Sydni Weissgold

PhD Psychiatry

Year of study: 1

Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
Patrick Wild Centre

Email: S.A.Weissgold@sms.ed.ac.uk

PhD supervisors:

Street: Kennedy Tower
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Morningside Terrace
City: Edinburgh
Post code: EH10 5HF

Biography

Background

I am a Psychiatry PhD Student investigating SYNGAP1-related intellectual disabilities My background is in neuroscience and developmental psychopathology. Before starting my PhD, I worked as a research assistant with the Safe Passage Study, investigating associations between uterine and placental health with offspring cognitive development.

Qualifications

2022-Present: PhD Candidate - Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
2021-2022: BPS Accredited MSc Psychology, University of Westminster
2020-2021: MSc Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology, Kings College London
2016-2020: BSc Neuroscience, University of St Andrews

Research

Current research interests

SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability

Past research interests

Synaptic transmission, uterine health and cognitive development

This article was published on 24 Jan, 2023