Christophe Leterrier

#JNeurosci: In this work, Tumminia, Mezache et al. have developed a new method to induce the formation of synapses along axons directly on the glass coverslip rather than in contact with another neuron. doi.org/10.1523/JNEURO…

Excited to finally see this study online: Neuronal MTs DO self repair in nascent axons!

🚨The Neurocyto lab is branching out in our latest preprint! We used tubulin microinjection to visualize microtubule turnover in developing neurons, demonstrating the presence of in-lattice repair and stabilization in the nascent axon. Check below 🧵1/9 biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Important milestone: our 1st work looking at microtubules and at polarity emergence in neurons. PhD work of Ciarán with invaluable help from postdoc @HarrisonMYork and researcher @VerdierPin69590 who joined the team last year. We hope you'll like it! 🧵9/9 biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

On 3D reconstructions, we could see the difference between the peripheral shell of neurites, with lots of plus-end growth, and the more stable core with prevalent in-lattice renewal - confirming the radial compartmentation observed by the Kapitein lab in recent work 🧵8/9

Early-bird deadline to join @J_Cell_Sci at their meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics in Spain in May is Friday 16 January. Apply to attend at: biologists.com/meetings/jcsim… #JCSimaging

How does the axonal sub-membrane periodic cytoskeleton develop? Nick & Rohan from our lab found that building blocks are delivered in packets and co-assemble locally with actin for final structure. Fun collaboration with imaging Guru @christlet & team. cell.com/iscience/fullt…

Cell Skeleton (Cytoskeleton) & Super-Resolution Microscopy What maintains cell shape, enables cellular transport, and supports neuronal structure? Watch Episode #10 with Dr. Christophe Leterrier @christlet to learn about how #super-resolution microscopy reveals the #cytoskeleton! Neuroscience and Beyond: Episode Highlights We explored the cytoskeleton, the fine network of structural elements that maintain cell integrity and facilitate #molecular trafficking. Using #super-resolution microscopy, these structures can be visualized in unprecedented detail. The episode also covered advanced imaging techniques, the importance of open science, community collaboration in tool development, and challenges in academic publishing. Watch the full episode on this link: youtu.be/BjZcjVK1PKg?si… Find us on social media: linktr.ee/neurosciencebe…

Happy to see my neuron images used by the @BBC for a documentary on the secrets of the brain with @jimalkhalili 🧠 It's not virtual, they really set up prints in the studio!

Want to hear a mid-career PI pontificate about science, career and cooking? Today's your lucky day thanks to The Microscopists podcast! Thanks Peter @YorkBioimaging for having me 🎙️🎧 @BitesizeBio @zeiss_micro themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/episodes/chris…

Congrats to our PhD student Louis Romette, among the winners in this year's @NikonSmallWorld competition! His hard work optimizing long-term live-cell imaging of developing neurons makes for mesmerizing movies (and lots of insights 🤩) nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2025…

@MeunierLab @Roy_Lab_Thinks I'm all for exotic exocytosis these days!

Slowly getting ready to finally submit this paper. Would love feedback. In essence, we mapped and tracked EV transfer of a-synuclein single molecules from neurons to neurons. @Roy_Lab_Thinks @christlet biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

And for those who propose automated robotic experimentation as the answer; which company or lab pushing that approach would pick this question and design this experiment? Nobody; only the researchers who care deeply about one aspect of one cell type would do it.