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Neurobiological determinants of depressive-like symptoms in rodents
Bove, Maria
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Bove, M. (2018). Neurobiological determinants of depressive-like symptoms in rodents: A multifactorial approach. University of Groningen.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
During these 3 years, I met many people that helped me and guided me and I would like to thank them.
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisors, Prof. Martien Kas and Prof. Vincenzo Cuomo, for giving me the opportunity to scientifically grow and for their support. Thank you Martien, for giving me the possibility to join your group in Groningen and for always finding the time to help me and advise me with your expertise and your innovative ideas. You really stimulated me to open my mind and to face my limits and overcome them. It has been a busy and intense Dutch year that I will always remember.
I would like to thank the members of the Reading Committee, Prof. Eddy van der Zee, Prof. Gertjan van Dijk, Prof. Maria Angela Sortino and Prof. Luca Steardo, for their interest, time and efforts spent reviewing this thesis.
I would like to thank Sietse for his valuable advices and for his excellent expertise in the behavioural field, allowing us to save a lot of time just knocking at his door and asking him suggestions.
Bauke, I am really grateful to you, for your continuous support, for your patience and supervision, and for your door always open for me. You have been a precious landmark for me in Groningen, always encouraging and advising me. I hope we will keep in touch and collaborate in future. Adriaan, my dear Master student, thank you for everything. Without your help, I would still be stuck in the scoring meanders. Besides the work, thank you for your friendship. You are a BIG and strong guy, be always yourself!
Mirela, you made my life in Zuidwolde happy and funny! Thank you for all the nights spent together talking about everything, drinking, and eating Italian and Bulgarian dishes. I really felt like having a sister waiting for me at home. I am missing you so much!
Diana, my lovely friend, there are not enough words to thank you! I did not feel alone anymore since we met. Thank you for our outings, our chats, our endless talks, our dinners, our weekly Domino’s pizzas, our discussions, our different point of views and opinions, EVERYTHING! You have been essential for me and for sure one of the most important person here in Groningen. I hope our friendship will never end and I wish you to be happy, ALWAYS!
Kevin, ehm, what to say?! Difficult to imagine only one day without you at work. We have been always together, discussing, working, discussing, growing, discussing, thinking, discussing, teaching
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each other, discussing, sharing our ideas, discussing…I really enjoyed our scientific brainstormings and also our non-scientific chats. Thank you for you priceless support, for your continuous help and your kindness and goodness. Besides the work, thank you for our outings, lunches, dinners, trips and drinks. There are no words to express how happy I am to have found such a good friend! Betty, my Dutch girl, from where should I start?!Thank you for sharing your “Dutchness” with me, your kindness, your generosity, your ORGANIZATION, your precision…thank you for your help during our “final” experiments, thank you for the dinners and the lunches together, for our Sundays and our chats. Our friendship started slowly, but became very strong and true. You are one of the reasons why I miss Groningen.
Thank you to Kevin and Betty to accept to be my paranimphs, I hope we will maintain this Dutch-Italian friendship forever!
And last, but not the least, I would like to thank all the Professors, technicians and colleagues of the Behavioural Neuroscience group, in particular Deepika, Danielle, Emma, Anouschka, Steffen, Laura, Nur, Giorgio; you made my year in Groningen funny and “sunnier”, with our Fridrinks and lunches.
BEDANKT VOOR ALLES guys!
Ora vorrei ringraziare le persone che mi hanno guidata, aiutata e supportata durante questi 3 anni. Vorrei prima di tutto ringraziare la Professoressa Trabace, per l’opportunità, il supporto e la disponibilità, sia nel suo laboratorio di Farmacologia a Foggia, che durante questa importante esperienza all’estero. Vorrei ringraziarLa per avermi accolto nel suo laboratorio, per avermi trasmesso l’entusiasmo e l’amore per la ricerca, e per i preziosi consigli.
Vorrei inoltre ringraziare Maria Grazia e Stefania, i pilastri del laboratorio di Foggia. Grazie al loro supporto e alla loro esperienza ho imparato tutto ciò che so e grazie alla loro tenacia, energia, dedizione al lavoro ed entusiasmo, riusciamo a districarci in questo difficile mondo che è la ricerca scientifica italiana. Siete due persone stupende, spero di continuare a lavorare con voi il più a lungo possibile, ma so anche che, se le nostre strade dovessero dividersi, resteremo sempre amiche. Grazie di cuore per tutto!
Vorrei ringraziare la mia famiglia, che mi sostiene sempre e che mi segue ovunque, anche a 2000 km di distanza. Anche se non ve lo dico mai, siete la mia guida e il mio orgoglio.
Infine vorrei ringraziare Saverio, il mio futuro marito, che mi supporta e sopporta in ogni mia scelta, e che, durante il mio anno a Groningen, mi è sempre stato accanto, anche se non
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fisicamente, spronandomi ed incoraggiandomi. Questo traguardo è dedicato a te che sei la mia forza.
“Happiness is real only when shared.”
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