Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Post-doc series September 5, 2024: Caroline Landelle & Cécilia Tremblay

Speaker: Caroline Landelle, McGill University

Title: Simultaneous functional neuroimaging of the brain and the spinal cord in vivo in human

Speaker Bio:

Caroline Landelle is a post-doctoral researcher working in Prof. Doyon’s laboratory at the Neuro, McGill University, Canada and vice president of the McGill Association of Post-doctoral Fellows (APF). She completed her PhD in cognitive neuroscience in 2019 at Aix-Marseille University, France. There she studied sensorimotor processing at the brain level combining neuroimaging and psychophysics approaches. She then extended her investigation at the spinal levels using advanced techniques such as simultaneous brain and spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In her studies, she investigated various demographic groups, ranging from healthy young and older adults to individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. In addition to advancing our understanding of the role of the spinal cord and its interaction with the brain, through her research, Caroline also demonstrates that the brain-spinal cord fMRI is a powerful research tool, providing better insights into the functional interplay between the human brain and spinal cord, in vivo, that can be used for both fundamental and clinical research.

Twitter: @Caro_Landelle
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-landelle-a65032104/

Speaker: Cécilia Tremblay, Banner Sun Health Research Institute

Title: RNA sequencing of olfactory bulb in aging and Parkinson’s disease reveals gene alterations associated with olfactory dysfunction

Speaker bio: Dr Cecilia Tremblay is a postdoctoral fellow in the Civin laboratory for neuropathology at Banner Sun Health Research Institute, in Arizona, USA. She completed her MSc and PhD at the University of Montreal and the University of Quebec at Trois-rivieres. Her thesis contributed to a better understanding of the olfactory dysfunction associated with Parkinson’s disease. Her current research interests aim at better characterizing the neuropathology of aging and neurodegenerative diseases with a specific interest in olfactory neuroscience. She received doctoral scholarships from the Quebec’s research funds and Parkinson Quebec and was awarded postdoctoral fellowships from the Quebec’s research funds and the Canadian Institute of health Research.

Twitter : @cece_tremblay