
Overview
Background
Dr. Matilde Balbi is a neuroscientist within the Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland. After receiving her bachelor and master’s degree in Medical Biotechnology from the University of Naples,Italy, she spent a year working on traumatic brain injury at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as a research assistant. Dr. Balbi earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, working on the regulation of cerebral blood flow in health (ageing) and disease (small vessel disease and subarachnoid haemorrhage). She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she received support and fellowships from the Leducq Foundation, CPSR, MSFHR. She now leads her laboratory which aims to make an impact on the field of stroke recovery and other pathological conditions by combining imaging techniques, brain stimulation and individually tailored recovery paradigms in behaving rodents.
Availability
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- Available for supervision
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Gamma oscillations and their role in orchestrating balance and communication following stroke
Samantzis, Montana, Wang, Cong and Balbi, Matilde (2025). Gamma oscillations and their role in orchestrating balance and communication following stroke. Neural Regeneration Research, 20 (2), 477-478. doi: 10.4103/nrr.nrr-d-24-00127
2024
Journal Article
Molecular signatures of astrocytes and microglia maladaptive responses to acute stress are rescued by a single administration of ketamine in a rodent model of PTSD
Valenza, Marta, Facchinetti, Roberta, Torazza, Carola, Ciarla, Claudia, Bronzuoli, Maria Rosanna, Balbi, Matilde, Bonanno, Giambattista, Popoli, Maurizio, Steardo, Luca, Milanese, Marco, Musazzi, Laura, Bonifacino, Tiziana and Scuderi, Caterina (2024). Molecular signatures of astrocytes and microglia maladaptive responses to acute stress are rescued by a single administration of ketamine in a rodent model of PTSD. Translational Psychiatry, 14 (1) 209. doi: 10.1038/s41398-024-02928-6
2024
Journal Article
Protocol to measure monosynaptic connections between different cortical regions in mice using cell-pair cross correlogram of spike events
Wang, Cong, Samantzis, Montana and Balbi, Matilde (2024). Protocol to measure monosynaptic connections between different cortical regions in mice using cell-pair cross correlogram of spike events. STAR Protocols, 5 (2) 103035, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103035
2023
Journal Article
Changes at glutamate tripartite synapses in the prefrontal cortex of a new animal model of resilience/vulnerability to acute stress
Bonifacino, Tiziana, Mingardi, Jessica, Facchinetti, Roberta, Sala, Nathalie, Frumento, Giulia, Ndoj, Elona, Valenza, Marta, Paoli, Caterina, Ieraci, Alessandro, Torazza, Carola, Balbi, Matilde, Guerinoni, Michele, Muhammad, Nadeem, Russo, Isabella, Milanese, Marco, Scuderi, Caterina, Barbon, Alessandro, Steardo, Luca, Bonanno, Giambattista, Popoli, Maurizio and Musazzi, Laura (2023). Changes at glutamate tripartite synapses in the prefrontal cortex of a new animal model of resilience/vulnerability to acute stress. Translational Psychiatry, 13 (1) 62. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02366-w
2023
Journal Article
40-Hz optogenetic stimulation rescues functional synaptic plasticity after stroke
Wang, Cong, Lin, Caixia, Zhao, Yue, Samantzis, Montana, Sedlak, Petra, Sah, Pankaj and Balbi, Matilde (2023). 40-Hz optogenetic stimulation rescues functional synaptic plasticity after stroke. Cell Reports, 42 (12) 113475, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113475
2023
Journal Article
Meso-Py: dual brain cortical calcium imaging in mice during head-fixed social stimulus presentation
Michelson, Nicholas J., Bolaños, Federico, Bolaños, Luis A., Balbi, Matilde, LeDue, Jeffrey M. and Murphy, Timothy H. (2023). Meso-Py: dual brain cortical calcium imaging in mice during head-fixed social stimulus presentation. eneuro, 10 (12) ENEURO.0096-23.2023, 1-13. doi: 10.1523/eneuro.0096-23.2023
2023
Journal Article
Genetic downregulation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 dampens the reactive and neurotoxic phenotype of adult ALS astrocytes
Torazza, Carola, Provenzano, Francesca, Gallia, Elena, Cerminara, Maria, Balbi, Matilde, Bonifacino, Tiziana, Tessitore, Sara, Ravera, Silvia, Usai, Cesare, Musante, Ilaria, Puliti, Aldamaria, Van Den Bosch, Ludo, Jafar-nejad, Paymaan, Rigo, Frank, Milanese, Marco and Bonanno, Giambattista (2023). Genetic downregulation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 dampens the reactive and neurotoxic phenotype of adult ALS astrocytes. Cells, 12 (15) 1952, 1-28. doi: 10.3390/cells12151952
2023
Journal Article
Pericytes are not associated with reduced capillary perfusion after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage
Schwarting, Julian, Nehrkorn, Katrin, Harapan, Biyan N., Balbi, Matilde, Terpolilli, Nicole A. and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2023). Pericytes are not associated with reduced capillary perfusion after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke, 54 (8), 2172-2177. doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.042936
2023
Journal Article
The physio-pathological role of group i metabotropic glutamate receptors expressed by microglia in health and disease with a focus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Balbi, Matilde, Bonanno, Giambattista, Bonifacino, Tiziana and Milanese, Marco (2023). The physio-pathological role of group i metabotropic glutamate receptors expressed by microglia in health and disease with a focus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (6) 5240, 1-31. doi: 10.3390/ijms24065240
2022
Journal Article
Ultrasound-mediated bioeffects in senescent mice and Alzheimer’s mouse models
