What keeps the brain awake? The human pharmaco-genetics of CNS stimulants

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titleWhat keeps the brain awake? The human pharmaco-genetics of CNS stimulants
start_date2013/10/14
schedule11h
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location_infoBât 452, RdC, salle de conférence
details5ème conférence du Cycle des conférences CRNL
summaryFascinated by integrative, translational biomedical science, my research strives to enhance our understanding of a basic physiological process, such as the sleep-wake cycle, for health and disease. I obtained a PhD in Natural Sciences from the ETH Zürich (1996), and conducted postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Zürich (1996-1997) and the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) (1998-2000). Upon completion of a 3-year Fellowship in Clinical Psychopharmacological Research at UCSD, I joined in 2001 the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of Zürich as group leader and senior scientist. I developed and currently lead an independent research program, which employs state-of-the-art methods of system neurophysiology, neuro-psychopharmacology, human genetics, molecular brain imaging and neuro¬cognitive testing to investigate the roles for neuromodulators and neurotransmitters in regulating sleep-associated brain functions.
responsiblesBéranger, Rossetti