Farida El gaamouch
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POSITION:
Postdoctoral fellow
ACADEMIA:
Ph.D. in Neurosciences Université de Caen Basse-Normandie (http://www.unicaen.fr/)
ADVISORS:
Paul De Koninck (http://www.greenspine.ca)
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
CaMKII complexes localization and dynamic in neurons
CaMKII interactions with cytoskeleton, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors
Synaptic plasticity and Cellular signaling in neurons
Modulation of glutamatergic receptors neurotransmission
Intracellular processes of excitotoxicity versus neuronal survival
This section to be completed
Léveillé F, El Gaamouch F, Gouix E, Lecocq M, Lobner D, Nicole O, Buisson A. Neuronal viability is controlled by a functional relation between synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors. FASEB J. 2008 Dec;22(12):4258-71. Epub 2008 Aug 18. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18711223)
Pi HJ, Otmakhov N, El Gaamouch F, Lemelin D, De Koninck P, Lisman J. CaMKII control of spine size and synaptic strength: Role of phosphorylation states and nonenzymatic action. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jul 26. Epub ahead of print (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20660727)
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