Our Principal Investigators

Dr. Vincent Prévot, Ph.D

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.

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Dr. Paolo Giacobini, PhD

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.

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Dr. Sébastien Bouret, Ph.D.

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.

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Dr. Alicia Mayeuf-Louchart, Ph.D.

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.

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Dr. Ines Martinez Corral Ph.D.

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.

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Dr. Virginie Mattot, Ph.D.

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.

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Dr. Konstantina CHACHLAKI, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator
Group Leader

Expert dedicated to uncovering the pivotal role of nitric oxide (NO) in neuroendocrinology, from neonatal development to adult physiology.

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Dr. Ariane SHARIF, Ph.D.

Principal Researcher & Lecturer.

Ariane’s Research focuses on the importance of glial cells in regulating neuroendocrine processes and targeting therapeutic interventions for glioblastomas.

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