Dr Kiterie Faller
MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow / Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology & Neurosurgery
Contact details
Address
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Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
Hugh Robson Building
15 George Square
Edinburgh, EH8 9XD - City
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
A recognised Specialist in veterinary neurology and neurosurgery, Kiterie is particularly interested in neurodegenerative disorders. Her main research focuses on Motor Neuron Diseases (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy). She is studying the molecular changes leading to neurodegeneration in these devastating diseases, with a particular focus on metabolism.
Kiterie graduated in 2005 from the National Veterinary School of Toulouse (France), before undertaking rotating small animal internships at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (Paris) and at the University of Glasgow. She then moved into research at the University of Oxford where she completed her Ph.D. studying the role of creatine in the failing heart using magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. She returned to the University of Glasgow in 2013 to complete a residency in neurology and neurosurgery, and became a specialist in 2016, before moving to Edinburgh as a Lecturer in 2017. She became a Senior Lecturer in 2020.
Qualifications
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Oxford
Professional Qualifications
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN)
Undergraduate teaching
Year 1 GEP: Neurophysiology lectures
Year 3: Cat and Dog course - Neurology subject organiser.
Year 5: clinical rotations. Neurology, Ophthalmology, Large Animal Anaesthesia module representative.
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Current PhD students supervised
Co-supervisor with Prof Tom Gillingwater (main supervisor) of:
- Ms Dinja van der Hoorn
- Mr Rizwan Farrukh
- Ms Hattie McHale-Owen
- Ms Hannah Crick
Research summary
Bioenergetics
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Anyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Lysosomal storage disorders
Genetics of neurological disorders
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SCN9A variant in a family of mixed breed dogs with congenital insensitivity to pain
(1 page)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, pp. 1-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16707
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Letter (E-pub ahead of print) -
A TNR Frameshift Variant in Weimaraner Dogs with an Exercise-Induced Paroxysmal Movement Disorder: TNR variant in dogs with a movement disorder
(7 pages)
In:
Movement Disorders, pp. 1-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.29391
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A SCN9A variant in a family of mixed breed dogs with congenital insensitivity to pain
(6 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, vol. 37, pp. 230-235
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16610
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Successful conservative management of epidural gas accumulation and haematoma formation following a lateral corpectomy in a dog.
(4 pages)
In:
Vet Record Case Reports, pp. 1-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.558
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Otitis media and interna with or without polyps in cats: association between meningeal enhancement on postcontrast MRI, cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities, and clinician treatment choice and outcome
In:
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, vol. 24, pp. e481-e489
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X221125573
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and histopathological features of suspected cervical spinal fibrous hamartoma in a young dog
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Targeting phosphoglycerate kinase 1 with terazosin improves motor neuron phenotypes in multiple models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(16 pages)
In:
EBioMedicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104202
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Spinal muscular atrophy: From approved therapies to future therapeutic targets for personalized medicine
(19 pages)
In:
Cell Reports Medicine, vol. 2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100346
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in dogs: main patterns and prevalence of albuminocytological dissociation
In:
Veterinary Record
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.27
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A deletion of IDUA exon 10 in a family of Golden Retriever dogs with an attenuated form of mucopolysaccharidosis type 1
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15868
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)