Elucidating presynaptic dysfunction in various genetic preclinical models of intellectual disability. Contact type Person First name Katherine Surname Bonnycastle Title Dr Role Postdoctoral Researcher - Cousin lab Organisation 1 Hugh Robson Building Organisation 2 15 George Square Organisation 3 Edinburgh, EH8 9XD Work phone +44 (0) 131 651 1131 Email Katherine.bonnycastle@ed.ac.uk Personal profile 2018-present: Postdoctoral Research, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh 2014-2018: PhD Biomedical Sciences (Integrative Physiology), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 2013-2014: MScR Biomedical Sciences (Integrative Physiology) University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 2010-2013: BA & BSc (Hons) Cognitive Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Research My research focusses on elucidating presynaptic dysfunction in various genetic preclinical models of intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. Using live-cell imaging techniques, I am studying whether synaptic vesicle recycling is altered in any of these models. Publications Bonnycastle K, Davenport EC, Cousin MA. Presynaptic dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders: Insights from the synaptic vesicle life cycle. J Neurochem. 2020. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15035 [doi]. This article was published on 2022-10-17
Contact type Person First name Katherine Surname Bonnycastle Title Dr Role Postdoctoral Researcher - Cousin lab Organisation 1 Hugh Robson Building Organisation 2 15 George Square Organisation 3 Edinburgh, EH8 9XD Work phone +44 (0) 131 651 1131 Email Katherine.bonnycastle@ed.ac.uk
