Dr. Fiona Francis
NeuroSU, Paris,France
Invited by Dr. Valérie Mezger
“Progenitor cell mechanisms during cerebral cortical development“
The seminar will take place in the Institut Jacques Monod seminar room (RB-18B).
Bâtiment Buffon, 15 rue Hélène Brion, Paris 13th.
On Wednesday, February 18that 11:00 am.
Relevant publications from the speaker:
Zillich L, Rossetti AC*, Fechtner O*, Gasparotto M, Maillard C, Hoffrichter A, Zillich E, Jabali A, Marsoner F, Wilkens R, Schroeter CB, Hentschel A, Meuth SG, Ruck T, Koch P, Roos A, Bahi-Buisson N, Francis F, Ladewig J Nat Commun. 16(1):9091. (2025)
Forebrain Eml1 depletion reveals early centrosomal dysfunction causing subcortical heterotopia
Zaidi D, Chinnappa K, Nur Yigit B, Viola V, Cifuentes-Diaz C, Jabali A, Uzquiano A, Lemesre E, Perez F, Ladewig J, Ferent J, Ozlu N, Francis F J Cell Biol Dec 2;223(12):e202310157. (2024)
Romero DM, Poirier K, Belvindrah R, Moutkine I, Houllier A, LeMoing A-G, Petit F, Boland A, Collins SC, Soiza-Reilly M, Yalcin B, Chelly J, Deleuze J-F, Bahi-Buisson N, Francis F Nat Commun 13(1):2746 (2022)
Human cerebral organoids reveal progenitor pathology in EML1-linked cortical malformation.
Jabali A, Hoffrichter A, Uzquiano A, Marsoner F, Wilkens R, Siekmann M, Bohl B, Rossetti A, Horschitz S, Koch P, Francis F, Ladewig J EMBO Rep 23(5):e54027. (2022)
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