LABORATOIRE
Understanding the communication
between brain & body
in health & diseases
An integral part of the the Lille Neuroscience & Cognition Centre, situated just outside of Lille city centre, the main theme of our lab’s work is to unravel the complex interplay between metabolic and reproductive axes. We are proud to be a truly International lab integrating the skills of developmental neuroscientists, reproductive and metabolic disease physicians with ongoing collaborations with researchers all over the World.
Key Research Areas
• Reproductive Neuroendocrinology
• Metabolic Homeostasis
Obesity & Diabetes
Infertility, Polycystic ovary syndrome
Prematurity
Prader-Willi syndrome, Glycogenosis
Alzheimer’s disease
Down syndrome
Anorexia nervosa, autism
Lab Director
Lead researcher and head of the laboratory
Vincent Prevot’s research focuses on Systems Neuroscience and Neuroendocrinology, in particular the brain circuits that control reproduction and metabolism and the neural pathways through which they respond to peripheral information.
Group Leader
Principal Investigator
Expert on developmental neuroscience and neuronal migration.
Paolo Giacobini’s research focuses on understanding the neuronal control of reproduction and the molecular mechanisms underlying fertility disorders.
Group Leader
Principal Investigator
Expert in the neuroendocrinology of obesity. Sebastien’s general research interest is to study the role of the perinatal environment and neurodevelopmental mechanisms in lifelong obesity and metabolism.Find out more about Sebastien’s work.
Principal Investigator
Group Leader
Expert in developmental biology and metabolism of skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue. Alicia’s research focuses on understanding the formation of brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle during development and the perinatal period as well as their circadian and metabolic regulation.
Principal Investigator
Group Leader
With a strong background in vascular biology, my research focuses on the study of the interactions between endothelial cells and tanycytes in the median eminence of the hypothalamus, and on the communication between tanycytic populations.
Principal Investigator
Group Leader
Expert in vascular biology (angiogenesis, endothelial activation, endothelial cell functions and properties) and vascular extracellular matrix. Ongoing projects: Tissue biophysical properties in the communication between the periphery and the brain: specific roles of blood vessels and extracellular matrix.
Principal Investigator
Group Leader
Expert dedicated to uncovering the pivotal role of nitric oxide (NO) in neuroendocrinology, from neonatal development to adult physiology.
