Alexia Stuefer obtained her M.Sc. in Neuroscience from the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam before joining the Functional Neuroimaging Lab in October 2018 as a visiting scientist. She later transitioned to a PhD student in the lab, completing her PhD in March 2024. Now a Post Doc, her research aims at unravelling the developmental components underlying the establishment of brain connectopathies.
Research center
CNCS@UniTn
About
Education
Title: PhD Student in Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Institute: University of Trento / IIT CNCS Rovereto
Location: Rovereto
Country: Italy
From: 2019 To: null
Title: Research Master of Neuroscience
Institute: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
From: 2015 To: 2018
Title: Bachelor of Science in Sciences of Behaviour and Social Relations
Institute: Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
Location: Cesena
Country: Italy
From: 2012 To: 2015
Title: Erasmus
Institute: Karolinska Institutet
Location: Stockholm
Country: Sweden
From: 2014 To: 2014
Experience External
Title: Guest Scientist
Institute: Helmstaedter Department of Connectomics - Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Location: Frankfurt am Main
Country: Germany
From: 2018 To: 2018
Title: Research internship
Institute: Helmstaedter Department of Connectomics - Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Location: Frankfurt am Main
Country: Germany
From: 2017 To: 2017
Title: Research internship
Institute: Synaptic Computation Group - Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research
Location: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
From: 2016 To: 2016
All Publications
2025
Gozzi A., Stuefer A., Alvino F.G., Bedin V., Cover C., Kang C., Galbusera A., Gil R., Gini S., de Guzman E., Desrosiers-Gregoire G., Gutierrez-Barragan D., Mandino F., Mariani J.-C., Micotti E., Reimann H., Pagani M., Pepe C., Sastre-Yague D., Urosevic M., Valente M., Vertullo R., Canese R., Devor A., Grandjean J., Kahn I., Keiholz S.D., Lake E.M.R., Li N., Shemesh N., Shih Y.-Y.I., Zerbi V., Zhang N.
Charting the path in rodent functional neuroimaging
Imaging Neuroscience, vol. 3
2025
Stuefer A., Colombo G., Gini S., Sastre-Yagüe D., Coletta L., Rocchi F., Aldrighetti M., D'Epifanio B., Como G., Balasco L., Barsotti N., Montani C., Alvino FG., Alberto G., Migliarini S., Bertozzi SM., Pasqualetti M., Bozzi Y., Cancedda L., Lombardo MV., Gozzi A.
Developmental excitation-inhibition imbalance permanently reprograms autism-relevant social brain circuits
BiorXiv
Article
E-print Archive
2025
Pepe C., Mariani J.C., Stuefer A., Gini S., Urosevic M., Ricci F., Iurilli G., Gozzi A.
Large-scale functional ultrasound connectivity networks in the mouse brain
fusBrain #Days
Poster
Conference
2025
Alvino F.G., Gini S., Minetti A., Pagani M., Sastre-Yague D., Barsotti N., De Guzman E., Schleifer C., Stuefer A., Kushan L., Montani C., Galbusera A., Papaleo F., Kates W.R., Murphy D., Lombardo M.V., Pasqualetti M., Bearden C.E., Gozzi A.
Synaptic-dependent developmental dysconnectivity in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Science advances, vol. 11, (no. 11)
2024
Stuefer A., Balasco L., Colombo G., Gini S., Coletta L., DEpifanio B., Rocchi F., Montani C., Alvino F.G., Sastre-Yagüe D., Galbusera A., Aldrighetti M., Mandrup Bertozzi S., Lau Poui Cheung P., Papaleo F., Iurilli G., Armirotti A., Bozzi Y., Cancedda L., Lombardo M., Gozzi A.
Neocortical Excitation/Inhibition Imbalance During Early Development Leads to Permanent Socio-Behavioral, Transcriptomic and Connectivity Alterations
Gordon Research Conference - Fragile X and Autism Related Disorders
Poster
Conference
Scientific Talks
2025
Pepe C., Mariani J-C., Urosevic M., Stuefer A., Gini S., Ricci F., Iurilli G., Gozzi A.
