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Neuroscience & Bioinformatics Researcher | Scientific Writing & Data Visualization

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I am a biologist and neuroscience researcher with experience in experimental and computational workflows, scientific communication, and academic writing. My work spans single-nucleus RNA-seq data analysis (quality control, integration, clustering, marker identification), electrophysiology (MEA spike detection and signal processing), and interpretation of high-dimensional biological datasets. Specifically, my research has been focused to understanding the link between brain tumors and epilepsy. I specialize in producing high-quality scientific content, including literature reviews, research summaries, posters, figures, and presentation materials. I also provide support with Python- and R-based data analysis, data visualization, and preparation of publication-ready graphics. My scientific background has involved working with developmental and pathological human brain datasets, as well as multi-modal electrophysiology recordings. I am comfortable translating complex results into clear, structured, and visually appealing scientific communication. I work efficiently on short-term and one-month projects, delivering accurate, well-organized results tailored to client needs.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Medical Genetics
• ☆ Immunogenetics
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Epilepsy & Seizures
• ☆ Medical Terminology
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Cancer Biology
• ☆ Carcinogenesis

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing

Work Experience

Postdoctorante

Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris

January 2024 - Present

Postdoc

Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris

January 2024 - Present

Researcher

The University of Bonn

September 2015 - December 2023

University of Bonn

September 2015 - February 2023

Education

Ph. D. (Section of Translational Epilepsy Research, Department of Neuropathology)

University of Bonn

September 2015 - September 2022

Master in Neuroscience (Department of Cellular Biology, Immunology and Neuroscience)

University of Barcelona

September 2014 - June 2015

Bachelor

University of Lleida

September 2010 - June 2014

Certifications

• PhD in neuroscience

  DeutscheKrebshilfe

  October 2022 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Belén Díaz-Fernández, David Henao-Herreno, Juan Nieto, Alesya Evstratova, Silvia Cases-Cunillera, Louise Deboeuf, Alexandre Roux, Edouard Dezamis, Marc Zanello, Bertrand Mathon, et al. (2025). Differentiation of tumor versus peritumoral cortex in gliomas by intraoperative electrocorticography . Neuro-Oncology.

Silvia Cases-Cunillera, Philipp Müller, Ashley J van Waardenberg, Susanne Schoch, Gilles Huberfeld, Anke Höllig, Daniel Delev, Motaz Hamed, Albert J Becker, Karen M J van Loo (2025). Single-nucleus RNA sequencing: immature excitatory neurons and transformed glia build human BRAFV600E-negative gangliogliomas . Brain Communications.

Silvia Cases‐Cunillera, Lea L. Friker, Philipp Müller, Albert J. Becker, Gerrit H. Gielen (2024). From bedside to bench: New insights in epilepsy‐associated tumors based on recent classification updates and animal models on brain tumor networks . Molecular Oncology.

Silvia Cases‐Cunillera, Anne Quatraccioni, Laura Rossini, Gabriele Ruffolo, Tomonori Ono, St&#233;phanie Baulac, St&#233;phane Auvin, Terence J. O&#39;Brien, David C. Henshall, &#214;zlem Akman, et al. (2024). <scp>WONOEP</scp> appraisal: The role of glial cells in focal malformations associated with early onset epilepsies . Epilepsia.

Philipp M&#252;ller, Dirk Dietrich, Susanne Schoch, Julika Pitsch, Albert J. Becker, Silvia Cases-Cunillera (2024). Ganglioglioma cells potentiate neuronal network synchronicity and elicit burst discharges via released factors . Neurobiology of Disease.

