Sonal Prasad

Publications

2025

Sonal Prasad, Marja Pitkänen, Anders Fridberger (2025)

The tectorial membrane has a critical role in metabolic age-related hearing loss eBioMedicine, Vol. 121, Article 105976 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105976

2024

Bei Wang, Sonal Prasad, Oskar Hellman, Hao Li, Anders Fridberger, Klas Hjort (2024)

Liquid Metal-Based High-Density Interconnect Technology for Stretchable Printed Circuits Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 34, Article 2309707 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202309707

2020

Sonal Prasad, Barbara Vona, Marta Diñeiro, María Costales, Rocío González-Aguado, Ana Fontalba, Clara Diego-Pérez, Asli Subasioglu, Guney Bademci, Mustafa Tekin, Rubén Cabanillas, Juan Cadiñanos, Anders Fridberger (2020)

Radixin modulates the function of outer hair cell stereocilia Communications Biology, Vol. 3, Article 792 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01506-y

2019

Nataliya Gorinski, Monika Bijata, Sonal Prasad, Alexander Wirth, Dalia Abdel Galil, Andre Zeug, Daria Bazovkina, Elena Kondaurova, Elizabeth Kulikova, Tatiana Ilchibaeva, Monika Zareba-Koziol, Francesco Papaleo, Diego Scheggia, Gaga Kochlamazashvili, Alexander Dityatev, Ian Smyth, Adam Krzystyniak, Jakub Wlodarczyk, Diethelm W. Richter, Tatyana Strekalova, Stephan Sigrist, Claudia Bang, Lisa Hobuß, Jan Fiedler, Thomas Thum, Vladimir S. Naumenko, Ghanshyam Pandey, Evgeni Ponimaskin (2019)

Attenuated palmitoylation of serotonin receptor 5-HT1A affects receptor function and contributes to depression-like behaviors Nature Communications, Vol. 10, p. 1-14, Article 3924 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11876-5

Sonal Prasad, Evgeni Ponimaskin, Andre Zeug (2019)

Serotonin receptor oligomerization regulates cAMP-based signaling Journal of Cell Science, Vol. 132, Article UNSP jcs230334 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.230334

Research group

The Barbier Lab

We explore the neural circuits and molecular mechanisms that underlie alcohol use- and anxiety disorders. Additionally, we examine potential common mechanisms that may link these two disorders.

About me

Positions

March 2019 - Present
Senior Research Scientist, Auditory Neuroscience, Linköping University (LiU), Linköping, Sweden
March 2017 - February 2019
Research Scientist, Auditory Neuroscience, Linköping University (LiU), Linköping, Sweden
December 2014 - December 2016
Postdoc Fellow, Auditory Neuroscience, Linköping University (LiU), Linköping, Sweden

CV

October 2010 - April 2014
Dr. rer. nat., Cellular Neurophysiology, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany
October 2008 - July 2010
M. Sc., Molecular Biophysics, Jacobs University Bremen (JUB), Bremen, Germany
August 2004 - May 2008
B.Tech., Industrial Bio-technology, Anna University (AU), Chennai, India

Membership
Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) member
Society for Neuroscience (SfN) member
Nordic Microscopy Society (SCANDEM) member

Awards
Travel Award for ARO Conference Feb 2017
Travel Award for MoH Meeting June 2017, 2020
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Travel grant 2017, 2019
Tysta Skolan Travel grant 2017, 2020
Wenner-Gren Foundation Travel grant 2018, 2020
Travel Award for MBHD Conference May 2018
Travel Award for SCANDEM meeting June 2019

Certificates
Basics in Laboratory Animal Science and Perio-perative Management (MHH)
Laboratory Animal Science (LiU)
Research supervision (LiU)
Becoming a Teacher in Higher Education (LiU)
Problem Based Learning and small group tutorial (LiU)
Starting a lecture (LiU)
Open Networked Learning (LiU)
Equal Opportunities (LiU)
Working at a department ‐ Ethics, basic values and working environment (LiU)

News

Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds

When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may be impaired for a short time. Researchers at LiU have discovered a mechanism that helps to explain how this happens.

Organisation

The Division of Cell and Neurobiology (CNB)

The Division of Cell and Neurobiology is a dynamic and innovative environment where we conduct research and teaching on both the structure and function of various cells as well as the nervous system and sensory organs.

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.