On 5 March, the Specific Learning Difficulties Network (SLDN), co-founded by Professor of Neurogenetics and Genomics Prof. Silvia Paracchini, hosted an event at the University of St Andrews. The conference brought…
From 20-21 June, the Neurogenetics Research Group had a successful trip to Guildford for the 13th British Dyslexia Association International Conference. The conference had more than 300 participants from all…
A new article co-authored by Professor of Neurogenetics Silvia Paracchini has identified an association between dyslexia and “mixed-handedness.” In the context of the study, “mixed-handedness” refers to an umbrella…
The Specific Learning Difficulties Network (SLDN) was officially launched this month during a two-day event at The Royal Society of Edinburgh. The SLDN was established by Dr Silvia Paracchini (University of St…
Dr Silvia Paracchini FRSE, Reader at the School of Medicine, is a recipient of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Research Awards for the project ‘Specific learning disorders in Scotland’. The new awards programme…
The School of Medicine sends a big congratulations to PhD student, Angela Martinelli, who recently published a paper, based on her PhD thesis, in the Human Molecular Genetics journal. The study focused on developmental…
Dr Silvia Paracchini has recently been interviewed by AcademiaNet about her work on dyslexia genetics.
Dr Silvia Paracchini discusses her work on the genetics of dyslexia
Dr Silvia Paracchini will discuss handedness genetics at the next St Andrews Cafe’ Scientifique meeting