Claire Bénard

Research Interests

• Cellular and molecular bases of neuronal development and aging
• Extracellular matrix and glia in nervous system protection
• Extracellular matrix proteins
• Cell adhesion proteins
• Heparan sulfate proteoglycans
• Alternative proteins

Current Research Projects

• Long-term maintenance of neuronal architecture
• Extracellular matrix remodelling
• Role of glial cells in neuronal architecture maintenance
• Caloric restriction in neuronal aging
• mRNA stability in development and neuronal function
• Role of alternative proteine AltZyxine in muscle biology

Tools and Expertises

• C. elegans
• Molecular genetics
• Genetic screens
• Mutants, RNAi, AID, genome editing
• Phenotyping
• Moleular and cellular biology
• Confocal microscopy