Affiliations

• School of Optometry
• University Drug Research Group member
• Member of the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids
• Member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society
• Member of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience
• Society for Neuroscience member
• Director of the Vision Sciences Research Group
• Director of the Brain and Perception Axis of the Vision Health Research Network (FRQ-S)
• Vice-president of the Club de recherche clinique du Québec

Research expertise

• Neuroscience
• Development
• Regeneration
• Axonal guidance and growth
• Synaptogenesis and plasticity

Main research projects

• Investigation of the role of GPR91 and GPR99 during Central Nervous System Development (GRSNG)
• Developing retinal gene augmentation therapy for Zellweger Spectrum Disorder (IRSC)
• Photoreceptor transplantation for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases (Stem Cell Network)
• Chronic cannabis exposure in adolescent vervet monkeys (CIHR)
• Effects of GPR55 on synapse formation and remodeling during development (CIHR)

Approaches used

• Microscopy (confocal, epifluorescence, and light-sheet)
• Cellular and molecular biology
• Electrophysiology (patch-clamp, electroretinography, evoked potentials)
• Behavioral tests (optokinetic reflex)

Keywords

Cannabinoids, Development, Regeneration, Visual system, G Protein-Coupled Receptors