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Andy Greenhalgh, jeune chercheur au laboratoire NutriNeuro, a obtenu une bourse Marie Curie sur le thème "Neuroinflammation during repetitive mild traumatic brain injury". Ce projet se focalisera sur l'impact des acides gras polyinsaturés du régime sur la fonction des cellules microgliales et la résolution de l'inflammation.

Andy a fait sa thèse en Neuroscience à l'Université de Manchester, UK.

My fundamental research interest is the immune system’s role in central nervous system(CNS) injury and disease. More specifically, the role of inflammation after a physically traumatic event, such as head or spinal cord injury. During my postdoctoral work at McGill University, I begun to investigate important cells involved in the immune response to a spinal cord injury; microglia and macrophages. These are key cells involved in the recovery of CNS tissue. Microglia are the brain and spinal cord’s resident immune cell, whereas macrophages infiltrate the CNS from the blood, after injury. We are now beginning to understand the interconnected role of these cells and that lipid content and signalling could be crucial in their function.

Félicitations Andy !