Natascha S. Vana, Karen M. J. van Loo, Ashley J. van Waardenberg, Monika Tie&#223;en, Silvia Cases‐Cunillera, Wenjing Sun, Anne Quatraccioni, Susanne Schoch, Dirk Dietrich(2023). Early cortical oligodendrocyte precursor cells are transcriptionally distinct and lack synaptic connections . Glia. 71. (9). p. 2210--2233. Wiley

Anna Antoniou, Loic Auderset, Lalit Kaurani, Eva Sebastian, Yuzhou Zeng, Maria Allahham, Silvia Cases-Cunillera, Susanne Schoch, Jan Gr&#252;ndemann, Andre Fischer, et al.(2023). Neuronal extracellular vesicles and associated microRNAs induce circuit connectivity downstream BDNF . Cell Reports. 42. (2). p. 112063. Elsevier {BV}

Maria Kyriazi, Philipp M&#252;ller, Julika Pitsch, Karen van Loo, Anne Quatraccioni, Thoralf Opitz, Susanne Schoch, Albert J. Becker, Silvia Cases-Cunillera(2023). Neurochemical profile of BRAFV600E/AktT308D/S473D mouse gangliogliomas reveals impaired GABAergic system inhibition . Developmental Neuroscience. 45. (2). p. 53--65. S. Karger {AG}

Malin S. Pohlentz, Philipp M&#252;ller, Silvia Cases-Cunillera, Thoralf Opitz, Rainer Surges, Motaz Hamed, Hartmut Vatter, Susanne Schoch, Albert J. Becker, Julika Pitsch(2022). Characterisation of NLRP3 pathway-related neuroinflammation in temporal lobe epilepsy . PLOS ONE. 17. (8). p. e0271995. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Silvia Cases-Cunillera, Karen M J van Loo, Julika Pitsch, Anne Quatraccioni, Sugirthan Sivalingam, Paolo Salomoni, Valeri Borger, Dirk Dietrich, Susanne Schoch, Albert J Becker(2022). Heterogeneity and excitability of BRAFV600E-induced tumors is determined by Akt/mTOR-signaling state and Trp53-loss . Neuro-Oncology. 24. (5). p. 741--754. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Johannes Wach, Tim Lampmann, &#193;gi G&#252;resir, Hartmut Vatter, Ulrich Herrlinger, Albert Becker, Silvia Cases-Cunillera, Michael H&#246;lzel, Marieta Toma, Erdem G&#252;resir(2022). Proliferative Potential, and Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment in Meningioma Correlate with Neurological Function at Presentation and Anatomical Location—From Convexity to Skull Base and Spine . Cancers. 14. (4). p. 1033. {MDPI} {AG}

Susanne Schoch, Anne Quatraccioni, Barbara K. Robens, Robert Maresch, Karen M.J. van Loo, Silvia Cases-Cunillera, Tony Kelly, Thoralf Opitz, Valeri Borger, Dirk Dietrich, et al.(2021). Ste20-like Kinase Is Critical for Inhibitory Synapse Maintenance and Its Deficiency Confers a Developmental Dendritopathy . The Journal of Neuroscience. 41. (39). p. 8111--8125. Society for Neuroscience

Liisi Laaniste, Prashant K. Srivastava, Julianna Stylianou, Nelofer Syed, Silvia Cases‐Cunillera, Kirill Shkura, Qingyu Zeng, Owen J. L. Rackham, Sarah R. Langley, Andree Delahaye-Duriez, et al.(2019). Integrated systems‐genetic analyses reveal a network target for delaying glioma progression . Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 6. (9). p. 1616--1638. Wiley

Silvia Cases, Ana Saavedra, Shiraz Tyebji, Albert Giralt, Jordi Alberch, Esther P&#233;rez-Navarro(2018). Age-related changes in STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase levels: Regulation by BDNF . Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 86. p. 41--49. Elsevier {BV}

Ana Saavedra, Sara Fern&#225;ndez-Garc&#237;a, Silvia Cases, Mar Puigdell&#237;vol, Rafael Alcal&#225;-Vida, N&#250;ria Mart&#237;n-Flores, Jordi Alberch, Silvia Gin&#233;s, Cristina Malagelada, Esther P&#233;rez-Navarro(2017). Chelerythrine promotes Ca2+-dependent calpain activation in neuronal cells in a PKC-independent manner . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1861. (4). p. 922--935. Elsevier {BV}