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Alessandra Borsini is a lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London.
Her research interest focuses on the role of inflammation and stress on brain neurogenic alterations, particularly in the context of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, and on the ability of psychotropic, anti-inflammatory and nutrition-based treatments to prevent such alterations.
She has been a member of the MRC Immunopsychiatry Consortium, of the AMBROSIAC ERA-NET/MRC consortium, and of the ECNP Immuno-Neuropsychiatry Network. She has received various awards, including the Psychoneuroimmunology Award, from the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRs), and the Preclinical Psychopharmacology Award from the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP).
She has published over 50 papers, with a current H-index of 26, and has been recipient of both national and international research grants from the MRC, Wellcome Trust, NIHR BRC, European Commission and Rosetrees Trust. She is part of the Editorial Board of several journals, including Brain Behaviour and Immunity, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Psychiatry, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Psychiatric Research, Nutritional Neuroscience and Psychosomatic Medicine. She has been formal supervisor of 6 PhD students so far.
She is programme leader of the MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mind-Body Interface.
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Baseline lower Mediterranean diet quality and higher inflammation predict negative well-being in children and adolescents two years later: The UP&DOWN study
Bujtor, M., Bowe, S., Dingle, S., Torres, S., Esteban-Gonzalo, L., Timperio, A., Pinero, J. C., Marcos, A., Gómez-Martínez, S., Pariante, C. M. & Borsini, A., 2024, (Submitted) In: Brain Behaviour and Immunity Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From placenta to the foetus: a systematic review of in vitro models of stress- and inflammation-induced antenatal depression
Kirkpatrick, M., Mandal, G., Mariani, N., Elhadidy, I., Priestley, K., Pariante, C. & Borsini, A., 2024, In: Molecular Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Ketamine Prevents Inflammation-Induced Reduction of Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis via Inhibiting the Production of Neurotoxic Metabolites of the Kynurenine Pathway
Mandal, G., Kirkpatrick, M., Alboni, S., Mariani, N., Pariante, C. & Borsini, A., 1 Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology . 27, 10, pyae041.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The complex role of the chemokine CX3CL1/Fractalkine in major depressive disorder: A narrative review of preclinical and clinical studies
Bridge, S., Karagiannis, S. N. & Borsini, A., 28 Apr 2024, In: Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health. 38, p. 100778 100778.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The dietary ligands, omega-3 fatty acid endocannabinoids and short-chain fatty acids prevent cytokine-induced reduction of human hippocampal neurogenesis and alter the expression of genes involved in neuroinflammation and neuroplasticity
Mandal, G., Alboni, S., Cattane, N., Marizzoni, M., Saleri , S., Arslanovski , N., Mariani, N., Kirkpatrick , M., Cattaneo, A., Pariante, C. & Borsini, A., 13 Jan 2024, In: Molecular Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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USING ULTRASONIC NEURO-IMMUNO-MODULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION: AN IN VITRO STUDY
Borsini, A. (Primary Investigator) & Pouliopoulos, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/2025 → 28/02/2026
Project: Research
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Understanding the detrimental effect of inflammation on neurogenesis in the context of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders
Borsini, A. (Primary Investigator)
1/10/2024 → 31/05/2026
Project: Research
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How long-COVID-19 affects the brain: gaining mechanistic insight “in vitro” on how brain cells are disrupted upon exposure to serum from long-COVID-19 patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms (neuro long-COVID-19)
Borsini, A. (Primary Investigator), Brant, C. (Co-Investigator), Nicholson, T. (Co-Investigator), Pariante, C. (Co-Investigator), Pollak, T. (Co-Investigator) & Srivastava, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/2024 → 30/09/2026
Project: Research
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Modulation of the gut-brain axis by cranberries: impact on university students' mental health
Rodriguez Mateos, A. M. (Primary Investigator), Borsini, A. (Co-Investigator), Mesnage, R. (Co-Investigator) & Pariante, C. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/2021 → 31/10/2023
Project: Research
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Does COVID-19 affect the brain? Gaining mechanistic insight “in vitro” on how brain cell function is disrupted upon exposure to serum from COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms
Borsini, A. (Primary Investigator), Lechler, R. (Co-Investigator), Pariante, C. (Co-Investigator), Srivastava, D. (Co-Investigator), Thuret, S. (Co-Investigator), Vernon, A. (Co-Investigator) & Williams, F. (Co-Investigator)
1/02/2021 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research
Prizes
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Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Award
Borsini, A. (Recipient), 2019
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British Association for Psychopharmacology Hannah Steinberg Award
Borsini, A. (Recipient), 2014
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British Association for Psychopharmacology Junior Preclinical Psychopharmacology Award
Borsini, A. (Recipient), 2020
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British Association for Psychopharmacology Poster Prize
Borsini, A. (Recipient), 2019
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British Association for Psychopharmacology Robert Kerwin Travel Bursary
Borsini, A. (Recipient), 2015
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