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Research Interests
In recent years it has become clear that in addition to their traditional roles as “housekeepers” of the brain’s environment, astrocytes can also signal to neurones using many of the mechanisms previously thought exclusive to neuronal transmission. The release of such transmitters as glutamate and ATP can elicit and affect neuronal excitability and modulate synaptic transmission.
The focus of my research group is on the mechanisms of astrocyte-neuron signalling in the thalamus, and how such signalling is involved in thalamic function. The techniques used are combined electrophysiological recording and Calcium imaging.
Teaching Activity
PH1401 (Module coordinator): Neuronal excitability, cardiovascular physiology, endocrinology, brain anatomy, respiration and blood pressure practical classes.
PH2509: Anaemia, haemostasis, inotropy, vasodilators.
Pharmacy Programme First year Tutor
Member of the Neurophysiology & Clinical Neuroimaging Research Group
Employment
- 2021 - Professor in Pharmacology, Aston University
- 2019 - Reader in Pharmacology , Aston University
- 2009- Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Aston University.
- 2004- Lecturer in Pharmacology, Aston University.
- 1995-2004 School of Biosciences, Cardiff University.
- 1992-1995 Department of Pharmacology, University of California at San Francisco.
- 1988-1992 Department of Neurophysiology, Southampton University.
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0) 121 204 4049
Fax: +44 (0) 121 359 0733
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Studies on Chloride in the somatic muscle bag cells of the parasitic nematode Ascaris Suum, University of Southampton
1 Oct 1988 → 1 Oct 1991
Award Date: 2 Dec 1991
BSc, Physiology with Pharmacology, University of Southampton
1 Oct 1985 → 31 Jul 1988
Award Date: 14 Jul 1988
Keywords
- QP Physiology
- glial cells
- astrocytes
- electrophysiology
- calcium imaging
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Engineering bacteriophytochrome-coupled photoactivated adenylyl cyclases for enhanced optogenetic cAMP modulation
Xu, Q., Vogt, A., Frechen, F., Yi, C., Küçükerden, M., Ngum, N., Sitjà Roqueta, L., Greiner, A., Parri, R., Masana, M., Wenger, N., Wachten, D. & Möglich, A., 31 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of molecular biology. 19 p., 168257.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First Organoid Intelligence (OI) workshop to form an OI community
Morales Pantoja, I. E., Smirnova, L., Muotri, A. R., Wahlin, K. J., Kahn, J., Boyd, J. L., Gracias, D. H., Harris, T. D., Cohen-Karni, T., Caffo, B. S., Szalay, A. S., Han, F., Zack, D. J., Etienne-Cummings, R., Akwaboah, A., Romero, J. C., Alam El Din, D.-M., Plotkin, J. D., Paulhamus, B. L. & Johnson, E. C. & 22 others, , 28 Feb 2023, In: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. 6, 15 p., 1116870.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Baltimore declaration toward the exploration of organoid intelligence
Hartung, T., Smirnova, L., Morales Pantoja, I. E., Akwaboah, A., Alam El Din, D.-M., Berlinicke, C. A., Boyd, J. L., Caffo, B. S., Cappiello, B., Cohen-Karni, T., Curley, J. L., Etienne-Cummings, R., Dastgheyb, R., Gracias, D. H., Gilbert, F., Habela, C. W., Han, F., Harris, T. D., Herrmann, K. & Hill, E. J. & 23 others, , 28 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers in Science. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Ultra-short laser pulses propagation through mouse head tissues: experimental and computational study
Galiakhmetova, D., Dremin, V., Koviarov, A., Stoliarov, D., Ngum, N., Murugesan, R. C., Parri, R., Sokolovski, S. & Rafailov, E., Jul 2023, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 29, 4, 12 p., 7200311.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A requirement for astrocyte IP 3 R2 signaling for whisker experience-dependent depression and homeostatic upregulation in the mouse barrel cortex
Butcher, J. B., Sims, R. E., Ngum, N. M., Bazzari, A. H., Jenkins, S. I., King, M., Hill, E. J., Nagel, D. A., Fox, K., Parri, H. R. & Glazewski, S., 25 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16, p. 905285 20 p., 905285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research Data - Inferring Structure of Cortical Neuronal Networks from Firing Data: A Statistical Physics Approach
Po, H. F. (Creator), Houben, A. M. (Creator), Haeb, A.-C. (Creator), Jenkins, D. R. (Creator), Hill, E. J. (Creator), Parri, R. (Creator), Soriano, J. (Creator) & Saad, D. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 11 Apr 2024
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000635
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Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (Journal)
Parri, R. (Peer reviewer)
May 2012Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
Parri, R. (Peer reviewer)
May 2012Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Chinese Journal of Physiology (Journal)
Parri, R. (Peer reviewer)
Apr 2012Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Epilepsy Research UK International Expert Workshop
Parri, R. (Participant)
15 Mar 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Frontiers in Neuropharmacology (Journal)
Parri, R. (Peer reviewer)
Mar 2012Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review