Developmental Brain Physiology and Pathology

IINS

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Our aim is to uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of synapses and brain networks in a physiological condition and in models of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Our aim is to tackle the following questions:

  1. How synaptogenesis proceeds?
  2. How does extracellular matrix shape neuronal signaling?
  3. How pathogenic molecules with psychotomimetic actions (e.g. ketamine, autoantibody directed against NMDA receptor) affect glutamatergic signaling and behaviour)?
  4. How mutations of the NMDA receptor subunit during development affect synaptogenesis and neuronal network?

Techniques

  1. Molecular and cellular neurobiology
  2. Neurodevelopment and neurodevelopmental disorders (GRIN disorders)
  3. Autoimmunity
  4. Extracellular space
  5. Neuro-immunology
  6. Neuropsychiatric disorders
  7. NMDAR open channel blockers

Keywords

Single molecule imaging in-vitro and ex-vivo ; Super-resolution ; FRET-FLIM ; Molecular biology ; Biochemistry ; Mass spectrometry ; Electrophysiology ; Behavioural tests

Selected publications

Team leader
Laurent Groc
CNRS



Team member(s)


Chercheurs, Praticiens hospitaliers...

Hélène Grea (University Teacher- Researcher)
Julien Dupuis (Researcher)
Olivier Nicole (Researcher)
Frédéric Villega (Researcher)


Ingénieur(e)s, technicien(ne)s

Delphine Bouchet-Tessier
Morgane Méras
Romain Boularand
Thomas Grard
Madelyne Jego
Constanca Ferreira
Thaïs Verschaeve


Post-doctorant(s)

Ivo Calaresu
Dominique Fernandes
Malika Sammari
Silvia Locubiche-serra


Doctorant(s)


Neuropsychologist(s) and speech therapist(s)


Ingénieur(s) hospitalier(s) et ARC