Large-scale functional ultrasound connectivity networks in the mouse brain
fUSbrain #DAYS 2025
Workshop/Symposium
2024
STUEFER A., BALASCO L., COLOMBO G., GINI S., COLETTA L., D'EPIFANIO B., ROCCHI F., MONTANI C., ALVINO F., SASTRE YAGÜE D., GALBUSERA A., ALDRIGHETTI M., BERTOZZI S.M., LAU P., PAPALEO F., IURILLI G., BOZZI Y., CANCEDDA L., LOMBARDO M.V., GOZZI A.
Developmental excitation/inhibition imbalance disrupts social circuit function via activity-dependent transcriptional remodelling
Society for Neuroscience 2024
Conference
2024
Stuefer A., Balasco L., Colombo G., Gini S., Coletta L., DEpifanio B., Rocchi F., Montani C., Alvino F.G., Sastre-Yagüe D., Galbusera A., Aldrighetti M., Mandrup Bertozzi S., Lau Poui Cheung P., Papaleo F., Iurilli G., Armirotti A., Bozzi Y., Cancedda L., Lombardo M., Gozzi A.
Neocortical Excitation/Inhibition Imbalance During Early Development Leads to Permanent Socio-Behavioral, Transcriptomic and Connectivity Alterations
Gordon Research Seminar - Fragile X and Autism Related Disorders
Conference
2024
Alvino F.G., Gini S., Minetti A., Sastre-Yague D., Schleifer C., Stuefer A., Pagani M., Montani C., Galbusera A., Papaleo F., Lombardo M.V., Pasqualetti M., Bearden C.E., Gozzi A.
Synaptic-dependent developmental dysconnectivity in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Institute of Biochemistry and Cell biology, CNR, Monterotondo, Rome
Institute
2024
Alvino F.G., Gini S., Minetti A., Sastre-Yague D., Schleifer C., Stuefer A., Pagani M., Montani C., Galbusera A., Papaleo F., Lombardo M.V., Pasqualetti M., Bearden C.E., Gozzi A.
Synaptic-related developmental dysconnectivity in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
13th Biennial International 22q11.2
Conference
Oral presentations
2023
Stuefer A., Balasco L., Gini S., Coletta L., Rocchi F., Montani C., Alvino F.G., Sastre D., Galbusera A., Aldrighetti M., Mandrup Bertozzi S., Lau Poui Cheung P., Vozzi D., Papaleo F., Iurilli G., Armirotti A., Cancedda L., Lombardo M., Bozzi Y., Gozzi A.
Transient neocortical excitatory / inhibitory imbalance during early infancy leads to permanent social impairments
Neurobiology of social behaviors
Conference
Awards and Achievements
2024
Gini S., Alvino F.G., Minetti A., Pagani M., Sastre-Yagüe D., Barsotti N., De Guzman E., Schleifer C., Stuefer A., Kushan L., Montani C., Galbusera A., Papaleo F., Lombardo M.V., Pasqualetti M., Bearden C.E., Gozzi A.
Synaptic-related developmental dysconnectivity in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
2023
Stuefer A., Balasco L., Gini S., Coletta L., Rocchi F., Montani C., Alvino F.G., Sastre D., Galbusera A., Aldrighetti M., Mandrup Bertozzi S., Lau Poui Cheung P., Vozzi D., Papaleo F., Iurilli G., Armirotti A., Cancedda L., Lombardo M., Bozzi Y., Gozzi A.
Towards a chronobiological reconceptualization of the excitatory/inhibitory imbalance theory for autism: insights from chemogenetic studies in rodents
2023
Stuefer A., Balasco L., Gini S., Coletta L., Rocchi F., Montani C., Alvino F.G., Sastre D., Galbusera A., Aldrighetti M., Mandrup Bertozzi S., Lau Poui Cheung P., Vozzi D., Papaleo F., Iurilli G., Armirotti A., Cancedda L., Lombardo M., Bozzi Y., Gozzi A.
Transient neocortical excitatory / inhibitory imbalance during early infancy leads to permanent social impairments
Colleagues of Functional Neuroimaging
