Background pattern of a brain with neural connections
Louis-Eric Trudeau

Louis-Eric Trudeau

Co-PI (Core Leadership)

University of Montreal

Louis-Eric studied synaptic plasticity in the Aplysia invertebrate nervous system during his graduate training in Paris (Ladislav Tauc) and Montreal (Vincent Castellucci), following which he pursued postdoctoral training in Iowa with Philip Haydon, working on neurotransmitter release in rat hippocampal neurons. Since his recruitment in Montreal in 1997, he has made important discoveries about the functioning, connectivity and vulnerability of dopamine neurons.

Teams

Desjardins

Themes

PD Functional Genomics

Tags

iPSCs (Induced pluripotent stem cells) 3D human PD chip Neurons Electrophysiology

Recent ASAP Preprints & Published Papers

Characterizing enteric neurons in dopamine transporter (DAT)-Cre reporter mice reveals dopaminergic subtypes with dual-transmitter content

The enteric nervous system (ENS) comprises a complex network of neurons whereby a subset appears to be dopaminergic although the characteristics, roles, and implications in disease are less understood. Most investigations relating to enteric dopamine (DA) neurons rely on immunoreactivity to tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)—the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of…

Team Desjardins

Michel Desjardins

Michel Desjardins

Lead PI (Core Leadership)
Janelle Drouin-Ouellet

Janelle Drouin-Ouellet

Co-PI (Core Leadership)
Samantha Gruenheid

Samantha Gruenheid

Co-PI (Core Leadership)
Heidi McBride

Heidi McBride

Co-PI (Core Leadership)
Louis-Eric Trudeau

Louis-Eric Trudeau

Co-PI (Core Leadership)
Lilia Rodriguez

Lilia Rodriguez

Project Manager

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