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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · 20d

Hello Rotterdam, getting ready for another wonderful day or science at the #axon2025 meeting

Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happy to share this review by Nada Borghol and Sozerko Yandiev, now online in Bioessays
We explore the roles of mitochondrial microproteins in the nervous system
Hope you'll enjoy reading it
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Mitochondrial Microproteins: Emerging Regulators in Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration

Mitochondrial microproteins have emerged as critical regulators of mitochondrial function. Neurons are highly dependent on mitochondria to sustain their function. Mitochondrial microproteins can be d...

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Jul 25

I had never heard of this paper before. This made my day. I will totally journal club this beauty once we resume lab meetings

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Jun 13

On a visit to the #MitoVasc unit in #Angers for a seminar and discussion on neuronal mitochondria. I am grateful to Arnaud Chevrollier for the invitation

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · May 30

Last day to register to the #EMBO workshop on #mitochondria in the nervous system #EMBOmitoNervousSys

Apply today for a short talk or poster presentation
& join us in Engelberg 🇨🇭

meetings.embo.org/event/25-mit...

@harbauerlab.bsky.social @motorilab.bsky.social @tatjanakleele.bsky.social

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Tatjana Kleele @tatjanakleele.bsky.social · May 26

Only few days left to submit and abstract and register for the #EMBOmitoNervousSys.
Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Tatjana Kleele @tatjanakleele.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join us in Engelberg for an exciting #EMBO workshop on #mitochondria in the nervous system #EMBOmitoNervousSys. Great speaker line up and opportunities for short talks from early career scientists!
Submit your abstract until May 30st!
meetings.embo.org/event/25-mit...

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Motori Lab @motorilab.bsky.social · May 6

Following the keynote, we will continue on September 29 with a session on the role of mitochondria in neurodevelopment— these great speakers will highlight how mitochondrial function contributes to early brain development and organization.

#EMBO2025 #Mitochondria #Brain

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · May 16

Real nice to attend #NeuroFrance2025 with 3 excellent lab members (L to R) Géraldine Meyer-Dilhet, Marion Carpentier and Sozerko Yandiev

Very proud of Géraldine for her oral communication at #ClubDRN

And congrats to the 3 of them for their poster presentation & overall enthusiasm for neurosciences

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Motori Lab @motorilab.bsky.social · May 6

🎉 Countdown is on! Leading up to the EMBO Workshop "Mitochondria in the Nervous System" in Engelberg (Switzerland), we’ll be spotlighting some of the exciting talks, themes, and speakers you won’t want to miss 🔍🧠⚡

We’ll kick things off on September 28 with Erika Holzbaur as our keynote speaker.

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · May 14

Check out this new #EMBO workshop on #mitochondria in the nervous system
Registration before May 30th

Motori Lab @motorilab.bsky.social · May 5

I'm thrilled to be co-organizing the very first EMBO Workshop bridging mitochondria and brain research - a powerhouse of science, ideas, and amazing speakers! 🧠🔬

📅 registration closes MAY 30th, so don’t wait to snag your spot!

Stay tuned - more updates about the topics and speakers coming soon! 🎙️

CRC1218 @crc1218.bsky.social · Apr 15

📢Registration open!📢
So proud to see our very own Elisa Motori co-hosting this exciting EMBO Workshop: “Mitochondria in the Nervous System”
Co-sponsored by the CRC1218! Two invited speakers of the CRC1218! Don’t miss out!

🗓 29.09.-02.10.2025
📍Engelberg, CH

👉 meetings.embo.org/event/25-mit...

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · May 13

Nice room for #ClubDRN symposium, in a minute in faculté de médecine #Montpellier

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · May 13

If you are in #Montpellier for #Neurofrance2025 @socneuro.bsky.social, don't miss out on our team's presentations.
Three poster presentations by Géraldine Dilhet, Marion Carpentier and Sozerko Yandiev, & Géraldine will give a short talk at today's #ClubDRN
See you there!

