Laureates of the 2026 Seed Projects call

At the Departmental Council meeting on 27 February 2026, the members of the Departmental Council selected the winners of the Bordeaux Neurocampus ‘Seed Projects’ call for proposals.

The winners, listed in alphabetical order by project acronym, are:

3D-NeuroBLAST
Investigating the formation and activity of glioblastoma-to-neuron synapses in 3D culture models by multimodal microscopy and functional assays
Coordinator: Rémi GALLAND (IINS)
Partners: Clémentine BOSCH-BOUJU (NutriNeuro) and Thomas DAUBON (IBGC)

AmyCoMi
Mitochondria and biomolecular condensates in neuronal amyloid fibrillation: accomplices or antagonists of neuronal fate?
Coordinator: Francesca DE GIORGI (IMN)
Partner: Giovanni MARSICANO (Neurocentre Magendie)

NEURESPIR
Optogenetic-control of respiratory centers to probe the influence of breathing on hippocampal network function
Coordinator: Lisa ROUX (IINS)
Partners: Grégory BARRIERE (INCIA) and Laurent JUVIN (INCIA)

NICOMOTO
Neurodevelopmental impact of early prenatal nicotine exposure on spinal motor networks formation
Coordinator: Antonny CZARNECKI (INCIA)
Partner: Etienne HERZOG (IINS)

Prog-Dopa-Coc
Dissecting progesterone and neurosteroid modulation of dopamine during cocaine relapse in female rats
Coordinator: Céline NICOLAS (INCIA)
Partner: Monique VALLEE (Neurocentre Magendie)

WITNESS
Validation of a novel psychosocial stress model during development in mice : the vicarious neonatal stress
Coordinator: Muriel DARNAUDERY (Nutrineuro)
Partner: Nathalie SANS (Neurocentre Magendie)