A word from the director

Since its creation 15 years ago, the MMDN laboratory pursues a scientific vision that interdisciplinary approaches are the only effective means to advance knowledge in the Biology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases. The lab expertise now covers physiological ageing and several neurodegenerative disorders. From the cellular level to animal models and human clinic, we develop innovative strategies, identify pathological mechanisms, propose novel biomarkers and explore promising therapies. Our catalog of animal models, a hallmark of MMDN, includes genetic, transitory, pharmacological and surgical models in the Dreosophila, zebrafish, rodents and non-human primate. 

Research at MMDN is developed through leading projects from basic neuroscientific aspects of neurodegenerative processes to human clinic and epidemiology. They are sustained by  a very dynamic dialog with socio-economic partners and the public. Our broader interest for both physiological and pathological aspects of ageing using multidisciplinary approaches including neuroscience, demography, epidemiology and socio-economic aspects, has strengthened the interdisciplinary science in MMDN. 

Today, MMDN appears as an attractive and dynamic laboratory in the local landscape, benefiting from a solid network of technological platforms established within the laboratory, in the university or locally, with the BioCampus facilities. MMDN develops interactions with other local institutes, faculties or university hospitals. Moreover, our researchers benefit from a large network of national and international collaborations, illustrated by numerous co-authorships of published work, high number of invitations to international meetings and worldwide recognized expertise in several fields. Finally, MMDN is engaged in numerous technology transfer projects, actively working with the local SATT agency, patenting results of the research and initiating transfer to the clinic.

This Website will give you a rapid outlook on our research and means and hopefully stimulate your wish to interact directly with us in a near future.