Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery & Scientific Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute
McGill testing node: study of the molecular events – with particular emphasis on -synuclein, parkin, and PINK1 - leading to the degeneration of dopamine neurons in Parkinson's disease
Director | Centre for Research in Neuroscience, McGill University
McGill testing node: understanding how neural connections are formed, remodeled, and maintained in the brain and its relevance for cognition and disease.
McGill testing node: understanding the molecular bases of mechanotransduction, and the role of mechanosensory neurons in normal and pathological pain transmission
Professor, University of Calgary & Member, Hotchkiss Brain Institute
UCalgary Testing node: Studies how neuropeptides modulate plasticity and affects a number of homeostatic processes (satiety, sleep/wake cycles, mood regulation, and response to stress
Researcher, Montreal Neurological Institute & Assistant Professor, McGill University
McGill testing node: understanding how the specific wiring of neuronal circuits in the visual system leads to complex visually responsive neurons and ultimately leads to perception.
McGill testing node: applying novel stem cell technology, combined with CRISPR genome editing, mini-brain models and new microfluidic technologies towards elucidating the underlying causes of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.
McGill testing node: study of locomotion and behavior sequences using sensory information from multiple stimulus modalities, prior experience, and internal states in Drosophila