LabEx BRAIN PhD extension grant

The steering committee of the LabEx BRAIN met on Friday 5th of July to evaluate and select the PhD extension grants. We received 12 applications. The laureates are (alphabetic order):

Eleonore Bertin
Unraveling the implication of P2X4 purinoreceptors in ALS pathogenesis
IMN
Thesis supervisor: Eric Boué Grabot

Ashley Castellanos Jankiewicz
Role of hypothalamic bile acid-TGR5 receptor signaling in the regulation of energy balance
Neurocentre Magendie
Thesis supervisor: Daniela Cota

Alexandra Fernandes
Molecular insights on the action of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate glutamate receptors (NMDAR) antagonists
IINS
Thesis supervisor: Julien Dupuis

Filipe Nunes Vicente
Assess the impact of mechanical stretch in the nano-organization and dynamics of mechanosensitive protein assemblies in neurons
IINS
Thesis supervisor: Gregory Giannone

Roman Walle
Respective roles of distinct populations of medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens in reward processing and feeding behaviors
NutriNeuro
Thesis supervisor: Pierre Trifilieff

Nanci Winke
Neuronal circuits involved in the emotional modulation of pain behavior
Neurocentre Magendie
Thesis supervisor: Cyril Herry