Julie Lefebvre
Scientist
Neurosciences & Mental Health
SickKids
Canada
Biography
Dr. Julie Lefebvre is a Scientist in the Neurosciences and Mental Health Program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Her laboratory studies how nerve cells form specific patterns of neural connections that are essential for proper development and function of the nervous system. Her research will provide insights into how neural circuits assemble in the healthy brain, and how defects in these developmental pathways contribute to neurodevelopmental and brain disorders. Dr. Lefebvre received her B.Sc. from McGill University. She earned her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania for her research on neuromuscular development in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Granato. For her postdoctoral training, she worked with Dr. Joshua Sanes at Harvard University to investigate molecular mechanisms of neuronal morphogenesis and circuit formation in the retina. She joined SickKids in December 2013.
Research Interest
Neural development in retina and brain Identification of genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms essential for neural circuit formation and function
