Brunet Jean-françois
Faculty of Biology and Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Biography
MD (Rangueil Faculty Toulouse) PhD (Thesis advisor: P. Golstein, Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy). (PhD dissertation on “Transcripts associated with the cytotoxic T lymphocyte phenotypeâ€) Research Associate at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Pr. E. Kandel, Columbia University), New York City, USA. present: Investigator (Chargé de Recherche) at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France, then (1998) Director of Research (PI) at the CNRS. Co-Head (with Dr. C. Goridis) of the group " Regulators and Effectors of Neurogenesis" at the Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), France (1993-2001), then at the Biology Department of the École normale supérieure, Paris, France (2002-present). -2008-present: Head of the group " Formation and Evolution of Neural Circuits" at the Institute of Biology of the École normale supérieure (IBENS), Paris, France
Research Interest
We work on the development, the evolution and the functional anatomy of the nervous system, using as a model system the autonomic or visceral nervous system (VNS). The VNS controls vital functions and bodily homeostasis by regulating respiratory, cardiovascular and digestive functions.
Publications
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Kaeser M, Brunet JF, Wyss A, Belhaj-Saif A, Liu Y, et al., (2011). Autologous adult cortical cell transplantation enhances functional recovery following unilateral lesion of motor cortex in primates: a pilot study. Neurosurgery. 68: 1405-1417.
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Badaut J, Brunet JF, Guérin C, Regli L, Pellerin L. (2012). Alteration of glucose metabolism in cultured astrocytes after AQP9-small interference RNA application. Brain research. 1473: 19-24.
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Kaeser M, Wannier T, Brunet JF, Wyss A, Bloch J, et al., (2913). Representation of motor habit in a sequence of repetitive reach and grasp movements performed by macaque monkeys: evidence for a contribution of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. cortex. 49: 1404-1419.
