Dr Matilde Balbi
Dr

Matilde Balbi

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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

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29 works between 2015 and 2025
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2017

Journal Article

Targeted ischemic stroke induction and mesoscopic imaging assessment of blood flow and ischemic depolarization in awake mice

Balbi, Matilde, Vanni, Matthieu P., Silasi, Gergely, Sekino, Yuki, Bolanos, Luis, LeDue, Jeffrey M. and Murphy, Timothy H. (2017). Targeted ischemic stroke induction and mesoscopic imaging assessment of blood flow and ischemic depolarization in awake mice. Neurophotonics, 4 (3), 1. doi: 10.1117/1.nph.4.3.035001

Targeted ischemic stroke induction and mesoscopic imaging assessment of blood flow and ischemic depolarization in awake mice

2017

Journal Article

Inadequate food and water intake determine mortality following stroke in mice

Lourbopoulos, Athanasios, Mamrak, Uta, Roth, Stefan, Balbi, Matilde, Shrouder, Joshua, Liesz, Arthur, Hellal, Farida and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2017). Inadequate food and water intake determine mortality following stroke in mice. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 37 (6), 2084-2097. doi: 10.1177/0271678x16660986

Inadequate food and water intake determine mortality following stroke in mice

2017

Journal Article

Memory-enhancing effects of GEBR-32a, a new PDE4D inhibitor holding promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Ricciarelli, Roberta, Brullo, Chiara, Prickaerts, Jos, Arancio, Ottavio, Villa, Carla, Rebosio, Claudia, Calcagno, Elisa, Balbi, Matilde, Van Hagen, Britt T. J., Argyrousi, Elentina K., Zhang, Hong, Pronzato, Maria Adelaide, Bruno, Olga and Fedele, Ernesto (2017). Memory-enhancing effects of GEBR-32a, a new PDE4D inhibitor holding promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Scientific Reports, 7 46320. doi: 10.1038/srep46320

Memory-enhancing effects of GEBR-32a, a new PDE4D inhibitor holding promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

2017

Journal Article

Acute changes in neurovascular reactivity after subarachnoid hemorrhage in vivo

Balbi, Matilde, Koide, Masayo, Schwarzmaier, Susanne M., Wellman, George C. and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2017). Acute changes in neurovascular reactivity after subarachnoid hemorrhage in vivo. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 37 (1), 178-187. doi: 10.1177/0271678x15621253

Acute changes in neurovascular reactivity after subarachnoid hemorrhage in vivo

2016

Journal Article

The formation of microthrombi in parenchymal microvessels after traumatic brain injury is independent of coagulation factor XI

Schwarzmaier, Susanne M., de Chaumont, Ciaran, Balbi, Matilde, Terpolilli, Nicole A., Kleinschnitz, Christoph, Gruber, Andras and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2016). The formation of microthrombi in parenchymal microvessels after traumatic brain injury is independent of coagulation factor XI. Journal of Neurotrauma, 33 (17), 1634-1644. doi: 10.1089/neu.2015.4173

The formation of microthrombi in parenchymal microvessels after traumatic brain injury is independent of coagulation factor XI

2016

Journal Article

Temporal profile of MicroRNA expression in contused cortex after traumatic brain injury in mice

Meissner, Lilja, Gallozzi, Micaela, Balbi, Matilde, Schwarzmaier, Susanne, Tiedt, Steffen, Terpolilli, Nicole A. and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2016). Temporal profile of MicroRNA expression in contused cortex after traumatic brain injury in mice. Journal of Neurotrauma, 33 (8), 713-720. doi: 10.1089/neu.2015.4077

Temporal profile of MicroRNA expression in contused cortex after traumatic brain injury in mice

2015

Journal Article

Pericytes are involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy

Ghosh, Mitrajit, Balbi, Matilde, Hellal, Farida, Dichgans, Martin, Lindauer, Ute and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2015). Pericytes are involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy. Annals of Neurology, 78 (6), 887-900. doi: 10.1002/ana.24512

Pericytes are involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy

2015

Journal Article

Dysfunction of mouse cerebral arteries during early aging

Balbi, Matilde, Ghosh, Mitrajit, Longden, Thomas A., Vega, Max Jativa, Gesierich, Benno, Hellal, Farida, Lourbopoulos, Athanasios, Nelson, Mark T. and Plesnila, Nikolaus (2015). Dysfunction of mouse cerebral arteries during early aging. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 35 (9), 1445-1453. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.107

Dysfunction of mouse cerebral arteries during early aging

2015

Journal Article

Applying the retro-enantio approach to obtain a peptide capable of overcoming the blood-brain barrier

Prades, Roger, Oller-Salvia, Benjami, Schwarzmaier, Susanne M., Selva, Javier, Moros, Maria, Balbi, Matilde, Grazu, Valeria, de la Fuente, Jesus M., Egea, Gustavo, Plesnila, Nikolaus, Teixido, Meritxell and Giralt, Ernest (2015). Applying the retro-enantio approach to obtain a peptide capable of overcoming the blood-brain barrier. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 54 (13), 3967-3972. doi: 10.1002/anie.201411408

Applying the retro-enantio approach to obtain a peptide capable of overcoming the blood-brain barrier

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Assessment and modulation of cortical sensorimotor control for recovery after stroke
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    A Collaborative Multivariable Approach to Prevent Network Dysfunction in ALS (University of Tasmania administered MNDRA grant)
    University of Tasmania
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    A novel molecular pathway that mediates constriction after aneurysms rupture
    Brain Foundation Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Development of an individualised closed-loop approach for stroke recovery
    Bionics Queensland Challenge
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Genomic profiling of neuronal plasticity after induced gamma oscillations in a stroke mouse model
    U21 Health Sciences Group Early Career Research Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Matilde Balbi is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using AI to investigate how neuronal connectivity encodes behaviour

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the role of stress in modulating functional outcomes following stroke.

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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