Dr Valentina Mosienko
MSc, PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow and Proleptic Senior Lecturer
School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
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Research interests
Dr Valentina Mosienko is a neuroscientist with a background in behavior neuroscience, and molecular and glial biology. In her group, they investigate causes, mechanisms and therapeutic targets in neuropsychiatric disorders. The current focus of her research is on non-neuronal mechanisms underlying depression through immune cells of the brain, astrocytes and microglia.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Astrocyte mechanisms in depression
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Physiology, Pharmacology & NeuroscienceDates
03/01/2022 to 31/05/2026
Novel mechanisms in depression: investigating the effects of astrocytic lactate on emotional behaviour
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Physiology, Pharmacology & NeuroscienceDates
03/01/2022 to 31/01/2024
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
01/09/2024ACE2 Knockout Mice Are Resistant to High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in an Age-Dependent Manner
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Serotonin drives aggression and social behaviors of laboratory male mice in a semi-natural environment
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
miR-483-5p offsets functional and behavioural effects of stress in male mice through synapse-targeted repression of Pgap2 in the basolateral amygdala
Nature Communications
Tph2 Gene Expression Defines Ethanol Drinking Behavior in Mice
Cells
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