Research in the Yves De Koninck laboratory – YDK lab – aims to understand normal and altered transmission of signals between neurons (synaptic transmission). The YDK lab uses and develops state-of-the-art imaging, electrophysiological and computational approaches to better understand the brain and nervous system. Our research has provided insight in the mechanisms underlying chronic pain, drug dependence, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline associated with aging, and led to the identification of drug targets to treat these disorders.
YDK lab 2022 Left to right: Sanggon Kim, Feng Wang, Iason Keramidis, Jonathan Damblon, Reza Hazrati, Johanna Alonso, Samuel Ferland, Orlane Rossignol, Geneviève Brindle, Yves De Koninck, Dominique Isabel, Louis-Étienne Lorenzo, Einer Munoz-Pino, Jacqueline Turmel, Mohamad Feshki