Dr Sofia PapadiaUniversity positionResearch Associate DepartmentsInstitutesInstitute of Metabolic Science Home pageResearch ThemesInterestsI am interested in the neuronal control of obesity, investigating the molecular mechanisms and signalling pathways by which genes in the brain are regulating energy homeostasis. I have been a member of Prof. I.S. Farooqi's team from 2010-2014 at the Institute of Metabolic Science. Research Focus
EquipmentCell culture Confocal microscopy Enzyme assays Fluorescence microscopy Immunohistochemistry Microscopy Collaborators
Associated News ItemsPublications2014Deighton RF, Márkus NM, Al-Mubarak B, Bell KF, Papadia S, Meakin PJ, Chowdhry S, Hayes JD, Hardingham GE (2014), “Nrf2 target genes can be controlled by neuronal activity in the absence of Nrf2 and astrocytes.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111(18):E1818-20 Details 2012McMahon AC, Barnett MW, O'Leary TS, Stoney PN, Collins MO, Papadia S, Choudhary JS, Komiyama NH, Grant SG, Hardingham GE, Wyllie DJ, Kind PC (2012), “SynGAP isoforms exert opposing effects on synaptic strength.” Nat Commun 3:900 Details 2011Soriano FX, Léveillé F, Papadia S, Bell KF, Puddifoot C, Hardingham GE (2011), “Neuronal activity controls the antagonistic balance between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α and silencing mediator of retinoic acid and thyroid hormone receptors in regulating antioxidant defenses.” Antioxid Redox Signal 14(8):1425-36 Details 2010Fricker M, Papadia S, Hardingham GE, Tolkovsky AM (2010), “Implication of TAp73 in the p53-independent pathway of Puma induction and Puma-dependent apoptosis in primary cortical neurons.” J Neurochem 114(3):772-83 Details Léveillé F, Papadia S, Fricker M, Bell KF, Soriano FX, Martel MA, Puddifoot C, Habel M, Wyllie DJ, Ikonomidou C, Tolkovsky AM, Hardingham GE (2010), “Suppression of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway by synaptic activity.” J Neurosci 30(7):2623-35 Details 2009Léveillé F, Soriano FX, Papadia S, Hardingham GE (2009), “Excitotoxic insults lead to peroxiredoxin hyperoxidation.” Oxid Med Cell Longev 2(2):110-3 Details Soriano FX, Papadia S, Bell KF, Hardingham GE (2009), “Role of histone acetylation in the activity-dependent regulation of sulfiredoxin and sestrin 2.” Epigenetics 4(3):152-8 Details 2008Papadia S, Soriano FX, Léveillé F, Martel MA, Dakin KA, Hansen HH, Kaindl A, Sifringer M, Fowler J, Stefovska V, McKenzie G, Craigon M, Corriveau R, Ghazal P, Horsburgh K, Yankner BA, Wyllie DJ, Ikonomidou C, Hardingham GE (2008), “Synaptic NMDA receptor activity boosts intrinsic antioxidant defenses.” Nat Neurosci 11(4):476-87 Details Soriano FX, Léveillé F, Papadia S, Higgins LG, Varley J, Baxter P, Hayes JD, Hardingham GE (2008), “Induction of sulfiredoxin expression and reduction of peroxiredoxin hyperoxidation by the neuroprotective Nrf2 activator 3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione.” J Neurochem 107(2):533-43 Details Soriano FX, Martel MA, Papadia S, Vaslin A, Baxter P, Rickman C, Forder J, Tymianski M, Duncan R, Aarts M, Clarke P, Wyllie DJ, Hardingham GE (2008), “Specific targeting of pro-death NMDA receptor signals with differing reliance on the NR2B PDZ ligand.” J Neurosci 28(42):10696-710 Details 2007Papadia S, Hardingham GE (2007), “The dichotomy of NMDA receptor signaling.” Neuroscientist 13(6):572-9 Details 2006McKenzie G, Ward G, Stallwood Y, Briend E, Papadia S, Lennard A, Turner M, Champion B, Hardingham GE (2006), “Cellular Notch responsiveness is defined by phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent signals.” BMC Cell Biol 7:10 Details Soriano FX, Papadia S, Hofmann F, Hardingham NR, Bading H, Hardingham GE (2006), “Preconditioning doses of NMDA promote neuroprotection by enhancing neuronal excitability.” J Neurosci 26(17):4509-18 Details 2005McKenzie GJ, Stevenson P, Ward G, Papadia S, Bading H, Chawla S, Privalsky M, Hardingham GE (2005), “Nuclear Ca2+ and CaM kinase IV specify hormonal- and Notch-responsiveness.” J Neurochem 93(1):171-85 Details Papadia S, Stevenson P, Hardingham NR, Bading H, Hardingham GE (2005), “Nuclear Ca2+ and the cAMP response element-binding protein family mediate a late phase of activity-dependent neuroprotection.” J Neurosci 25(17):4279-87 Details Papadia S, Tzolovsky G, Zhao D, Leaper K, Clyde D, Taylor P, Asscher E, Kirk G, Bownes M (2005), “emc has a role in dorsal appendage fate formation in Drosophila oogenesis.” Mech Dev 122(9):961-74 Details |