantors of the Brain travel grant
Gobbo, Francesco (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Perfezionamento
Gobbo, Francesco (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Fellowships awarded competitively
Pre-registration ECR poster prize winner
Gobbo, Francesco (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Research Adaptation Fund
Gobbo, Francesco (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Neuronal signature of spatial decision-making during navigation by freely moving rats by using calcium imaging
Mitchell-Heggs, R. (Creator), Tse, D. (Creator), Schultz, S. R. (Creator), Morris, R. (Creator), Morris, R. (Creator) & Gobbo, F. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 28 Oct 2022
DOI: 10.7488/ds/3774
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Whose behaviour? Ca2+ imaging in medial prefrontal cortex during social dominance interactions in a Tube-Test
Morris, R. (Creator), Saxena, K. (Creator), Garcia Font, N. (Creator), Mitchell-Heggs, R. (Creator), Gobbo, F. (Creator), Kind, P. (Creator), Gabbert, C. (Creator), Chattarj, S. (Creator), Schulz, S. (Creator), Taylor, G. (Creator), Mastrobernardino, G. (Creator), Spooner, P. (Creator) & Dabrowska, J. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 29 Apr 2022
DOI: 10.7488/ds/3415
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Neuronal signature of spatial decision-making during navigation by freely moving rats using calcium imaging

Transmembrane protein 97 is a potential synaptic amyloid beta receptor in human Alzheimer’s disease

Cell-type-specific optogenetic stimulation of the locus coeruleus induces slow-onset potentiation and enhances everyday memory in rats

Optogenetic stimulation of tyrosine hydroxylase positive neurons in the locus coeruleus induces slow-onset potentiation and enhances everyday memory in rats

Abstinence-Induced Nicotine Seeking Relays on a Persistent Hypoglutamatergic State within the Amygdalo-Striatal Neurocircuitry

Differential hippocampal involvement in memory representation and recall in episodic memory tasks solved using egocentric and allocentric coordinates

Neuroscience 2023

British Neuroscience Association 2023: Festival of Neuroscience

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (Journal)

Brain Communications (Journal)

Corso Ordinario

Guarantors of the Brain travel grant

Perfezionamento

Pre-registration ECR poster prize winner

Research Adaptation Fund

Neuronal signature of spatial decision-making during navigation by freely moving rats by using calcium imaging

Whose behaviour? Ca2+ imaging in medial prefrontal cortex during social dominance interactions in a Tube-Test

Francesco Gobbo

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