Jean-Leon Thomas, PhD
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Biography
Jean-Léon Thomas performed a PhD. in developmental biology with Pr. Nicole Le Douarin at Collège de France (Paris), and postgraduate studies on glial cell development with Bernard ZALC at INSERM, Salpêtrière Hospital (Paris). He was nominated Associate Professor at the University of Marne la Vallée in 1997 and Research Director at INSERM in 2005. Until 2010, he was heading a research group on ‘Oligodendrocyte development and Neurovascular interactions’ at the Research Center of the Brain and Spinal Cord Institute, Salpêtrière Hospital (Paris). JL THOMAS has an Associate Professor position at the Neurology Department of the Yale School of Medicine and is member of the Yale Stem Cell Center.
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Neurology
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Paris (1992)
- MSc
- University of Nantes (1981)
Research
Overview
Projet 1: Hox paralog group 2 genes in oligodendrocyte development and myelin repair
(funded by ARSEP, 2010)
Projet 2: Neurogenesis through VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 signaling
(funded by ANR 2010)
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News
- January 09, 2024
Recap & Reflections: Vascular Biology & Therapeutics Program & Cardiovascular Research Center 2023 Retreat
- July 19, 2022
The Brain’s Drainage System in 3 Dimensions
- January 14, 2020
Yale Scientists Breach Brain Barriers to Attack Tumors
- February 05, 2015
Research in the news: Yale team identifies key process in brain development