PhD
Principal scientist
CHUM Research Centre
nathalie.arbour@umontreal.ca
514 890-8000, ext. 25112 (office) or ext. 31252 (lab)
Theme leader
Neuroscience research theme, CRCHUM
Associate professor
Department of neurosciences, Université de Montréal
Accredited professor
Department of microbiology and immunology, Université de Montréal
Holder
Chaire Claude-Bertrand en neurochirurgie de l'Université de Montréal
Keywords
Human and animal neuroimmunology (animal models), autoimmunity, cell culture, multiple sclerosis, T lymphocytes, cytokines, flow cytometry, cell and molecular biology.
Research interests
Neuroimmunology : interactions between two complex systems : the immune system and the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
Elucidation of the mechanisms whereby T lymphocytes (CD8 and CD4) attack cells of the central nervous system and thus contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Characterization of molecules (ligands, cytokines, intracellular proteins) expressed by the central nervous system to locally modulate immune responses.
Impact of cytokines on the functions of cells of the immune system and the central nervous system.