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Professor Mark Cunningham

Professor of Neurophysiology of Epilepsy (Physiology)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE
      
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Professor Mark Cunningham

Professor of Neurophysiology of Epilepsy (Physiology)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE


  Ageing, memory and other cognitive processes   BEHAVIORAL STRESS   Clinical neurology   Consequences of ischemia or hypoxia, convulsive disorders   EEG   ENTORHINAL CORTEX   EPILEPSY   EPILEPSY SURGERY   HIPPOCAMPUS IN-VITRO   INTERNEURONS   MITOCHONDRIA   Neurobiology   Neurochemistry and neuropharmacology   Neurodegeneration   Neurology   Neuropharmacology   Neurophysiology   Neuroscience   OSCILLATIONS   Pathophysiology   Physiology   Psychiatry   TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY
Project Title
 Gene Therapy approaches for brain tumour related epilepsy
From
01/11/21
To
31/10/25
Summary
Funding Agency
Science Foundation Ireland
Programme
Frontiers for the Future
Project Type
Project award
Project Title
 Chicken Stress
From
01/05/19
To
30/04/23
Summary
Funding Agency
European Union Horizon 2020
Programme
European Union Horizon 2020 Marie Sk"odowska-Curie Action
Project Type
European Training Network
Project Title
 An examination of the impact of perampanel (Fycompa) on experimental models of cortical rhythms in vitro
From
20/02/2020
To
20/02/2024
Summary
Funding Agency
Eisai
Programme
Investigator Initiated Study
Project Type
Investigator Initiated Study
Project Title
 FutureNeuro Funded Investigator
From
20/02/2020
To
20/02/2024
Summary
Funding Agency
SFI
Project Type
Industry funded
Project Title
 Decoding the neuroinflammatory effects on neuronal circuits at the interface of dementia and delirium
From
01/09/2019
To
31/08/2023
Summary
Funding Agency
TCD
Programme
John Scott Fellowship
Project Type
PhD studentship

Details Date
Editorial Board member for Neuropharmacology (Elsevier) 2016
Editorial Board member for Brain Research Bulletins (Elsevier) 2010
Member of Scientific Advisory Committee for Epilepsy Resarch UK 2015
Member of the Biomedical Resource and Technology Development Committee at the Wellcome Trust 2017
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Basic Basic Basic
Details Date From Date To
Membership of the British Neuroscience Association
Membership of The Physiological Society (UK) 1997 present
Membership of the International League against Epilepsy (UK Chapter)
Christos Panagiotis Lisgaras, Liset Menéndez de la Prida, Edward H. Bertram, Mark O. Cunningham, David C. Henshall, Anli Liu, Vadym Gnatkovsky, Simona Balestrini, Marco de Curtis, Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Julia Jacobs, John G. R. Jefferys, Massimo Mantegazza, Cristina R. Reschke, P"emysl Jiruška, The role of electroencephalography in epilepsy research"From seizures to interictal activity and comorbidities, Epilepsia, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Jill Richardson, Guy A. Higgins, Neil Upton, Peter V. Massey, Mark O. Cunningham, Steve Wilson, Joerg Holenz, Colleen Taylor, Arseniy Lavrov, Hong Lin, Yasuji Matsuoka, Andrew J. Brown, The hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor HCA2 is required for the protective effect of ketogenic diet in epilepsy, Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 12, (6), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Gareth Morris, Massimo Avoli, Christophe Bernard, Kate Connor, Marco de Curtis, Chris G. Dulla, John G. R. Jefferys, Caterina Psarropoulou, Kevin J. Staley, Mark O. Cunningham, Can in vitro studies aid in the development and use of antiseizure therapies? A report of the ILAE/AES Joint Translational Task Force, Epilepsia, 64, (10), 2023, p2571-2585 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Orrin Devinsky, Nicholas A. Jones, Mark O. Cunningham, Bodiabaduge A. P. Jayasekera, Sasha Devore, Benjamin J. Whalley, Cannabinoid treatments in epilepsy and seizure disorders, Physiological Reviews, 104, (2), 2023, p591 - 649, p591-649 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Morris, G. and Langa, E. and Fearon, C. and Conboy, K. and Lau E-How, K. and Sanz-Rodriguez, A. and O{', MicroRNA inhibition using antimiRs in acute human brain tissue sections, Epilepsia, 63, (8), 2022, pe92-e99 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Nogueira, G.O. and Garcez, P.P. and Bardy, C. and Cunningham, M.O. and Sebollela, A., Modeling the Human Brain With ex vivo Slices and in vitro Organoids for Translational Neuroscience, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Spedding, M. and Sebban, C. and Jay, T.M. and Rocher, C. and Tesolin-Decros, B. and Chazot, P. and Schenker, E. and Sz{\'e, Phenotypical Screening on Neuronal Plasticity in Hippocampal-Prefrontal Cortex Connectivity Reveals an Antipsychotic with a Novel Profile, Cells, 11, (7), 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Brito da Silva, A. and Pennifold, J. and Henley, B. and Chatterjee, K. and Bateman, D. and Whittaker, R.W. and Joshi, A. and Kumar, H. and Nicholson, C. and Baker, M.R. and Greenhill, S.D. and Walsh, R. and Seri, S. and Jones, R.S.G. and Woodhall, G.L. and Cunningham, M., The AMPA receptor antagonist perampanel suppresses epileptic activity in human focal cortical dysplasia, Epilepsia Open, 7, (3), 2022, p488-495 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Roger D. Traub and Miles A. Whittington and Mark O. Cunningham, Simulation of oscillatory dynamics induced by an approximation of grid cell output, Reviews in the Neurosciences, 0, (0), 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Zaaimi B, Turnbull M, Hazra A, Wang Y, Gandara C, McLeod F, McDermott EE, Escobedo-Cousin E, Idil AS, Bailey RG, Tardio S, Patel A, Ponon N, Gausden J, Walsh D, Hutchings F, Kaiser M, Cunningham MO, Clowry GJ, LeBeau FEN, Constandinou TG, Baker SN, Donaldson N, Degenaar P, O'Neill A, Trevelyan AJ, Jackson A., Closed-loop optogenetic control of the dynamics of neural activity in non-human primates., Nature biomedical engineering, 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Mark Cunningham, Kate Connor, Innovative gene therapy approaches for brain tumour-related epilepsy, Open Access Government, 40, (1), 2023, p98-99 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Kelly BD, Cannabis and mental illness, Hospital Professional News, 96, 2022, p28-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
EMBO Long-term fellowship 2005
RCUK Academic Fellowship 2006