Research leading to the development of a micro-optrode allowing optical and electrical recording from a single neuron in vivo was recognized as one of the top 10 discoveries of the year by Québec Science. Congratulations to Yoann Lechasseur and the whole team!
http://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/les-10-decouvertes-2011/1-Lumiere-sur-les...
Original research article: LeChasseur Y, Dufour S, Lavertu G, Bories C, Deschênes M, Vallée R, De Koninck Y....
read more...2011: Lumière sur les neurones
For the development of a micro-optrode allowing optical and electrical recording from a single neuron in vivo.
Original research article: LeChasseur Y, Dufour S, Lavertu G, Bories C, Deschênes M, Vallée R, De Koninck Y. A microprobe for parallel optical and electrical recordings from single neurons in vivo. Nat Methods. 2011...
read more...Congratulations to Sophie Laffray on winning this award
Congratulations to Jeffrey Coull, Ph. D. receives the 2006 prize for best PhD thesis Association of Quebec graduate deans, in association with the Fonds de recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ)
View page 5 of the 2006-2007 FRSQ Annual report for more: Jeffrey Coull gagne le prix d’excellence pour la meilleure thèse de doctorat (catégorie sciences de la santé) de l’Association des doyens des études supérieures au Québec (ADESAQ), offert en...
read more...2003: Découverte d'un mécanisme expliquant la douleur chronique
http://www.scom.ulaval.ca/Au.fil.des.evenements/2004/01.22/science.html
For the discovery that the pain hypersensitivity of people suffering from neuropathic pain could be due to a reversal of the mechanisms that suppress pain signals in the spinal cord.
Original research article:
Coull JA, Boudreau D, Bachand K, Prescott SA, Nault F, Sík A, De Koninck P, De Koninck Y. ...
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