Professional activities :

- 1995 Directeur de recherche 2

- 2008 Professeur, McGill University

Research Experience in Neuroscience

1979-1985 INSERM U114, Paris J. Glowinski

1985-1990 INSERM U288, Paris M. Hamon

1992-1992 Duke Univiversity, Durham, USA MG. Caron

1992-1998 INSERM U288, Paris M. Hamon

1996 CHUL Laval, Québec P. Falardeau

1992-1998 INSERM U288, Paris M. Hamon

1998-2008 INSERM U513, Paris B. Giros

2008 to date INSERM U952, CNRS UMR7224, UPMC, Paris B. Giros

2008 to date McGill University, Montreal El Mestikawy

2012 DR1 CNRS

Main Research activity

- 1978-1985 Regulation of dopamine and serotonin biosynthesis in the rodent brain.

- 1985-1990 Study of the 5HT1A serotonin receptor in the rodent brain.

- 1990-1992 Cloning and characterization of neurotransmitter transporters.

- 1992-1998 Study of the orphan transporter in the rodent and human brain.

- 1998-Characterization of glutamatergic neurons in the normal and pathological brain.

Financial support

- 2004-2005 Fédération de la Recherche sur le Cerveau

- 2005 Material Transfert Agreement Johnson & Johnson

- 2007-2009 Agence Nationale pour la Recherche

- 2008-2010 Starting fund Douglas Mental Health Institute

- 2008-2009 Canadian fund for innovation

- 2010-2013 Agence Nationale pour la Recherche

- 2010-2013 CIHR/FRSQ/ANR

- 2012-2016 NSERC