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Peter Kind, Ph.D.

SFARI Investigator

SFARI Scientific Review Board

Affiliations
  • Professor, The University of Edinburgh
  • Director, Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain
  • Co-Director, Patrick Wild Centre for Research into Autism
Email
[email protected]
Website
sidb.org.uk

Publications

Genetically modified animals as models of neurodevelopmental conditions: A review of systematic review reporting quality.

Brain Neurosci. Adv., October 18, 2024

Wilson E., Currie G., Macleod M., P. Kind, and Sena E.S.

Enhanced hippocampal LTP but normal NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor function in a rat model of CDKL5 deficiency disorder.

Mol. Autism, June 14, 2024

de Oliveira L.S., O'Leary H.E., Nawaz S., Loureiro R., Davenport E.C., Baxter P., et al.

Identifying foetal forebrain interneurons as a target for monogenic autism risk factors and the polygenic 16p11.2 microdeletion.

BMC Neurosci., January 19, 2023

Yang Y., Booker S.A., Clegg J.M., Quintana-Urzainqui I., Sumera A., Kozic Z., et al.

Experience-dependent changes in hippocampal spatial activity and hippocampal circuit function are disrupted in a rat model of fragile X syndrome.

Mol. Autism, December 20, 2022

Asiminas A., Booker S.A., Dando O.R., Kozic Z., Arkell D., Inkpen F.H., et al.

Projects

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Behavioral phenotyping of rat models of autism

Awarded 2020
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Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain

Awarded 2017

Featuring Peter Kind

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2025 Autism Rat Consortium Meeting Held in New York City

Ugne Klibaite speaking at the 2024 Autism Rat Models Consortium meeting.

SFARI Researchers Gather in Edinburgh for 2024 Autism Rat Consortium Meeting

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SFARI Workshop Explores the Use of Rat Models in Autism Research

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SFARI 2020 Director Awards Announced

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