Brain-chip technologies: new approaches to understand the role of non-neuronal cells in neurodegenerative disorders
Speaker: Dr. Aurelie de Rus Jacquet, Assistant Professor, Neurosciences axis of the Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval
Feb 8: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
In this seminar we will explore the role of non-neuronal cells, in particular astrocytes, in neurodegeneration and neurovascular dysfunction. To do so, we will discuss the advantages of novel in vitro models, including tissue engineering via microfluidic chips and induced pluripotent stem cells.
Dr. Aurelie de Rus Jacquet is an Assistant Professor in the Neurosciences axis of the Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, and she is affiliated with the department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval. She is a neurobiologist and an ethnopharmacologist specializing in the study of Parkinson’s disease. Her research led her to document the traditional uses of neuroprotective plants in remote areas of the world, and to the investigation of their pro-health effects in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease. Using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived models of Parkinson’s disease, Dr. de Rus Jacquet currently investigates the role of non-neuronal cells in disease onset and progression with the goal to guide new drug screening strategies.