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Published 16 October 2024

2 Open PhD and 14 Master projects

SPPIN is recruiting !

14 open Master projects

Here are the titles :

Team 1 – Biophysics of the brain :

  1. Imaging the dissipation of Ca2+ micro domains w/ SAF BFP imaging
  2. A reproducible metric for tissue clearing with quantitative phase imaging
  3. quantifying EW scattering in different cell types w/ standing-wave TIRF

Contact Martin Oheim : martin.oheim [at] u-paris.fr

More to folow.

Team 2 – Cerebellar Neurophysiology :

  • In vivo neuronal dynamics during adaptation to movement perturbations (keywords = Sensorimotor integration, optogenetics, in vivo neuropixel, in vivo 2-photon imaging) – Details and contact

Team 3 – Biology and physiopathology of the spinal cord :

  • Study of the effects of repetitive trans-spinal magnetic stimulation on functional and tissue recovery in an experimental model of transverse myelitis in mice (keywords = spinal cord injury, non-invasive treatment, transverse myelitis, functional recovery, mouse model, remyelination, oligodendrocytess) – Details and contact
  • Restoration of excitation/inhibition balance to modulate motoneuron degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (keywords = ALS, Motoneuron, Spinal cord, Electrophysiology, In vivo intracellular recordings, Gene therapy, Pharmacology) – Details and contact
  • Study of early changes in structure and composition of neuromuscular junctions in different muscle fiber types during amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (keywords = neuromuscular junction, motor neuron, myofiber, MuSK/LRP4, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) – Details and contact

Team 4 – Membrane dynamics :

  • Identification and study of partners of C9orf72-SMCR8-WDR41 complex associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (keywords = ALS, C9orf72, cellular biology, proteomics, lysosomes) – Details and contact

Team 6 – Synapses of Affective Behaviors :

  • Regulation of affective states by bimodal GABAergic transmission in the mouse Medial Habenula (keywords = ex vivo electrophysiology, in vivo fiber photometry and optogenetics) – Details and contact

Team 7 – Molecular Biology of Neuronal Transport :

  • Development of New Molecular Strategies for the Treatment of Rett Syndrome in mutant mice (keyword = Molecular Neurobiology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Mouse Models, Nuclear Transport, MeCP2, Importins) – Details and contact

Team 8 – Orientation and Coordination :

  • Role of the Cerebellum in Motor Coordination and Learning (keywords = cerebellum, motor control, locomotion, in vivo electrophysiology, in vivo 2-photon calcium imaging, behavioral analysis) – Details and contact
  • Spatial orientation signals across Thalamus and Head Direction Cortex (keywords = spatial orientation; electrophysiology; brain slices; neuromodulation; in vivo recordings) – Details and contact
  • Unraveling animal behavior through decoding of non-invasive, continuous measurements (keywords = behavior, monitoring, machine-learning, decoding) – Details and contact
  • Head direction and goal direction signals (keywords = electrophysiology, population analysis, attractor network, presubiculum, mouse) – Details and contact

Two open PhDs

Here are the subjects :

  1. Bessel-beam TIRF
  2. OASIS laser parameter optimization

More to follow.

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