Alberto Galbusera
Technician

About
2007: B.Sc. degree in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (110/110) at the University of Milan in 2007, with a thesis on the generation and characterization of a stable rat adult brain endothelial cell line.
2010: M.Sc. degree in Drug Biotechnology (110/110 summa cum laude) with a thesis on the development of gene delivery system to knock down the hepatic estrogen receptor.
March 2011-Jan 2013: Support Technician at the MRI laboratory of the Center of Nanotechnology Innovation in Pisa (CNI, IIT@NEST),where he was involved in the set up and implementation of functional and structural MRI methods for the characterisation and validation of multifunctional diagnostics and therapeutics.
Since Feb 2013: Junior Technician at the MRI laboratory of the Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems (CNCS, IIT@UniTn).
Google Scholar's bibliometrics:
https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=Lj5triYAAAAJ&hl=it
Selected Publications
F Errico, V D'Argenio, F Sforazzini, F Iasevoli, M Squillace, G Guerri, F Napolitano, T Angrisano, A Di Maio, S Keller, D Vitucci, A Galbusera, L Chiariotti, A Bertolino, A de Bartolomeis, F Salvatore, A Gozzi, A Usiello, “A role for D-aspartate oxidase in schizophrenia and in schizophrenia-related symptoms induced by phencyclidine in mice”, Translational Psychiatry 02/2015; 5(2):e512. DOI:10.1038/tp.2015.2
F Sforazzini, A Bertero, L Dodero, G David, A Galbusera, M L Scattoni, M Pasqualetti, A Gozzi, “Altered functional connectivity networks in acallosal and socially impaired BTBR mice”, Brain Structure and Function 12/2014; DOI:10.1007/s00429-014-0948-9
M Squillace, L Dodero, M Federici, S Migliarini, F Errico, F Napolitano, P Krashia, A Di Maio, A Galbusera, A Bifone, ML Scattoni, M Pasqualetti, NB Mercuri, A Usiello, A Gozzi, “Dysfunctional dopaminergic neurotransmission in asocial BTBR mice”, Translational Psychiatry 08/2014; 4(8):e427. DOI:10.1038/tp.2014.69
F Errico, R Nisticò, A Di Giorgio, M Squillace, D Vitucci, A Galbusera, S Piccinin, D Mango, L Fazio, S Middei, S Trizio, NB Mercuri, MA Teule, D Centonze, A Gozzi, G Blasi, A Bertolino, A Usiello, “Free D-aspartate regulates neuronal dendritic morphology, synaptic plasticity, gray matter volume and brain activity in mammals”, Translational Psychiatry 07/2014; 4(e417):1-9. DOI:10.1038/tp.2014.59
S Sannino, A Gozzi, A Cerasa, F Piras, D Scheggia, F Managò, M Damiano, A Galbusera, L C Erickson, D De Pietri Tonelli, A Bifone, S A Tsaftaris, C Caltagirone, D R Weinberger, G Spalletta, F Papaleo, “COMT Genetic Reduction Produces Sexually Divergent Effects on Cortical Anatomy and Working Memory in Mice and Humans”, Cerebral Cortex 03/2014; DOI:10.1093/cercor/bhu053
F Sforazzini, AJ Schwarz, A Galbusera, A Bifone, A Gozzi, “Distributed BOLD and CBV-weighted resting-state networks in the mouse brain”, NeuroImage 09/2013; 87. DOI:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.09.050
L Dodero, M Damiano, A Galbusera, A Bifone, S A Tsaftsaris, ML Scattoni, A Gozzi, “Neuroimaging Evidence of Major Morpho-Anatomical and Functional Abnormalities in the BTBR T+TF/J Mouse Model of Autism”, PLoS ONE 05/2013; 8(10):e76655. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0076655
IIT Publications
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A cross-species link between deficient synaptic pruning and functional hyper-connectivity in autism
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) -
A cross-species link between mTOR-dependent deficient synaptic pruning and functional hyper-connectivity in autism
INSAR -
A cross-species link between mTOR-dependent hyperactivity and functional over-connectivity in autism
OHBM ANNUAL MEETING -
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Acute and Repeated Intranasal Oxytocin Differentially Modulate Brain-wide Functional Connectivity
Neuroscience, vol. 445, pp. 83-94 -
Cortical silencing results in paradoxical fMRI over-connectivity
OHBM ANNUAL MEETING -
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Dysfunctional D-aspartate metabolism in BTBR mouse model of idiopathic autism
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics, vol. 1868, (no. 12) -
Network scale optogenetic fMRI with tapered optical fibers
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) -
Paradoxical fMRI overconnectivity upon chemogenetic inhibition of fronto-cortical activity
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) -
Paradoxical fMRI overconnectivity upon neural silencing of the prefrontal cortex
Forum of European Neuroscience -
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The M1/M4 preferring muscarinic agonist xanomeline modulates functional connectivity and NMDAR antagonist-induced changes in the mouse brain
Neuropsychopharmacology - 2019
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Aberrant somatosensory processing and connectivity in mice lacking engrailed-2
Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 39, (no. 8), pp. 1525-1538 -
Acute and chronic intranasal oxytocin differentially affect brain functional connectivity
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) -
A mechanistic link between deficient synaptic pruning and functional hyper-connectivity in autism
Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience -
A mechanistic link between deficient synaptic pruning and functional hyper-connectivity in autism
Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping -
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Can single shell diffusion mri detect synaptic plasticity in mice?
Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, vol. 2019-April, pp. 182-185 -
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Deletion of autism risk gene shank3 disrupts prefrontal connectivity
Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 39, (no. 27), pp. 5299-5310 -
Network scale optogenetic fMRI with tapered optical fibers
Optogen - 2018
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Acute and Chronic intranasal oxytocin differentially affect brain functional connectivity
10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience -
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Altered neocortical gene expression, brain overgrowth and functional over-connectivity in chd8 haploinsufficient mice
Cerebral Cortex, vol. 28, (no. 6), pp. 2192-2206 -
Altered prefrontal functional connectivity and anatomy in mice lacking autism-associated gene Shank3
International Society for Autism Research -
Autism-associated 16p11.2 microdeletion impairs prefrontal functional connectivity in mouse and human
International Society for Autism Research -
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Autism-associated 16p11.2 microdeletion impairs prefrontal functional connectivity in mouse and human
Brain, vol. 141, (no. 7), pp. 2055-2065 -
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Homozygous loss of autism-risk gene cntnap2 results in reduced local and long-range prefrontal functional connectivity
Cerebral Cortex, vol. 28, (no. 4), pp. 1141-1153 -
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Serotonin depletion causes valproate-responsive manic-like condition and increased hippocampal neuroplasticity that are reversed by stress.
Scientific Reports - 2017
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Aberrant striatal anatomy and gray matter connectivity networks in mice lacking autism-associated gene CNTNAP2
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM),Honolulu -
Altered default mode network organization and functional connectivity in mice lacking autism-associated gene Shank3
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM),Honolulu -
Altered prefrontal anatomy and functional connectivity in mice lacking autism- associated gene Shank3
Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience 2017 -
Autism associated 16p11.2 microdeletion impacts prefrontal connectivity in humans and mice
Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience 2017 -
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Brain-wide Mapping of Endogenous Serotonergic Transmission via Chemogenetic fMRI
Cell Reports, vol. 21, (no. 4), pp. 910-918 -
Distinctive behavioural anomalies, structural brain phenotypes and cortical hyper-connectivity in Chd8-deficient mice
biorXiv -
Heat delivered into the brain with tapered optical fibers
4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTOGENETICS AND NEUROPHOTONICS -
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Intranasal Oxytocin and Vasopressin Modulate Divergent Brainwide Functional Substrates
Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 42, (no. 7), pp. 1420-1434 -
Muscarinic receptor agonism prevents functional connectivity aberrancies produced by the NMDAR antagonist phencyclidine (PCP)
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM),Honolulu -
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Serotonin Buffers Hippocampal Neuroplasticity And Emotional Behavior
biorXiv -
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The Knockout of Synapsin II in Mice Impairs Social Behavior and Functional Connectivity Generating an ASD-like Phenotype
Cerebral Cortex, vol. 27, (no. 10), pp. 5014-5023 - 2016
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Altered functional connectivity networks in acallosal and socially impaired BTBR mice
Brain Structure and Function, vol. 221, (no. 2), pp. 941-954 -
An automated pipeline for mouse brain morphometric MRI
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Singapore -
Default-mode network hypo-connectivity in a mouse model of human chromosome 16p11.2 microdeletion
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM),Honolulu -
Default‐mode network hypoconnectivity in a mouse model of human chromosome 16p11.2 microdeletion
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Singapore -
Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on cognitive functions and neural substrates: a voxel-based morphometry study in aged mice
10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2016 -
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Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on cognitive functions and neural substrates: A voxel-based morphometry study in aged mice
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, vol. 8, (no. MAR) -
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Erratum to Altered functional connectivity networks in acallosal and socially impaired BTBR mice (Brain Struct Funct, (2016), 10.1007/s00429-014-0948-9)
Brain Structure and Function, vol. 221, (no. 2) -
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Semi-automated registration-based anatomical labelling, voxel based morphometry and cortical thickness mapping of the mouse brain
Journal of Neuroscience Methods, vol. 267, pp. 62-73 - 2015
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A role for D-aspartate oxidase in schizophrenia and in schizophrenia-related symptoms induced by phencyclidine in mice
Translational Psychiatry, vol. 5, (no. 2) -
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COMT genetic reduction produces sexually divergent effects on cortical anatomy and working memory in mice and humans
Cerebral Cortex, vol. 25, (no. 9), pp. 2529-2541 -
Frontal hypoconnectivity in the 16p11.2 microdeletion autism model
Society of Neuroscience -
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Functional connectivity hubs of the mouse brain
NeuroImage, vol. 115, pp. 281-291 -
Voxel-scale mapping of the mouse brain functional connectome
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine(ISMRM), 23rd meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2015 - 2014
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D-Aspartate Levels and Related Genetic Variation are Associated with Prefrontal Phenotypes: A Translational Study From Rodents to Humans
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Distributed BOLD and CBV-weighted resting-state networks in the mouse brain
NeuroImage, vol. 87, pp. 403-415 -
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Dysfunctional dopaminergic neurotransmission in asocial BTBR mice
Translational Psychiatry, vol. 4 -
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Free D-aspartate regulates neuronal dendritic morphology, synaptic plasticity, gray matter volume and brain activity in mammals
Translational Psychiatry, vol. 4 -
Intransal administration of neuroactive peptides elicits robust fMRI responses in the mouse brain
23rd Annual Meeting European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology, Milan, May 2014 -
Modular organization of mouse brain functional connectivity
23rd Annual Meeting European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology, Milan, May 2014 - 2013
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Neuroimaging Evidence of Major Morpho-Anatomical and Functional Abnormalities in the BTBR T+TF/J Mouse Model of Autism
PLoS ONE, vol. 8, (no. 10)