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 30

Le programme du club de développement des réseaux neuronaux #ClubDRN 2025 est en ligne.
Rejoignez nous Mardi 13 Mai, juste avant #NeuroFrance2025 à 13h à la faculté de médecine de #Montpellier

Inscriptions en ligne clubdrn.odoo.com

Soumettez un résumé pour un #poster jusqu'au 2 Mai au soir

Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 22

Registration still open for the annual day of the Neural Network club, the day before #NeuroFrance2025
The scientific program will be announced soon.
Participate to the #PosterSession, and join us afterwards for a hashtag #SocialEvent in downtown #Montpellier.

Hope to see you there!

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 18

Congrats Koki on your beautiful paper

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 17

So very cool ! What's your frame rate ?

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 15

Exciting program for this new #EMBO workshop #EMBOmitoNervousSys
Registration before May 30th. Limited space available

Tatjana Kleele @tatjanakleele.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join us in Engelberg for an exciting #EMBO workshop on #mitochondria in the nervous system #EMBOmitoNervousSys. Great speaker line up and opportunities for short talks from early career scientists!
Submit your abstract until May 30st!
meetings.embo.org/event/25-mit...

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 6

Fantastic lineup of speakers for the #EMBO workshop on #mitochondria in the nervous system #EMBOmitoNervousSys
Registrations now open
Join us in Engelberg 🇨🇭
@tatjanakleele.bsky.social @harbauerlab.bsky.social

Tatjana Kleele @tatjanakleele.bsky.social · Apr 4

Thrilled to announce that the registration for the EMBO workshop „Mitochondria in the Nervous System“ is now open.
Join us from Sep 29th to Oct 2nd in beautiful Engelberg, Switzerland!
meetings.embo.org/event/25-mit...

Mitochondria in the Nervous System

The brain is a high energy-demanding tissue with an heterogenous cellular composition. Most of the energy consumed is used for maintenance of neuronal synaptic transmission, and neurons almost exclus…

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 5

Many "bouchons" are tourist traps, but many are also a fun experience with good food and specialties ;-)

a man lighting a candle with the words le gras c 'est la vie

ALT: a man lighting a candle with the words le gras c 'est la vie

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 5

L'article est disponible en open access
academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

Monoallelic de novo variants in DDX17 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder

Seaby et al. show that individuals carrying monoallelic DDX17 mutations display neurodevelopmental and behavioural alterations similar to those observed in

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 5

J'ai le plaisir de partager une news du centre #iMind sur une étude récente menée par l'équipe de @cbourgeois.bsky.social (LBMC, Lyon) et Sarah Ennis (U. Southampton, UK), à laquelle nous avons contribué. Travaux réalisés par Géraldine Dilhet, Laloe Monteiro et Martijn Kerkhofs dans l'équipe

Cyril Bourgeois @cbourgeois.bsky.social · Apr 3

Une mise en avant de nos travaux récents sur le gène DDX17 dans les troubles du neurodéveloppement. @lbmcinlyon.bsky.social @ensdelyon.bsky.social @inserm.fr @jcourchet.bsky.social
centre-imind.fr/identificati...

Identification d’un nouveau gène impliqué dans les troubles du neurodéveloppement : le gène DDX17 - IMIND

La recherche sur les troubles du neurodéveloppement (TND) vient de franchir un nouveau cap grâce à cette récente étude sur le rôle du gène DDX17 dans le développement neuronal.

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Apr 1

Sunrise over #MontBlanc as seen from #Bron, near #Lyon 🇫🇷

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Julien Courchet @jcourchet.bsky.social · Mar 4

I started my carrer 20+ years ago protesting budget cuts by the French government

Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Feb 26

In her Essay, Renata Basto highlights the huge budget cuts facing the scientific community in France. In response to the cuts, a group of researchers has formed the ‘Pour une Recherche d'Avenir’ initiative to secure the future of French research.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

The importance of delivering Recherche d'Avenir – research for the future

In recent years, several European countries, including France, have reduced their investment in scientific research, with biomedical research taking a significant hit. The primary casualty is basic re...

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Christophe 🔬 L @christlet.bsky.social · Jan 31

Reminder that @europepmc.org is a mirror of Pubmed with better search and that it indexes *all* bioRxiv preprints (as well as ResearchSquare), not just the ones funded by NIH like chauvinist Pubmed

Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · Jan 31

I’m very scared to see what happens to PubMed

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