Florence Perrin

Ikerbasque Research Professor
(French)

Doctor in Biological Sciences - Developmental Neuroscience from the University of Basel, Switzerland, in May 2000.
More than 14 years of experience in central nervous system development and pathologies in Switzerland, Canada and France
Research line: The molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration and neuroprotection processes in the context of spinal cord development and pathologies, focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a chronic motoneuron disease, and spinal cord injury.
Comes from the INSERM in France
Head of the new the new Integrative Biology of Neurodegeneration Laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bilbao.
http://www.ibn-lab.com/

Publications

2011

N. Lonjon, G. Boniface, R. Feifel, R. Endres, M. Giménez y Ribotta, A. Privat and F.E. Perrin (2011)
Potential Adverse Effects of Cyclosporin A on Kidneys After Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord

F.E. Perrin, Y. Gerber, G. Boniface, M. Teigel, N. Lonjon, G. Boniface, L. Bauchet, J. J. Rodriguez, J. P. Hugnot and A. Privat (2011)
Anatomical study of serotoninergic innervation and 5HT1A receptor in the human spinal cord.
Cell Death and Disease

D. Mamaeva, C. Ripoll, C. Bony, F.E. Perrin, M. Teigell, I. Bieche, R. Lidereau, A. Privat, V. Rigau, H. Guillon, D. Noel, L. Bauchet and J. P. Hugnot (2011)
Isolation of mineralizing Nestin+ Nkx6.1+ vascular muscular cells from the adult human spinal cord.
BMC Neuroscience

2010

N. Lonjon, P. Kouyoumdjian, M. Prieto, L. Bauchet, H. Haton, M. Gaviria, A. Privat and F.E. Perrin. (2010)
Early functional outcomes and histological analysis after spinal cord compression injury in rats
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

F.E. Perrin, C. Serguera, G. Boniface, N. Lonjon, A. Serre, J. Mallet and A. Privat (2010)
Grafted human neural stem cells expressing neurogenin 2 stimulate axonal sprouting and improve functional motor recovery after severe spinal cord injury
PloS One

2007

Y. Simonin, F.E. Perrin and A.C. Kato (2007)
Axonal involvement in the Wlds neuroprotective effect : analysis of pure motoneurons of a mouse model protected from motoneuron disease at a pre-symptomatic age
Journal. of Neurochemistry

M. Ferrer-Alcon, C. Hirt, F.E. Perrin and A.C. Kato (2007)
Grafted neural stem cells increase the life-span and protect host motoneurons in pmn mice
NeuroReport

2005

F.E. Perrin, Y. Gerber, G. Boniface, M. Teigel, N. Lonjon, G. Boniface, L. Bauchet, J. J. Rodriguez, J. P. Hugnot and A. Privat (2005)
Anatomical study of serotoninergic innervation and 5HT1A receptor in the human spinal cord.
Cell Death and Disease

Congresses, Proceedings & Scientific meetings

Glial cells in spinal cord injury: towards clinical application. F.E. Perrin
Euroglia 2011 Symposium (2011) Congress
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic (Invited talk)
Cell therapy to repair injured spinal cords: functional restoration and limits.. F.E. Perrin
Société Française de Bioingénierie Cellulaire et Tissulaire (2011) Congress
Reims, France (Invited talk)

Ikerbasque. Basque Foundation for Science