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Jean-Claude Lacaille is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Montreal. His research focuses on the studies of circuits of inhibitory interneurons in the hippocampus, cellular and molecular mechanisms of glutamate and GABA transmitters, fundamental mechanisms of epilepsy, and the plasticity of synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. He utilizes whole-cell patch-clamp recordings and cellular imaging techniques to characterize how different types of interneurons generate inhibition and control the activity of hippocampal pyramidal cells. His investigations also examine the contributions of these inhibitory circuits to synaptic plasticity and epilepsy. Lacaille is a member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and has supervised numerous graduate theses, contributing extensively to the field of cell biology, neurology, and neurophysiology in relation to synaptic mechanisms and plasticity.
University of Montreal • Montreal, QC, Canada
Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Neuroscience, focusing on neural circuits and synaptic mechanisms.
Most programs require French B2 level; specific departments may require C1 or C2.