Investigation of neural circuits of motor control

Our laboratory has recently identified and characterized neuronal brain mechanisms related to motor control and locomotion (Roussel et al, Cell Reports Medicine, 2023; Lemieux et al., Nature Communications, 2024). Using mouse genetics, we employ a wide range of techniques, from behavioral in vivo assays (kinematic and electrophysiological recordings) to physiological in vitro methods (whole-cell patch-clamp recordings with calcium imaging), viral-based neural circuit mapping, and neuroanatomical investigations using confocal microscopy. The graduate student will develop a new pipeline of programing tools to accelerate data analysis from our neuroanatomical or electrophysiological studies (e.g., segmentation tools for neurons, axons or synaptic boutons or motor spike sorting).

The laboratory is located in the neuroscience axis of the CR-CHU de Québec-Université Laval in Quebec City, in a dynamic French- and English-speaking research environment linking neuroscience, neuroinflammation, and neurophotonics.

Candidates with programming skills (specifically Python and Matlab) and a good background or interest in neuroscience, particularly those wishing to pursue in research, are strongly encouraged to apply.