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Suzanne L Dickson
Born (1966-04-18) 18 April 1966 (age 58)
EducationPh.D. in Neuroendocrinology, University of Cambridge
Known forNeurobiology of appetite, ghrelin
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsUniversity of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Suzanne L Dickson (born 16 April 1966, Edinburgh) is a neurobiologist and Professor of Neuroendocrinology in the Department of Physiology within the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden[1]. She graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a B.Sc. (honours) in Pharmacology. Her doctorate research was undertaken at the Babraham Institute with Professor Gareth Leng and she graduated with a Ph.D in Neuroendocrinology from the University of Cambridge in 1993. She is also an Honorary Professor in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh[2].

She is Secretary and Executive Committee member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology[3].

Career[edit]

Dickson is a leading figure in Neuroendocrinology and works within many European Union and international organisations and societies to promote research, facilitate grant funding and training of Early Career Scientists. Her research into the neurobiology of appetite is at the forefront of world knowledge and she is recognised for many breakthrough contributions. She was appointed Lecturer in Anatomy at Kings College London in 1994. In 1996 she joined the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge as Lecturer and was subsequently promoted to Senior lecturer. During this time she was a Fellow at Peterhouse, Cambridge.

Her research aims to unravel neurobiological pathways that respond to orexigenic signals, such as the hormone, ghrelin, and that drive feeding behaviours, not only food intake but also food choice, food anticipation, food reward and food motivation[4]. This work involves studies in rats and transgenic mice and includes behavioural tasks, viral vector mapping, chemogenetics and RNAscope.

Dickson is Secretary and Executive Board member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP). She also Chairs ECNP's Workshop for Early Career Scientists in Europe[5]. She is Chair of the Programme Organising Committee for the International Congress for Neuroendocrinology (ICN2022). She is also a Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Neuroendocrinology[6].


Publications[edit]

Dickson has published extensively, with numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters to her name[7].


Editorial Boards[edit]


Scientific Boards[edit]

Grant and Administrative Boards[edit]

  • Co-chair of the D12 panel for the Swedish Research Council for Medicine and health (2021-) and Panel member (2017-)
  • Member of the Sahlgrenska Academy Board (the executive medical faculty board) at the University of Gothenburg (2015-2018)
  • Member of the Horizon 2020 Swedish workgroup for health (2015-).
  • Member of the Core Facility committee at Gothenburg University (2016-2021).
  • Member of the PhD examinations committee at Gothenburg University (2016-)
  • EC panel member for assessing Framework 7 and Horizon2020 grants.
  • Ad-hoc reviewer for many European grants (in UK, France, Denmark, Norway and Estonia).

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/hitta-person/suzannedickson
  2. ^ https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/staff/appointments-awards/2014/suzanne-dickson-250814
  3. ^ https://www.ecnp.eu/about-ecnp/how-we-are-organised/executive-committee
  4. ^ Perello, Mario; Dickson, Suzanne L (2015). "Ghrelin Signalling on Food Reward: A Salient Link Between the Gut and the Mesolimbic System". Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 27: 424–434. doi:10.1111/jne.12236. PMID 25377898.
  5. ^ https://www.ecnp.eu/about-ecnp/how-we-are-organised/committees/workshop-committee
  6. ^ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/13652826/homepage/tcneditorialboard.html
  7. ^ https://www.gu.se/en/about/find-staff/suzannedickson