


The Institut du Fer à Moulin (Fer à Moulin Institute, IFM) is a research institute devoted to the study of the development and plasticity of the nervous system.
Discover the research teams of the Institut du Fer à Moulin and check their recent work and last publications.
The photonic imaging service provides researchers with high-performance equipment and scientific expertise in photonic and electron microscopy.
Brixham Foundation 2023 Prize
Fiona Francis, head of the IFM, is the winner of the Brixham Foundation Prize as part of the 2023 Medical Research Foundation Awards. https://www.frm.org/nos-publications/actualites/prix-frm-2023 Each year, the “Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale” honors outstanding researchers recognized for their innovative and promising work.The Brixham Foundation Prize is intended to support biomedical research on the brain (brain-related […]
C-BRAINS: supporting Neuroscience et Cognitives Sciences in Ile-de-France
On February 16, 2022, the Regional Council of Ile-De-France voted to create 9 new Major Innovation and Research Areas (DIM). The C-BRAINS project, a DIM dedicated to Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences in Ile-de-France, was selected for funding for 2022-2026. This project brings together >200 research teams located on 17 sites in the Ile-de-France region, as […]
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Girault
Neurotransmission and signaling

Francis / Goutebroze
Cortical development and pathology

Poncer / Lévi
Plasticity in cortical networks and epilepsy

Métin
Cortical migration of interneurons

Roumier / Le Magueresse
Serotonin, Microglia, Plasticity and Disease

Girardeau
Sleep and emotional memory

Nedelec
Stem cells in neurodevelopment and diseases

Ferent
Pleiotropy of morphogens

Groszer
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Self-organizing models of human trunk organogenesis recapitulate spinal cord and spine co-morphogenesis
Gribaudo S, Robert R, van Sambeek B, Mirdass C, Lyubimova A, Bouhali K, Ferent J, Morin X, van Oudenaarden A, Nedelec S
Nat Biotechnol. 2023 Sep 14.
Silencing KCC2 in mouse dorsal hippocampus compromises spatial and contextual memory
Simonnet C, Sinha M, Goutierre M, Moutkine I, Daumas S, Poncer JC
Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 48: 1067-1077
Novel role of the synaptic scaffold protein Dlgap4 in ventricular surface integrity and neuronal migration during cortical development
Romero DM, Poirier K, Belvindrah R, Moutkine I, Houllier A, LeMoing AG, Petit F, Boland A, Collins SC, Soiza-Reilly M, Yalcin B, Chelly J, Deleuze JF, Bahi-Buisson N, Francis F
Nat Commun. (2022) 13, 2746
Convergence of adenosine and GABA signaling for synapse stabilization during development
Montmasson C, Renner M, Canas PM, Gonçalves FQ, Alçada-Morais S, Szabó E, Rodrigues RJ, Agostinho P, Tomé AR, Caillol G, Thoumine O, Nicol X, Leterrier C, Lujan R, Tyagarajan SK, Cunha RA, Esclapez M, Bernard C, Lévi S
Science (2021) 374:eabk2055
Brain neural patterns and the memory function of sleep.
Gabrielle Girardeau, Vitor Lopes-Dos-Santos
Science (2021) 374, 560-564

Platforms

Cell engineering
The cell engineering facility is providing support for the use of human pluripotent stem cells to study neurodevelopment and neurological disorders.