Bruno G. Frenguelli
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EDUCATION

Higher Education

1989 – 1993 Ph.D. Neuropharmacology, University of Birmingham, UK
1985 – 1989 B.Sc. Honours (1st Class), Physiology, University of Glasgow, UK

School Education

Trinity High SchoolLink opens in a new window
St James' Primary SchoolLink opens in a new window

EMPLOYMENT

• 2007 – Present Professor of Neuroscience
  The School of Life Sciences, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

• 2002 – 2007 Senior Lecturer
  Neurosciences Institute, University of Dundee, UK

• 1997 – 2000 Caledonian Research Foundation & Royal Society Edinburgh Research Fellow
  Dept Pharmacology & Neurosciences, University of Dundee, UK

• 1996 - 2002 Lecturer
  Dept Pharmacology & Neurosciences, University of Dundee, UK

• 1993 - 1996 Wellcome Trust Prize International Travelling Research Fellow
  Cold Spring Harbor Lab, NY, USA and Dept Anatomy, Bristol University, UK

ACTIVITIES & ENGAGEMENTS

2025

Editor-in-Chief and launch of new journal - Brain and EnvironmentLink opens in a new window

External PhD Examiner: University of Copenhagen

Session Organiser and Speaker, European Winter Conference on Brain Research, Les Diablerets, Switzerland

2024

Speaker: University of Copenhagen

Invited Speaker: University of Cardiff

External PhD Examiner: University of Sheffield

Participant: A Level student career event

2023

Invited Speaker: University of Central Lancashire

Invited Speaker: University of Northampton Student Symposium

Invited Speaker: Sino-German Purine Workshop, Chengdu, China

Participant: A Level student career event

2022

Invited Speaker: Brazilian Purine Meeting, Buzios, Brazil

Invited Speaker: 3Rs online workshop Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Invited Speaker: Roberto Malinow Retirement Symposium

Participant: A Level student career events

2021

Invited Speaker: University College London

Invited Speaker: Ghanaian Neuroscience Society

Pint of Science: Chemicals, cocktails and creativity – from molecules to masterpiecesLink opens in a new window

External PhD Examiner: King's College London

2020

Speaker invitations to covid-cancelled meetings in Brazil (Purines) and Austria (European & World Stroke Organizations)

Assessor: Hong Kong Research Assessment Exercise 2020

Session Organiser and Speaker, European Winter Conference on Brain Research, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland

2019

Visiting Scientist/Speaker Chengdu, China

Invited Speaker: Aston University

Invited Speaker: Queen Mary University of London

Invited Seminar: University of Bristol MSc students

Invited Speaker: SfN Annual Meeting Elsevier publishing workshop

Invited Speaker: A Level student symposium

External PhD Examiner: University of Dundee

Participant: A Level student career event

2018

Invited Speaker: International Teófilo Hernando’s School, Santander, Spain

Invited Speaker: Purines 2018, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Participant: A Level student career events

2017

Elected Chair: Epilepsy Research UK Scientific Advisory Committee & Trustee (to 2020)

Member of Purines Dx H2020 Innovative Training Network

Invited Speaker: Synaptic metabolism and brain circuitries, Barcelona

Invited Speaker: Mediterranean Neuroscience Society, Malta

Invited Speaker: Publishing workshops at BNA & MNS meetings

Participant: A Level student career event

2016

Invited Speaker: SfN Annual Meeting Publishing Ethics workshop

Invited Speaker: UK/Korean Neuroscience Symposium, Seoul, S. Korea

2015

Invited Speaker: University of Bristol

Invited Speaker: University of Glasgow

Invited Chair UK/Korean Neuroscience Symposium, Cambridge

2014

Invited Speaker: Purines 2014, Bonn, Germany

REF2014 Assessment of outputs, impact and environment for UoA A4 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience

2013

Member, NC3RsLink opens in a new window expert working group on epilepsy models
Invited Speaker: UK/Korean Neuroscience Symposium, Bristol
Invited Speaker: Preclinical Stroke Models, Leicester
Invited Speaker: Epilepsy Models, Sheffield
Meet Brain Boffins down the pub - public engagement event as part of Brain Awareness Week

2012

Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Epilepsy Research UKLink opens in a new window
Invited Speaker: Neuroepigenetics, Baeza, Spain
Co-organiser, Cognitive Enhancers meeting, official satellite to SfN meeting
Invited Speaker: German Purine Group meeting, Aachen

2011

Editor-in-Chief to 2024, NeuropharmacologyLink opens in a new window
Member, Sub-panel A4: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, REF 2014Link opens in a new window
Secretary 2011-2015, British Neuroscience AssociationLink opens in a new window
External Examiner, BSc & MScI, Neuroscience, Bristol University
A Career in Academia, talk to A-level students at local secondary school

2010

Chair, British Science Festival/BNA event, on emotions & the brain
Director and Member to 2020, Scientific Advisory Panel of Sarissa Biomedical Ltd
Director, British Neuroscience AssociationLink opens in a new window
Member, BBSRC Pool of Experts
Talks to Yr 10 and Yr 12 science students at local secondary school,
Talk to Yr 12 Students of Teach First Schools, UoW

2009

Organised Shakespeare on the Brain event at Warwick UniversityLink opens in a new window
Speaker, Shakespeare meets Science event, UoW
Speaker, Aim Higher Schools’ event: Science meets Shakespeare, UoW

2008

Organised cognitive enhancers events with Professor Gary Lynch at UoWLink opens in a new window (podcast) & Dana CentreLink opens in a new window, London
Kevin Moffat speaking on our collaboration on BBC Radio 4 Material WorldLink opens in a new window programme