We are delighted to welcome Prof. Binan as a new Principal Investigator at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, joining as part of the Single-Cell Genomics Brain Initiative. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics at 9I制作厂免费, and an Associate Member of both the School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Integrated Program in Neuroscience. His lab will be based in the Lady Davis Institute (LDI), where he will be bridging cutting-edge technology development and fundamental biology to study the brain during various life and health stages.
Prof. Binan鈥檚 research focuses on the development of single-cell and spatial genomics technologies to investigate the mechanisms by which gene networks control the self-organization of cells into complex 3-D tissues during development, as well as the modifications to this organization that take place in disease. He is a familiar face in Montreal鈥檚 scientific community. He completed a Master鈥檚 at Polytechnique Montr茅al, and his PhD at Universit茅 de Montr茅al. He moved away to pursue his postdoctoral studies at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Boston. And he now returns to Montreal with a deep appreciation of the city鈥檚 collaborative spirit and scientific vibrancy.
Prof. Binan is actively building a network of collaborations across our different partner institutions at the Ludmer Centre. He also maintains close ties with former colleagues in Broad Institute, as well as researchers in Chicago and Australia.
He is currently recruiting graduate students with interest in both experimental and computational biology, particularly those excited by the challenge of working at the intersection of technology development and basic science. If you are interested in joining his lab and mission, contact him directly at loic [dot] binan [at] mcgill [dot] ca
We are thrilled to have Prof. Binan join our community and look forward to being a part of his career and his research.