Balbi, Matilde, Blackmore, Daniel G., Padmanabhan, Pranesh and Götz, Jürgen (2022). Ultrasound-mediated bioeffects in senescent mice and Alzheimer’s mouse models. Brain Sciences, 12 (6) 775, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12060775
2021
Journal Article
Driving Oscillatory Dynamics: Neuromodulation for Recovery After Stroke
Storch, Sven, Samantzis, Montana and Balbi, Matilde (2021). Driving Oscillatory Dynamics: Neuromodulation for Recovery After Stroke. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 15 712664, 712664. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2021.712664
2021
Journal Article
Location Matters: Navigating Regional Heterogeneity of the Neurovascular Unit
Bernier, Louis-Philippe, Brunner, Clément, Cottarelli, Azzurra and Balbi, Matilde (2021). Location Matters: Navigating Regional Heterogeneity of the Neurovascular Unit. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 15 696540, 696540. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.696540
2021
Journal Article
Gamma frequency activation of inhibitory neurons in the acute phase after stroke attenuates vascular and behavioral dysfunction
Balbi, Matilde, Xiao, Dongsheng, Jativa Vega, Max, Hu, Hao, Vanni, Matthieu P., Bernier, Louis-Philippe, LeDue, Jeffrey, MacVicar, Brian and Murphy, Timothy H. (2021). Gamma frequency activation of inhibitory neurons in the acute phase after stroke attenuates vascular and behavioral dysfunction. Cell Reports, 34 (5) 108696, 108696. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108696
2020
Journal Article
Impairment of cerebrovascular reactivity in response to hypercapnic challenge in a mouse model of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury
Lynch, Cillian E, Eisenbaum, Maxwell, Algamal, Moustafa, Balbi, Matilde, Ferguson, Scott, Mouzon, Benoit, Saltiel, Nicole, Ojo, Joseph, Diaz-Arrastia, Ramon, Mullan, Mike, Crawford, Fiona and Bachmeier, Corbin (2020). Impairment of cerebrovascular reactivity in response to hypercapnic challenge in a mouse model of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 41 (6), 0271678X2095401-1378. doi: 10.1177/0271678x20954015
2020
Journal Article
Automated task training and longitudinal monitoring of mouse mesoscale cortical circuits using home cages
Murphy, Timothy H., Michelson, Nicholas J., Boyd, Jamie D., Fong, Tony, Bolanos, Luis A., Bierbrauer, David, Siu, Teri, Balbi, Matilde, Bolanos, Federico, Vanni, Matthieu and LeDue, Jeff M. (2020). Automated task training and longitudinal monitoring of mouse mesoscale cortical circuits using home cages. eLife, 9 e55964, 1-91. doi: 10.7554/elife.55964
2019
Journal Article
Longitudinal monitoring of mesoscopic cortical activity in a mouse model of microinfarcts reveals dissociations with behavioral and motor function
Balbi, Matilde, Vanni, Matthieu P., Vega, Max J., Silasi, Gergely, Sekino, Yuki, Boyd, Jamie D., LeDue, Jeffrey M. and Murphy, Timothy H. (2019). Longitudinal monitoring of mesoscopic cortical activity in a mouse model of microinfarcts reveals dissociations with behavioral and motor function. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 39 (8), 1486-1500. doi: 10.1177/0271678x18763428
2019
Journal Article
Long-term impairment of neurovascular coupling following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage
Balbil, Matilde, Vega, Max Jativa, Lourbopoulos, Athanasios, Terpolilli, Nicole A. and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2019). Long-term impairment of neurovascular coupling following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 40 (6), 1193-1202. doi: 10.1177/0271678x19863021
2017
Journal Article
Inversion of neurovascular coupling after subarachnoid hemorrhage in vivo
Balbi, Matilde, Koide, Masayo, Wellman, George C. and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2017). Inversion of neurovascular coupling after subarachnoid hemorrhage in vivo. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 37 (11), 3625-3634. doi: 10.1177/0271678x16686595
2017
Journal Article
Automated touch sensing in the mouse tapered beam test using Raspberry Pi
Ardesch, Dirk Jan, Balbi, Matilde and Murphy, Timothy H. (2017). Automated touch sensing in the mouse tapered beam test using Raspberry Pi. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 291, 221-226. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.08.030
2017
Journal Article
Mesoscale mapping of mouse cortex reveals frequency-dependent cycling between distinct macroscale functional modules
Vanni, Matthieu P., Chan, Allen W., Balbi, Matilde, Silasi, Gergely and Murphy, Timothy H. (2017). Mesoscale mapping of mouse cortex reveals frequency-dependent cycling between distinct macroscale functional modules. Journal of Neuroscience, 37 (31), 7513-7533. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.3560-16.2017
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Using AI to investigate how neuronal connectivity encodes behaviour
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the role of stress in modulating functional outcomes following stroke.
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the role of visual stimulation in the gamma range on neuro-vascular reactivity in a mouse model of photothrombotic stroke
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Blackmore
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the role of visual stimulation in the gamma range on neuro-vascular reactivity in a mouse model of photothrombotic stroke
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Blackmore
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the role of visual stimulation in the gamma range on neuro-vascular reactivity in a mouse model of photothrombotic stroke
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Blackmore
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